I was chatting with someone yesterday who works in a factory, where the machine controls are still being run on 386sx computers. So, I doubt the factory OS will change anytime soon.
There are definite, valid things that can hold a company or organization back from upgrading the OS - but, if all of the positive factors are in place (i.e., adequate hardware, compliant apps, budget, etc.) it's a somewhat poor business decision to stick with Win2k or earlier, IMO. To me, that doesn't mean a jump to Vista. XP seems adequate for the network OS infrastructure. Companies moving to Windows Server 2008, though, will see improved benefit by moving to Vista and I think that's where you'll start to see sales beyond new machines. From: Murray Freeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 12:32 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: WHY IS XP DOOMED? I've enjoyed this thread, but I think the Subject is incorrectly stated. It appears that there are some added benefits to Vista, but not enough for most people in businesses. The major sales of the Vista OS sees to be with new machines purchased by individual users. Apparently many businesses are not moving forward with Vista. So, is XP doomed, not at all IMHO. I know of some orgs still using Win 2K and can you believe it, W98. The jump from Win 9X to Win 2K was a big jump, but from there it's been just small hops! Murray ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
