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Excellent point
What with the excellent OWA in Exchange 2007, Sharepoint services, salesforce, etc. one almost wonders why anyone really needs to deploy anything on the desktop anymore.

What software/service would a company need that requires Vista at this point? There's the million dollar question that not only can't Gartner answer...but neither can Microsoft. XP SP3 again nails another good reason NOT to switch. XP is extremely stable with support for the largest base of hardware on the planet and runs under reasonable hardware specifications.

I'm baffled as to why Gartner would make this recommendation to businesses. There's little ROI with Vista at the moment that allows people to do their jobs faster and better. That's the REAL purpose of an OS and I think Garnet has completely missed the boat on this one.
Posted by: lawryll@...   Posted on: 12/09/07 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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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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