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Please point people to the prices for Vista versions, the hardware requirements (Vista ready or Vista capable for which version. Whee!), driver existence or the lack thereof and oddly enough the applications that currently don't run under one or all versions of Vista.

Other than that, did you even consider that a bunch of Silicon Valley CIO's might on the off chance have a clue and that their conclusions might just possibly have merit?
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Will Vista cause a switch to Macs, Linux?  Loverock Davidson | 07/16/07
Woot!  zkiwi | 07/16/07
Vista Versions?  ye | 07/16/07
Gotta love this...  Cardinal_Bill | 07/16/07
Show me where I said it was free.  ye | 07/16/07
Question there !  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
Again: Show me where I said it was free.  ye | 07/17/07
Haha homemade computers in the workplace  ARiggz | 07/17/07
Uh... Get a job in IT.. THEN come back and try it again..  Wolfie2K3 | 07/17/07
uh...  evilkillerwhale@... | 07/17/07
Given the RAM, it will  Freebird54 | 07/17/07
You forgot  zkiwi | 07/16/07
I forgot nothing.  ye | 07/16/07
Hook, Line, and Sinker  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/16/07
righto -  zoroaster | 07/17/07
sbcjohn3  sbcjohn3 | 08/13/07
Huh?  handydan918 | 07/17/07
I prefer OS X. Preference doesn't mean better.  ye | 07/17/07
Really?  zkiwi | 07/17/07
In the end none said that would migrate away from Windows  ye | 07/17/07
switching from Vista  Khyron | 07/17/07
They also ?forgot?  Billsey | 07/17/07
What's in the box  chromeronin | 07/17/07
Driver Support better in Vista  jakenhauser | 07/17/07
OK, then prove it.  ye | 07/17/07
No no no no no  Ole Man | 07/17/07
OK...walk into any computer store  ye | 07/17/07
So what did you prove?  Ole Man | 07/17/07
I proved that Vista is better supported than any other...  ye | 07/17/07
You proved diddly squat, Ye  Ole Man | 07/17/07
I'll take your lack of support as your acknowledgement...  ye | 07/17/07
Interesting, ye . . . .  JLHenry | 07/17/07
Nice ad hominem JL. When you have a real argument...  ye | 07/17/07
I am guess ing they still have XP !  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
Cost of Vista is essentially the same.  ye | 07/17/07
"Cost of Vista is essentially the same"  Ole Man | 07/17/07
One that you are imagining.  ye | 07/17/07
One that you are imagining  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Another one of your strawmen.  ye | 07/17/07
Your comparison is to anything  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Subject was XP therefore my comparison to it.  ye | 07/17/07
Subject was XP  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Can you do anything else but build strawmen?  ye | 07/17/07
Cost of Vista is essentially the same to ????  combrink | 07/20/07
All that training  Ole Man | 08/09/07
Get a clue...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/17/07
lots like 11,000?  Khyron | 07/17/07
You can get a cheaper hooker than that on the phone  Ole Man | 08/09/07
Hold the phone... Right answer, wrong assumption.  Wolfie2K3 | 07/17/07
You left out Vista Basic and Premium  intrepi@... | 07/17/07
Hardware  Necrolin | 07/18/07
Mac OSX  MacGeek2121 | 08/09/07
Whoomp there it is!  Loverock Davidson | 07/17/07
Do the world a favor - switch to Vista...  macbill | 07/17/07
uh huh  Spiritusindomit@... | 07/17/07
ROFLMAO !  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
Whoomp there it is! ( WAS )  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
Whoomp there it is!  Ole Man | 07/17/07
And your point is..?  Wolfie2K3 | 07/17/07
Plenty of points there  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Here's a clue, not everyone is supposed to  intrepi@... | 07/17/07
Here's a clue  Ole Man | 07/17/07
New Clue for intrepi@...  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Just curious - why do you hate linux ?  intrepi@... | 07/17/07
I'll Bite  wolf_z | 07/17/07
What a rather odd story...  Cayble | 07/17/07
See MacVet's post below  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Really...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/17/07
But, Have You Considered reality?  LegendsOfBatman | 07/17/07
RE: But, Have You Considered reality?  Axsimulate | 07/18/07
There is none so blind...  MacVet | 07/16/07
Blind is he who can't see  Loverock Davidson | 07/17/07
So freakin' what???!  macbill | 07/17/07
I think it's easy  FatherJ | 07/17/07
Does that include a week with Patch Tuesday ???/  mrlinux | 07/17/07
could we...  Spiritusindomit@... | 07/17/07
What are you smoking?  BFD | 07/17/07
Your kidding right?  cliffwilliams_44@... | 07/17/07
And how are you any different?  Wolfie2K3 | 07/17/07
RE: And how are you any different?  Axsimulate | 07/18/07
Re: "total administration costs near zero."  Jack-Booted EULA | 07/16/07
well...  zoroaster | 07/17/07
You're kidding, right?  lisacate@... | 07/17/07
Its not my intention  Loverock Davidson | 07/17/07
And you fail  macbill | 07/17/07
Calm down!  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/16/07
I'm calm  Loverock Davidson | 07/17/07
Some things have changed  nucrash | 07/17/07
Wrong name  TTGIT Guy | 07/17/07
Don't be so sure!!  jakenhauser | 07/17/07
I like Vista  ARiggz | 07/17/07
Though I agree.....  cashaww | 07/17/07
companys making the switch  madmax_2069 | 07/17/07
Might want to check some facts.  Wolfie2K3 | 07/17/07
Absolutely, 100% wrong. Administration costs for Windows...  olePigeon | 07/17/07
Sorry...  cliffwilliams_44@... | 07/17/07
You need to fire yourself  Ole Man | 07/17/07
I'm not an accountant  cliffwilliams_44@... | 07/17/07
So where is the Linux union?  Ole Man | 07/17/07
supply and demand  desamuelson | 07/18/07
supply and demand.... Too much in the pot  Ole Man | 07/18/07
CALs fees are not adminstrative costs.  ye | 07/17/07
At my company, the answer was YES  critic-at-arms | 07/17/07
Good for you  cliffwilliams_44@... | 07/17/07
What Kind of Company  bkelly@... | 07/17/07
I agree to an extent.  Qix77 | 07/17/07
There you have it  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Hardware cost is irrelavent  cliffwilliams_44@... | 07/17/07
It doesn't even sound good in this forum.  ye | 07/17/07
Hardware cost is irrelavent  Ole Man | 07/17/07
I wish you would speak for yourself  intrepi@... | 07/17/07
Baloney  Jambalaya Breath | 07/17/07
People are already migrating  MacGeek2121 | 08/09/07
I hate to say it BUT  Shelendrea | 07/16/07
Windows ME was not a business OS  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
I think Vista has some issues but MS is the biggest problem  intrepi@... | 07/17/07
Vista is a new OS, ME is a tacky addon to 95/98  CobraA1 | 07/16/07
Re: Vista is a whole new OS  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/16/07
The reason is this  Azriphale | 07/17/07
WELL no one made them  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
haha  Khyron | 07/17/07
Simple answer  Wolfie2K3 | 07/17/07
ME is just 95/98 with a few stupid additions...  handydan918 | 07/17/07
If you're gonna say something - at least try making sense...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/17/07
No it isn't. Vista is based off Windows Server. [nt]  olePigeon | 07/17/07
Windows ME was quickly followed by Win2000, which, was a very good product  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
actually......  JoeMama_z | 07/16/07
W2000 was good ...  zoroaster | 07/17/07
Win2000  Azriphale | 07/17/07
Donnie - you're scaring me.  Wolfie2K3 | 07/17/07
Our little boy is growing up . . . wink nt  JLHenry | 07/17/07
Me worked  voska | 07/16/07
ME  Crestview | 07/17/07
Windows WHAT?  zoroaster | 07/17/07
Times have changed  icarus7b | 07/17/07
cause  madmax_2069 | 07/17/07
Huh?  3dtodd | 07/17/07
Linux  Khyron | 07/17/07
ME was not a business OS  intrepi@... | 07/17/07
Microsoft didn't try to force ME on business users.  keepu | 07/25/07
The kewl thing...  dpnewkirk | 07/16/07
Just read a similiar article on Lifehacker.com  Tigertank | 07/16/07
Not on a Business Level, but on a Personal User Level It Might  DaffyDuck | 07/16/07
Agreed, no mass migrations, but even losing 10% to OSX/Linux will be a BIG  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
Problem for MS or boon for industry?  jasonp@... | 07/17/07
Old news  Jambalaya Breath | 07/17/07
Ubuntu Feisty Fawn for Personal Use  mcucylowsky@... | 07/16/07
Goog on you  bbbaldie_z | 07/17/07
Me too !  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
They have THUNDERBIRD for  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
Businesses should think beyond the now  putt1ck | 07/17/07
Thank you, putt1ck  dstam | 07/17/07
Linux? Yes. Macs? No way!  NonZealot | 07/16/07
Microsoft Office  frgough | 07/16/07
Microsoft office is becoming less important as we move away from printed  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
moving away?  desamuelson | 07/18/07
Well, yes, now would be the perfect time for Apple to start supporting  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
won't happen  zoroaster | 07/17/07
Cheaper hardware means sub-par performance   | 07/17/07
Mac mini ???  madmax_2069 | 07/17/07
Oh yes  nucrash | 07/17/07
Some clarification  Chad_z | 07/16/07
worked overtime today didn't you? (NT)  Non-Zealand | 07/16/07
Well, I for one can say, I'm not convinced.  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 07/16/07
I don't have to convince you...  UbiquitousGeek | 07/17/07
Not quite 'end of story', UGeek  TechinMN | 07/17/07
Desktops are about usability.  josephmartins | 07/17/07
here is a 100% pro MS fan  madmax_2069 | 07/17/07
Are you posting from a mac.  ThereThere | 07/17/07
33 Mac users  Crestview | 07/17/07
The only reason why  nucrash | 07/17/07
trying to convince a linux fan that  royalstream | 07/17/07
Wyse thin-client infrastructures ; TRON  mighetto | 07/16/07
Bingo. Given the way business is going, is Vista meant to expedite this?  HypnoToad72 | 07/16/07
The reason Linux is not a contender  Michael Kelly | 07/16/07
Still, it is entirely conceivable that MS will lose 10% in the transition  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
Who is this person...  BFD | 07/17/07
Here, now!!!  JLHenry | 07/17/07
I agree  docbillnet | 07/17/07
Not to divert the topic, but . . .  JLHenry | 07/17/07
Dell more expensive than Mac?  MacFan7388 | 07/16/07
People don't care  voska | 07/16/07
Statements about "FEATURES"  Laff | 07/16/07
Yes, Mac is well positioned right now, and, the price of the hardware is  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
Yup  Mectron | 07/16/07
If a company jumps off the . . .  JLHenry | 07/16/07
FUNNY!  Laff | 07/17/07
erm..  Spiritusindomit@... | 07/17/07
I have the latest Solaris  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
I have reached the same conclusion with Dell  intrepi@... | 07/17/07
don't blame you there  Drakaran | 07/19/07
Try Parallels  tcguru | 07/19/07
No they certainly are not!  JayMonster | 07/19/07
Linux lacks:  MacFan7388 | 07/16/07
Wrong, wrong, and wrong  NonZealot | 07/16/07
Bonjour isn't proprietary  rpmyers1 | 07/16/07
Zealot  People | 07/16/07
In this case . . .  JLHenry | 07/16/07
Untrue  People | 07/16/07
I was not refering to . . .  JLHenry | 07/16/07
Oops. That's funny. (NT)  People | 07/17/07
You will find that Ubuntu is a much easier switch from Windows than Mac.  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
Ubuntu  People | 07/16/07
Think Ubuntu is still too broken..  SmartCookie | 07/17/07
Uneducated MacFan  yyuko@... | 07/16/07
NeoOffice  People | 07/16/07
Linux lacks: ?  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
SPOT ON!!!!!!................  btljooz | 07/18/07
Linux Lacks??  scottlaycock@... | 07/17/07
Have you... ?  Necrolin | 07/18/07
Until third party apps start porting...  bjbrock | 07/16/07
Wine is getting a lot better these days, and anything  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
Which apps can't you find?  critic-at-arms | 07/17/07
Ubuntu replaces Vista on Laptop  NewEnergyWorks | 07/16/07
Your on serious Medication  Herc@... | 07/17/07
So you do not like Ubuntu !  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
You're a lifetime Windows user, right?  Jambalaya Breath | 07/17/07
No A Life Time OS USer  Herc@... | 07/25/07
He couldn't take his meds  Ole Man | 07/18/07
Nope.  HypnoToad72 | 07/16/07
Not proper to call it emulation. Wine is basically like another versoion  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
Would be nice, but still too much MS lock-in. . .  Basic Logic | 07/16/07
Not quite that dire. Wine will run many of the applications in question  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
This is a non-starter. Windows has a monopoly, there are zero choices.  PB_z | 07/16/07
Things change over time. Even monopolies can be weakened as technology  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
You either have a monopoly or you don't  PB_z | 07/16/07
Wow, I hope you are not a lawyer  MarcB_z | 07/17/07
Thank goodness Apple was founded in 2005!  NonZealot | 07/17/07
Apple is a lot more of a threat now. OSX is the real thing, and getting  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
*raises hand*  Spiritusindomit@... | 07/17/07
No that is not true  MarcB_z | 07/17/07
Ssshh, you can't mention that  Boot_Agnostic | 07/19/07
LOL  tonymcs@... | 07/16/07
Right, MS would like it if nobody fixed it, but, that ain't a gonna happen.  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
I loaded a LIVE CD  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
That's greatness...  KWierso | 07/18/07
Ha ha ha ha ha haaaaaaa  Ole Man | 07/17/07
I know these guys...  Mike Cox | 07/16/07
0.01 I think Mike is losing his touch.  DonnieBoy | 07/16/07
can you score negative points?  nix_hed | 07/17/07
this article has nothing to do with linux  kenedy.j | 07/16/07
No - XP is STILL available  WiredGuy | 07/16/07
XP?  wjgrimm | 07/17/07
And now MS is selling hardware to OEM?  desamuelson | 07/18/07
Drivers  wjgrimm | 07/18/07
Vista is ME2  gil28@... | 07/16/07
RE: Vista is ME2  Warlock104 | 07/18/07
That's a HUGE plus  mdsmedia | 07/19/07
The solution? Linux with Citrix running Windows Apps  johnf76@... | 07/16/07
People will swap  mrjonno | 07/17/07
heterogeneously robust  PinnacomX | 07/17/07
"heterogeneously robust"  winkywain | 07/17/07
Kinda not really  Boot_Agnostic | 07/17/07
This article is dumb  notsofast | 07/17/07
I agree with 123...who is upgrading and why?  jledbetter | 07/17/07
Interesting thought, but obviously from a pc user...  ladyirol | 07/18/07
Very well said.  Qix77 | 07/17/07
I'll second that motion!  CodeBubba | 07/17/07
Anything is dumb, if you don't understand it?  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Not likely !  ihfwt | 07/17/07
Linux & Macintosh has a LOT of work do  jfreedle2@... | 07/17/07
Everything is easy if you know how to use it !  intrepi@... | 07/17/07
BULL  Crestview | 07/17/07
Apple is gaining market share and about everyone is predicting it will  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
Again, your ignorance is showing  GuidingLight | 07/17/07
Seems like Mac users have been surviving just fine for years WITHOUT any  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
Getting a little sick of the Windows attacks  SmartCookie | 07/17/07
although....  Spiritusindomit@... | 07/17/07
Well, I think they are just pointing out that the high cost and complexity  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
sick of the Windows  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Agreed  Boot_Agnostic | 07/23/07
PURE CRAP  sackbut | 07/17/07
Apple is doing quite well these days, and market share gains are expected  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
Save Billions of Dollars  pvhastings | 07/17/07
Im in.  bugginmiami@... | 07/17/07
If you try that Mac...  ladyirol | 07/18/07
Wow!!  spikedstrider | 07/17/07
Doubtful unless ...  mwtimpe@... | 07/17/07
Well, you give examples where, given enough advantes, people WILL switch  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
ZDNET must pay for responses?  crypt2121 | 07/17/07
You conveniently ignore that Mac is gaining, and Vista is getting a luke  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
And the 'free' tools aren't free  Camwood | 07/17/07
Right, but if you look at the millions a company might have to pay MS, and  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
And the 'free' support isn't free  Camwood | 07/17/07
Not enough apps  Crestview | 07/17/07
Most Win32 apps will run under Wine for the transition. Also, we are in the  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
I like the way you supported your  Jambalaya Breath | 07/17/07
"as heterogeneously robust"???  scott1329 | 07/17/07
Barrier for entry...  Spiritusindomit@... | 07/17/07
33% more expensive?  rhon@... | 07/17/07
33% more expensive?  Ole Man | 07/17/07
OSS  kevinr@... | 07/17/07
Vista more likely to increase demand for XP SP3  ramnet@... | 07/17/07
Vista is Pathetic!  JohnnyBee | 07/17/07
It's already happening BIG TIME...  CowLauncher | 07/17/07
Right....... already happening  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Switched already to MacBookPro. No going back...  fatcoach@... | 07/17/07
Stupid Article, Again  pvhastings | 07/17/07
What the story fails to account for...  antares256 | 07/17/07
But, the difference between Ubuntu and XP is minimal. And, you can use  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
What?  People | 07/17/07
NBL - but NOT because Win OR *ix OR Mac is best  jkratzer3 | 07/17/07
Switchover costs are a one time expense. Accountants understand that very  DonnieBoy | 07/17/07
switch to apple  sadlerb | 07/17/07
The only reason people run Windows  rjpotts | 07/17/07
Nope  timmeh64 | 07/17/07
I hope your budget is BIG !  jackie40d@... | 07/17/07
how big?  desamuelson | 07/18/07
No Way!!!!!!!  kghdu | 07/17/07
You should research before you blow out hot air!  ladyirol | 07/18/07
Reasons.....  desamuelson | 07/17/07
Vista sent me to Ubuntu  gkdubs | 07/17/07
Why Switch?  benoddo | 07/17/07
Here's a real-world example  the_doge | 07/17/07
Not just the cost  mm8ball@... | 07/17/07
I needed a laugh!  Narg | 07/17/07
Here's a good chuckle for you  Ole Man | 07/17/07
News flash  rhomp2002@... | 07/17/07
Microsoft : The Fall From Grace  Ole Man | 07/17/07
It's causing ME to switch to Mac. That's for sure.  3dtodd | 07/17/07
Microsoft Does Not Care  bkelly@... | 07/17/07
Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig Mistake!  Ole Man | 07/17/07
VIRUS  BALTHOR | 07/17/07
Virus? Back Door? Spy?  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Why does Vista take so much to run???  eye4bear | 07/17/07
No One Really Cares - HONEST  bkelly@... | 07/17/07
We bought four Macs in the past year  pointzerotwo@... | 07/17/07
when I first started using vista  toolman1 | 07/17/07
NO we will just stay with XP or Vista  bkelly@... | 07/17/07
Linux to Vista upgrade?  Alan(UK) | 07/17/07
STOP!!!!  bkelly@... | 07/17/07
"They really do not care about YOU"  Ole Man | 07/17/07
I have a question for you . . . .  JLHenry | 07/17/07
Wow 4 Macs and 50 PCs  bkelly@... | 07/17/07
How you gonna give a correct answer?  Ole Man | 07/17/07
His numbers are low, too . . .  JLHenry | 07/17/07
that was the point  desamuelson | 07/18/07
Your economic theories  Ole Man | 07/18/07
Correct in that is the assessment  Boot_Agnostic | 07/19/07
Vista ME deja vu  apoluo | 07/17/07
Cool  bkelly@... | 07/17/07
"you just do not matter to Redmond!!"  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Funny . .  JLHenry | 07/17/07
Dunno!  Ole Man | 07/17/07
I have a feeling . . .  JLHenry | 07/17/07
It already has....  mikifinaz1@... | 07/17/07
Gosh  bkelly@... | 07/17/07
Gosh!  Ole Man | 07/17/07
Vista is useless to businesses...  goonrick@... | 07/17/07
Switch?  jakable@... | 07/17/07
LIVING VIRUS  BALTHOR | 07/17/07
Vista, Mac, Linux - which do I choose?  paul5082 | 07/17/07
I have basically the same system  intrepi@... | 07/17/07
Give Ubuntu a Shot  Wayne Reid | 07/17/07
Cost of free software  chromeronin | 07/17/07
The Best Reasons To Abandon Microsoft  Cardhu | 07/17/07
Are you referring to MS's support in India ?  intrepi@... | 07/17/07
and why not Open Office?  steve.colorado@... | 07/17/07
Open Office Stinks  ceh4702 | 07/18/07
In what way  tracy anne | 07/18/07
It's more or less equal to Microsoft Office  Boot_Agnostic | 07/23/07
Not likely...in any great quantity  8string | 07/17/07
Vista should not be used for other reasons  The_Curmudgeon | 07/17/07
Vista .... The wrong Upgrade for Business  Evisscerator | 07/18/07
Vista is fully-written by MS payroll  bcroner | 07/18/07
Greg  Zinzanzum | 07/18/07
Mac cost a Red Herring - FUD  dlmeyer@... | 07/18/07
The economics of it  mlrodman@... | 07/18/07
Vista Made me start switching to Ubuntu  JustMe2007 | 07/18/07
Stick to XP or Move to Linux  FlatAffect | 07/18/07
Yes I believe so....  bmc@... | 07/19/07
Not Possible However Pathetic is Vista  Aaron A Baker | 07/19/07
"Microsoft has always been dependable"???  Ole Man | 07/19/07
Vista Works Great for me!!  Stan57 | 07/23/07
Buy DELL - Avoid HP, etc/BOYCOTT VISTA  XweAponX | 07/19/07
Linux is Looking Better Every Day................  RonMan811@... | 07/19/07
Hehe..  dayjm | 07/19/07
Homemade PC's  grumnut@... | 07/19/07
Unfair advantage  Update victim | 07/19/07
From NeXT to Mac OSX  OmarHash | 07/22/07
Double-Speak Hall of Fame!!  JoeBob_z | 07/22/07
It works for some  Camwood | 07/25/07
Absolutely  melekali | 08/09/07
Vista was and is good to us...  mames1701 | 08/10/07
It doesn't matter any more.  sysop-dr | 08/10/07

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