__/ [ Philip ] on Friday 11 May 2007 02:36 \__
>
> Covered before in summery, but here is the reasoning behind the
> decision. "Vista requires "twice the memory ...than that currently
> specified in the FAA Desktop standard configuration." and cpu, and ...
>
> http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199500258
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>
> Also this:
>
> "CEO Steve Ballmer rejected an assertion by a NASA computer scientist
> that Vista has been banned by most sectors of the federal government."
> ... "He stopped short, however, of naming any government agencies that
> are in the process of deploying Vista or are about to do so."
FAA May Ditch Microsoft's Windows Vista And Office For Google And Linux Combo
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| Bowen said he's in talks with the aviation safety agency's main
| hardware supplier, Dell Computer, to determine if it could
| deliver Linux-based computers capable of accessing Google
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| Apps through a non-Microsoft browser once the FAA's XP-based
| computers pass their shelf life.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197800480
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