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Ignore Vista Until 2008

Posted by Zonk on from the so-sayeth-the-wizard dept.

Blakey Rat writes "According to Gartner in a research note entitled 'Ten reasons you should and shouldn't care about Microsoft's Windows Vista', businesses should wait until 2008 before installing Windows Vista, or 'pursue a strategy of managed diversity' by only bringing in new machines with Windows Vista and not upgrading existing computers. Although acknowledging the security benefits of upgrading, they explain in the report that most of the security-related benefits that come with Vista are available today through third-party software products."

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  1. Re:The reason not to upgrade is... by .darkaiyen. · · Score: 5, Funny
    if its not broke, don't fix it.

    wait, this IS windows we're talking about, isn't it?

  2. Re:Perhaps we should wait until 2008 by JoeShmoe950 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wish there was an "EgoManiac" mod.

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  3. Re:The reason not to upgrade is... by cshark · · Score: 4, Funny

    God willing, I will be ignoring windows vista for much longer than that.

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  4. Re:The reason not to upgrade is... by FidelCatsro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Some great movies have been made using windows : Crash , Unstable , Dos Boot , Virus,The spy(ware) Who shagged me , Homers The Iliad (Think troy) and Dawn of the dead.

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  5. This is the LAST Windows you'll ever buy!! by malraid · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's right, every version afterwards will most likely be rented. Vista is just to get everybody slowly by slowly dependant on DRM for day-to-day activities.

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  6. Re:Amazing by JPriest · · Score: 5, Funny

    That is quite possibly the most impressive /. UID I have ever seen, can I touch it?

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  7. Ignore Vista Until 2008 by oztiks · · Score: 5, Funny

    Only until 2008? I was hoping to ignore it for much longer then that :)

  8. Re:Amazing by ximenes · · Score: 5, Funny

    Touch it!