Bill Veghte from the Windows group at Microsoft sent out a nice huge memo to those who still haven’t installed Vista in their enterprises and are waiting for some real improvement before they even think about it. His advice? Windows Vista offers significant advances in security and productivity and we advocate that enterprises that have not […]
Bill Veghte from the Windows group at Microsoft sent out a nice large memo to those who still haven’t installed Vista in their enterprises and are waiting for some real improvement before they even consider it. His advice?
Windows Vista offers significant advances in security and productivity and we recommend that enterprises that haven’t yet deployed it should absolutely evaluate its benefits. If you looked at Windows Vista previously and had concerns, the combination of Service Pack 1 and improvements made by our partners probably fixed many of the issues you were worried about and we encourage you to take a second look.
Translation: Spend more man-hours poring over our software. We’ll wait!
He then goes on to say:
If you have existing PCs running Windows XP, then you can use Windows XP for as long as you need. If you do stay on Windows XP, we suggest you install Service Pack 3 and World wide web Explorer 7.
Translation: If you’re not going to drink this Kool-Aid then you might as well stay safe.
Not terribly compelling reasons to leave, Bill or even to stay. I know Microsoft’s whole financial plan involves “selling lots of copies of Windows” but there if Vista ain’t gonna sell, it ain’t gonna sell. Keep trying.
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