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90% of IT Professionals Don't Want Vista

A survey by King Research has found that Ninety percent of IT professionals have concerns using Vista, with compatibility, stability and cost being their key reasons. Interestingly, forty four percent of companies surveyed are considering switching to non-Windows operating systems, and nine percent of those have already started moving to their selected alternative. "The concerns about Vista specified by participants were overwhelmingly related to stability. Stability in general was frequently cited, as well as compatibility with the business software that would need to run on Vista," said Diane Hagglund of King Research.

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  1. Re:Well there you have it by BVis · · Score: 1, Troll

    They do improve security, just not on that computer. They provide job security for MCSEs and their fellow vermin. It also provides plausible deniability for MS; when grilled about a security problem, they can say "Hey, we gave people more security features, it's not our fault if people disregard them."

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    Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.