To be honest, what is in Vista that a company like Intel would actually NEED on desktop PCs?
XP brought just about everything needed for a non-gaming desktop. What's the point in the upgrade costs (both software and hardware) if you do not see any benefit to your business? DX10, Aero and better 64bit support are the main benefits of Vista, if you aren't going to use them, its a costly upgrade for nothing but "keeping up with the Jones'" Lets just hope they allow their driver creators/testers to keep copies of Vista handy though ;) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight > Sent: 26 June 2008 16:55 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [H] That's got to sting > > Reports: Intel to skip Vista upgrade > > For any given release of Windows, there are companies that choose to > skip it. But when the company is Intel, it's a big deal. > > Following a report Monday on the Inquirer, the New York Times > reported Wednesday that Intel's IT department "found no compelling > case" for upgrading. Ouch. > > And that's despite the fact that it's been nearly seven years since > XP debuted. It's not a good thing, if your customers are electing to > stick with 7-year-old technology. (In fairness, XP did get a fairly > big update with Windows XP Service Pack 2, but even that is four > years old at this point.) > > Microsoft, which once predicted businesses would adopt Vista at twice > the rate they moved to XP, has scaled back its ambitions and these > days talks a lot about how long the adoption curve is for businesses > when it comes to new operating systems. > > > [CC]Personal[/CC] This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. Incoming and outgoing email communications may be monitored by Clifford Chance, as permitted by applicable law and regulations. For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer to any Clifford Chance office. Clifford Chance LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales under number OC323571. The firm's registered office and principal place of business is at 10 Upper Bank Street, London, E14 5JJ. For further details, including a list of members and their professional qualifications, see our website at www.cliffordchance.com. The firm uses the word 'partner' to refer to a member of Clifford Chance LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. The firm is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The Authority's rules can be accessed by clicking on the following link: http://www.sra.org.uk/code-of-conduct.page
