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Completely Disagree with Gartner's Recommendations...
I would be skipping Vista at this point, and aborting all Vista deployment plans. Why? Simple...

Any IT staff that is deploying Vista en mass to their enterprises bought it with Volume Licensing, which means they probably bought it with Software Assurance... better to use those support contracts for Windows 7 support than Vista AND Windows 7.

Any app that will run on Vista will run on Windows 7 with extremely limited exceptions, and driver support is already way beyond what it was at the Vista launch and Vista drivers are available in a pinch. So take the time, learn 7, build stable 7 images now and move your enterprise forward not back! Invest your support costs in training for 7's UI rather than playing Mr. Fix-It with Vista.

If you're still on XP, definitely plan on switching to Windows 7 over the next year. There's a LOT of benefits, and XP support isn't going to get any better. Those of us holding on to XP have dragged it along far enough.

I love though, how Gartner makes it sound like it's such a reluctant upgrade while everyone else is loving it. More importantly, those of us that use it are largely calling it Windows done right... not just Vista done right.
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Completely Disagree with Gartner's Recommendations...  GoodThings2Life | 10/13/09
you disagree with Gartner?  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 10/13/09
bullish  elllroy | 10/13/09
Oh look! A troll!  Sleeper Service | 10/13/09
Can you back your statement that  Rama.NET | 10/13/09
So what if they're paid  Macintoshtoffy | 10/14/09
Well said...  kgunnIT | 10/14/09
People pay for Garner's Drivel?  itguy08 | 10/13/09
Non Technical management types ....  mrlinux | 10/13/09
True but  itguy08 | 10/14/09
Well, itguy08...  Sleeper Service | 10/13/09
Nothing to do with Windows  itguy08 | 10/14/09
gartner is an invaluable tool  RightPaddock | 10/15/09
Of *course* XP-to-7 upgrades cost more.  TriangleDoor | 10/13/09
Hurry up!  rjohn05 | 10/13/09
RE: Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'  Ammalgam | 10/13/09
gartner is a who*e  elllroy | 10/13/09
Isn't it amazing...  Sleeper Service | 10/13/09
But you see, logically, if you take no action to upgrade  D. T. Schmitz | 10/13/09
No -one cares...  Sleeper Service | 10/13/09
You mean, YOU don't care. /b/  D. T. Schmitz | 10/13/09
No, me and about 99% of all other computer users.  Sleeper Service | 10/13/09
It failed. Deal with it. Nobody cares. Bla blah  D. T. Schmitz | 10/13/09
What is your point?  IT_User | 10/13/09
It's been around for nearly twenty years...  Sleeper Service | 10/13/09
And Linux has displaced Windows in the LSE and NYSE  D. T. Schmitz | 10/13/09
Note the word desktop.  Sleeper Service | 10/13/09
Linux works well as a desktop  Ole Man | 10/13/09
If you have to 'slave at Windows all day'...  Sleeper Service | 10/13/09
Everybody is a slave to something  Ole Man | 10/14/09
Actually I use...  Sleeper Service | 10/14/09
Read your EULA  Ole Man | 10/15/09
The word *is* desktop  IT_User | 10/14/09
you don't care  mrdt | 10/14/09
I'm not particulalry excited by Windows 7...  Sleeper Service | 10/14/09
And your head is deeply buried in the sand  IT_User | 10/14/09
I'm not trolling: they failed.  Sleeper Service | 10/14/09
Until "they" succeeded  IT_User | 10/14/09
I think you misunderstand.  Sleeper Service | 10/14/09
You care  NickNielsen | 10/14/09
Debates, Opinions and agreeing to disagree  graphx | 10/14/09
It's al about the $$$$$$$  lawyersoffice@... | 10/14/09
It is not up to me  Silvermane | 10/13/09
'inevitable'?? Not for me  Linux Geek | 10/13/09
Go Away  Djblois | 10/13/09
Thank you for that DA response...linux blog is around the corner...  socialism=nowhere | 10/13/09
Are you really taking the mickey out of him?  Patanjali | 10/13/09
For most businesss, a recipe to go broke!  Patanjali | 10/13/09
RE: Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'  pogson | 10/13/09
Actually not at all "inevitable"  rcfoulk@... | 10/13/09
Get Windows 7 and Vbox Linux  PlayFair | 10/13/09
RE: Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'  Billgls | 10/13/09
We are in process with our Beta Group (I'm one)...using  socialism=nowhere | 10/13/09
Doubtful you ever will  IT_User | 10/13/09
RE: Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'  markw@... | 10/13/09
RE: Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'  mist42nz | 10/13/09
RE: Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'  Goldcds | 10/13/09
I really can't link this enough  PlayFair | 10/13/09
Bookmarked!  NStalnecker | 10/13/09
Windoze huh?  NStalnecker | 10/13/09
You got her an Apple?  Fergose | 10/13/09
Linux more secure?  Fergose | 10/13/09
WALL OF TEXT!  Sleeper Service | 10/13/09
Are you sure Windows is at fault here?  IT_User | 10/14/09
'all but inevitable'? Who can translate this into other English words?  Mantvis | 10/14/09
Linux is NOT viable as a desktop  bklooste | 10/14/09
On a par with XP  calumg | 10/14/09
And I put your credibility  Ole Man | 10/14/09
not really  freebird1974 | 10/14/09
Patience wins out  reisen55@... | 10/14/09
A passionate plea to the editors  bored_with_the_same_old_moaning | 10/14/09
just don't read it  ijdu | 10/14/09
Spellcheck? Editors... where are you?  Elvis.Is.Alive | 10/14/09
RE: Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'  umer@... | 10/14/09
Beware of employee discontent  Daddy Tadpole | 10/14/09
Free Win 7 Upgrade  ceh4702 | 10/14/09
RE: Gartner: Windows 7 is 'all but inevitable'  ijdu | 10/14/09
Windows 7 - In two minds...  NKX | 10/14/09
Time to migrate to Desktop Linux  potter67 | 10/17/09
Migrate to Desktop Linux distro and save $$$  Christian_<>< | 10/18/09
Garnter has NO credibility!  ChazzMatt | 11/16/09

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