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Gartner = Bought and Paid For
Why is it that every vendor coming in the door has a Gartner magic quadrant that makes them look like the best thing going?

I've been a Microsoft advocate much of my professional life. Vista flat-out sucks! Benchmarks don't lie on such a grand scale that anyone can make a reasonable argument for Vista. I'm confident that Vista will be looked back upon as one of the worst blunders Microsoft ever committed.

With the performance improvements coming in XP SP3, why would a corporate customer even be entertaining the idea of switching to something that will assuredly be very costly and reduce employee productivity?

Even the MS advocates are being forced into researching alternatives to Windows. If I have to re-train my user population anyway because of Vista and Office 2007, I will happily skip Vista for something else...including non-Microsoft products.
Posted by: Uber Dweeb   Posted on: 12/07/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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With friends like these...  Chad_z | 12/07/07
But if you switch to Linux  GuidingLight | 12/07/07
Or switch to Mac...  gtdworak | 12/07/07
Ummm this is about large enterprise servers,  derekgore | 12/10/07
But only once... (NT)  Solid Water | 12/07/07
Not really  Larry the Security Guy | 12/10/07
Yes, the migrations are all to serve Microsoft's needs, NOT yours.  DonnieBoy | 12/07/07
Umm, sounds like a suspicious piece of research  mtgarden | 12/07/07
Good Points  mdsock@... | 12/10/07
Who owns Gartner? Who owns Ziff-Davis?  mlindl | 12/07/07
RE: Gartner: Large businesses shouldn't skip Vista  xTalk | 12/07/07
Excellent point  lawryll@... | 12/09/07
RE: Gartner: Large businesses shouldn't skip Vista  Loverock Davidson | 12/07/07
9.0, Mike!  Solid Water | 12/07/07
It's Loverock  Loverock Davidson | 12/07/07
Credit where credit is due  Yagotta B. Kidding | 12/07/07
Loverock is trying to be Mike Cox?  B.O.F.H. | 12/08/07
He's not trying to be Mike Cox, he's an actual Microsoft fanboy. [nt]  olePigeon | 12/10/07
Until SP1 ships  SpikeyMike | 12/07/07
Well worth it even before SP1  Loverock Davidson | 12/07/07
Because...  jasonp@... | 12/07/07
Curious  itpro_z | 12/07/07
No, I'm right  Loverock Davidson | 12/07/07
Get a clue...  Uber Dweeb | 12/07/07
Get a clue?  itpro_z | 12/08/07
Get a clue, son  theo_durcan | 12/08/07
Yes, get a clue itpro_z.  Uber Dweeb | 12/08/07
Sorry, uberdweeb...  itpro_z | 12/09/07
UAC has not been an issue for us.....itpro_z  Ole Man | 12/09/07
I hadn't made up my mind...  bjbrock | 12/07/07
More like time to skip Windows altogether. Stay on XP as long as you can  DonnieBoy | 12/07/07
Funny you should say that...  techboy_z | 12/07/07
Exactly - stay on XP  Spats30 | 12/07/07
Perhaps you should consider reading the article.  itpro_z | 12/07/07
Agree and disagree  itpro_z | 12/07/07
Gartner = Bought and Paid For  Uber Dweeb | 12/07/07
Main Reason I Don't Believe Most Of What Is Posted On ZDNet  itanalyst | 12/07/07
Eweek and Inquirer are good sources...  bjbrock | 12/08/07
my take . . .  CobraA1 | 12/07/07
Agreed. At the present, Vista ...  bjbrock | 12/08/07
Care to explain?  itpro_z | 12/09/07
They are  Chad_z | 12/08/07
The Linux desktop is not...  bjbrock | 12/09/07
True, but there are advantages.  itpro_z | 12/09/07
My organization took the lockdown...  bjbrock | 12/09/07
Guess what, sounds like words about Win2k to WinXP  Boot_Agnostic | 12/08/07
For the business world...  bjbrock | 12/09/07
RE: Gartner: Large businesses shouldn't skip Vista  raymarc001 | 12/09/07
Precursor to raw sewage.  kraterz | 12/09/07
I'm sure all big businesses read what Gartner has to say  Ole Man | 12/09/07
Bulletin! ....... New Update  Ole Man | 12/12/07
No sh__t !, Everyone should skip Vista...  mikifinaz1@... | 12/10/07
Gartner begs the question  cd003284@... | 12/10/07
Pure FUD  Free-BooteR | 12/10/07
NO WAY HO is advising GARTNER and Co......  carlsf@... | 12/10/07
I agree, don't upgrade to Vista  John Musbach | 12/11/07

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