>> I'm totally in agreement that a fair percentage of Vista-haters only hate it >> because they read on a load of forums and blogs that they should hate it.<<
Me too. I also believe that most Vista problems come from upgrading underpowered hardware. I know, my world is not a scientific sample, but it is absolutely word-of-mouth anti-marketing that keeps some people from trying it. That is how the world works these days. You get the buzz around the product and it succeeds (iPhone for example). You get some bad press and you ensure a dud (Vista). Microsoft has delivered duds in the past (DOS 4, Windows ME) and they have bounced back. I am expecting the same thing for Windows 7. The issue should be whether it makes business sense to revamp the entire business infrastructure. If a company migrates to Vista they have to upgrade plenty of software and probably do some training. Not as much as moving to Linux or Mac, but more than XP. If they continue with the very solid XP, they don't have to incur the extra expenses of training, but it costs the company an extra $99 to downgrade to XP. Business can keep focused on business. For me, it is completely a business decision for my customers, nothing emotional. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.rickschummer.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
