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FROM
THE EDITOR: Rumors
of Vista's Demise Should Be Greatly
Accelerated
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David
Methvin | |
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7 is looking better and better as it gets closer to
release. Analysts like Gartner are stating the obvious,
telling businesses to avoid Vista and go directly to
Windows 7. Microsoft should go even further, though, and
take measures to ensure that Vista disappears as quickly
as possible.
Like Windows Me a decade ago,
Windows Vista was a major disaster for Microsoft. The
product was filled with problems and launched before it
was ready. By the time Microsoft smoothed out most of
the problems, Vista had already gotten a lasting
reputation for being annoying and slow. The sooner
Microsoft can close that embarrassing chapter, the
better.
With that in mind, Microsoft should stop
selling Vista in the retail and OEM channels as soon as
possible, replacing it with Windows 7. A few businesses
may want the option of buying Vista if they've invested
in conversion and training, but most are still on XP for
the majority of their users. Stopping the spread of
Vista just makes sense.
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