It's good to see that Intel shares our views on Vista. The best news is that XP support has been extended until 2014.
Jim K5HY > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:41:45 -0400 > Subject: [Flexradio] Vista > > Intel will not be deploying the Windows Vista operating system internally for > its 80,000 workers. > > By Paul McDougall > InformationWeek > June 26, 2008 02:47 PM > > > Computers running Windows Vista might have "Intel (NSDQ: INTC) Inside", but > Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT)'s newest operating system won't be Inside Intel. > > Intel, the world's largest manufacturer of processors that run Microsoft > Windows, will not be deploying the Windows Vista operating system internally > for its 80,000 workers, according to a published report Thursday. > > An anonymous source at Intel told the New York Times that the chipmaker will > stick with the older Windows XP until Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 in 2010 > because it has found "no compelling reason" to upgrade to Vista. > > Intel's decision could prove embarrassing to Microsoft, given the companies' > close relationship. An Intel spokesman would say only that the company is > testing Vista "in certain departments." > > Intel isn't alone in its decision to bypass Vista. Most large corporations > have not upgraded their PCs to Vista, despite the fact that it's now been on > the market for 18 months and that a service pack designed to fix a number of > bugs was recently released by Microsoft. > > Many businesses, as well as government agencies, have cited Vista's cost, > resource requirements, and lack of compatibility with older applications as > reasons not to upgrade to the OS. > > In many ways, Microsoft has itself acknowledged that Vista is a dud. > > In a letter to customers earlier this week, Microsoft senior VP Bill Veghte > conceded that Vista suffers from a number of problems. > > "The architectural changes that improved security and resilience in Windows > Vista led to compatibility issues with existing hardware and applications," > Veghte wrote. > > Microsoft customers "let us know you don't want to face the kinds of > compatibility challenges with the next version of Windows you might have > experienced early with Windows Vista," he continued. > > Veghte said Windows 7 will use the same core architecture as Vista so that > customers that have purchased Vista-compatible applications and hardware > won't have problems upgrading to Windows 7. > > In an unusual move, Microsoft recently decided to extend support for Windows > XP, which debuted in 2001, until 2014 -- another sign that Microsoft realizes > that many of its customers won't be moving to Vista anytime soon, if ever. > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
