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Reliability, security and compatibility issues

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"We will assess Windows 7 after Service Pack 1 is released because we do not want to be hit with reliability, security and compatibility issues."

We evaluated Vista, found it lacking any compelling reason to move to it. In fact, after reading about WGA, we felt that Vista was not usable in a business environment at all. (Now that MS has relaxed the 'reduced functionality' mode, this isn't as damning, but still - what's to keep them from reversing themselves again?)

Since it is inevitable that, at some point, XP will not be an option (I'm thinking years from now), we are looking towards migrating to something. Since that something isn't going to be Vista, we're looking real hard at Linux, Open Office and a few other cross-platform applications.

Right now (with XP), we've removed MS Office 2k3 and have installed Open Office. We replaced IE with FireFox, ditched our Windows Server infrastructure (including Exchange) in favor of Linux. We now use Thunderbird and Evolution as our e-mail clients. The idea is that, while still using XP, we get our users comfortable with alternative applications. When we make the switch to Linux desktops, I doubt many, if any at all, will notice the change.

The moral of this story is that migration from XP to something else is inevitable. It is only a matter of time. We're not going to pin our hopes on Windows 7 being any more compelling than Vista is. While home users may be able to stick with XP, as a business, we have to plan for the future. An adage comes to mind: If you fail to plan, then you've planned to fail.

Windows has become a moving target for application development. We prefer a stable platform with little to no upheaval. Re-writing our applications for Linux is where we're heading. Re-Writing them for .NET is an insane move.

-Mike

Posted by: SpikeyMike   Posted on: 12/03/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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