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RE: Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista
Another Windows ME. Not because the OS is "bad" or buggy...simply because Microsoft seeing soft adoption, chose to issue another OS (Windows 7).

Perception hurts Vista far more than actual usage. I agree with you that Vista holds very little value over XP. I do not expect that Windows 7 will either.

However, perception that Windows 7 (if Microsoft pulls it off) is better than XP/Vista will be the deciding factor for adoption/sales.

The second most harmful reason Vista has such a bad rap; "forcing" it on the public. Not that Microsoft did anything wrong here; sunsetting XP makes sense (providing a better NEW version is available). The general population seems to think that Vista is inferior, has no value over XP, is buggy, will not work with their hardware, or some/all of the above.

Now some see that sunsetting the XP OS, as Microsoft FORCING them into Vista (which for any of the reasons mentioned above they "do not want".

This is not helping Vista's image, adoption, or sales. The next nail in the coffin? The release of a NEW Windows 7? Just as Windows Me suffered an early death (I was happy to see it go) releasing Windows 7 within 1.5 to 2 years from Vista....

Everyone knows that Vista took nearly a century to complete...and 7 is going to be better? I suspect Windows 7 will be more of what Vista was supposed to be. I still remember ALL of the features Vista was SUPPOSED to have....and didn't. I suspect SO MANY others do as well..... is it really any surprise that Vista has become the NEW COKE?
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Exploiting???  Spats30 | 10/02/08
Vista is very solid choice.  xuniL_z | 10/02/08
Adoption, or the kid from heck!  tburzio | 10/02/08
There, there......it'll be ok.  xuniL_z | 10/03/08
No ROI for migrating  terry flores | 10/02/08
Of course some shops won't go, some are still using win98....  xuniL_z | 10/03/08
There is no major value with Vista  Suicida| | 10/03/08
You're saying to procrastinate then?  xuniL_z | 10/06/08
It's just business sense  AzuMao | 11/06/08
You may find it tiresome but that doesn't mean it's incorrect  bmerc | 10/03/08
Do you always jump to conclusions?  xuniL_z | 10/03/08
From a productivity standpoint, the question still remains...  hasta la Vista, bah-bie | 10/03/08
What can you do in XP......  xuniL_z | 10/06/08
you gotta be kidding  Kebbles | 10/03/08
Vista implementation  aiellenon | 10/07/08
IE6  aiellenon | 10/07/08
PLEASE move away from IE6!  CobraA1 | 10/02/08
Those would be disscussions for another time  GuidingLight | 10/02/08
Seconded: IE7 is a HUGE step forward  bmerc | 10/03/08
IE 7...Joke of the Year  zeb 1 | 10/03/08
RE: Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista  klund1@... | 10/02/08
You're one in a million . . .  CobraA1 | 10/02/08
High tech  Tiggster | 10/02/08
RE: Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista  lawryll@... | 10/02/08
Actually . . .  CobraA1 | 10/02/08
NewsAlert  Richard Flude | 10/02/08
Vista = Mojave  zeb 1 | 10/03/08
Nice fud...  jamesrayg | 10/02/08
?  AndyCee | 10/03/08
Um, not really.  bmerc | 10/03/08
RE: Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista  tburzio | 10/02/08
If...  jamesrayg | 10/02/08
If half of people who spammed message boards owned fortune 500 companies  bmerc | 10/03/08
Aww..Is ZDNet Lovers Wif Widdle Wuvrock?  itanalyst2@... | 10/02/08
I don't see his post  AndyCee | 10/06/08
Vista works fine for us  ted@... | 10/03/08
this news is pure FUD  qmlscycrajg | 10/03/08
RE: Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista  PJB0222 | 10/03/08
RE: Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista  profsmichael@... | 10/04/08
You hit the nail on the head.  AzuMao | 11/06/08
RE: Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista  profsmichael@... | 10/04/08
"Reply to Message"  AndyCee | 10/06/08
RE: Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista  ukmodelsuk@... | 10/05/08
RE: Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista  aiellenon | 10/07/08
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It would be a long time...  AzuMao | 11/08/08

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