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[News] [Rival] Study: Businesses Reject Vista, Put Off Existing Plans

  • Subject: [News] [Rival] Study: Businesses Reject Vista, Put Off Existing Plans
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 11:35:01 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Forrester: Businesses still saying no to Vista

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| Software incompatibility, the need for hardware upgrades, and comfort with 
| existing versions of Microsoft Windows are all causing businesses that once 
| planned to roll out Windows Vista as fast as consumers to put off their 
| deployments, according to Forrester Research.   
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/15/Forrester-says-businesses-still-saying-no-to-Vista_1.html?source=rss&url=www.infoworld.com%2Farticle%2F07%2F08%2F15%2FForrester-says-businesses-still-saying-no-to-Vista_1.html

Another recent study said that 86% (IIRC) have no plans to use Vista and many
are testing Linux and Macs. Also in the news:

Review: New iMac tempts a Windows user

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| That tells me that most users will probably be fine with the cheapest model 
| and the standard 1 GB of memory, because processor speed is not that 
| important anymore. Apple's operating system clearly makes good use of memory; 
| Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows Vista will barely give you the time of day on 1 
| GB.    
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070815/ap_on_hi_te/tech_test_imac


>From Forrester as well (recent):

Software Assurance Storm Warning

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| In a report to be published today, Forrester Research sees a series of 
| customer hurricanes coming Microsoft's way. If they strike, they could wash 
| away many Software Assurance contracts. Software Assurance is the discounted 
| upgrade option available with Open, Open Value and Select volume licensing 
| contracts.    
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/operating_systems/software_assurance_storm_warning.html


Related:

Vista to Ubuntu Linux, The Route to Recovery.

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| I can say to Microsoft now, you have lost a customer. You are losing many 
| because you didn’t care. Vista is the worst operating system I have seen in 
| 26 years of computing. This week I had to buy a new mouse for my desktop (It 
| runs Ubuntu as well now), I went out of my way to buy a non-Microsoft mouse. 
| I will never buy another Microsoft product. Linux is finally ready for the 
| desktop, for home use and businesses.     
| 
| Crappy Windows OS: $200. Ubuntu Linux: Priceless, literally!
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http://keskydee.com/wordpress/archives/7


The Silent Microsoft Exodus?

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| A few months ago when Robert Scoble and Niall Kennedy left Microsoft,
| the blogosphere got twittery. There were arguments and counter
| arguments. Ironically there are more senior executives who have left
| in recent days, and haven't sparked much discourse, even though their
| presence (or not) could have an impact on the bottom line of Microsoft.
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http://software.gigaom.com/2006/09/17/microsoft-exodus/

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