Ricardo, >> Your client forgot an important question, one of sound solid business sense. >> What do I win with this change?<<
Do you know my client? No, and because you don't your statement is quite incorrect, and is actually way, way off mark. The statement I posted is only addressing the one aspect of their decision. They had read that is the deal breaker for so many alleged experts who claim Vista is unusable because of all the changes in the UI and menus, and the UAC. Same for Office 2007 and the ribbon control. Sure it is hard to change for many people, and automatics become new learning curves. My client did evaluate where they could win with Vista on new hardware. The decision is not based on one simple requirement. I am surprised that you would consider this a possibility. Your point about retraining is valid though, and one that is not part of the discussion of like vs. dislike of the OS so far. It is more of the investment a company has to make in any new OS rollout, and is not trivial compared to the replacement of the equipment and the licensing of the new software they have to purchase to run their accounting, and other core business. This is a huge investment by any company. The good news is that it is done once every 5 years or so. Heck, I have clients still using DOS and Windows 98 and this was released more than 10 years ago. The decision had nothing to do with giving Microsoft money or to get some eye candy, it had everything to do with making my customer's staff more productive, their infrastructure more stable, and a plan to improve profitability. This is not a one-size-fits-all solution. A lot of it depends on what they are doing, how many people are involved, and the downtime involved in getting the switch made. I think too much is made of recommendations from people that one thing is bad for everyone because of the experience they have running it for themselves. It is the single reason I try to get the opinions of many before I decide what is best for me or my customers. Could they have stuck with Windows XP? Sure. Did it make sense for them, no. Is it right for everyone? Nope. Rick White Light Computing, Inc. www.whitelightcomputing.com www.swfox.net www.rickschummer.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] 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/005601c95d68$94403e70$bcc0bb...@com ** 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.
