I really struggle to comprehend companies which upgrade without doing a full cost/benefit analysis first.
Surely when upgrading a significant number of machines with a new OS, you must consider a) the benefits b)the cost c)training requirements and d)other options.
By other options I mean such things as Other OSes including Linux and Mac OS X - and in order to do that you need to speak to experts in each field, not just a MS Expert who will only tell you the benefits of Vista and the downsides of everything else.
I really do not see the benefit of upgrading from XP to Vista for most business users - who, lets face it, are doing web, email, word and excel. Is there really anything they can;t do just now? Or anything they really NEED from Vista? What about Mac OS X - doesn't that provide much the same 'new' features?
Apple did not give in to the numerous requests to allow Win XP to run, they simply HAD to be 1st to the door with a dual boot options. Otherwise it would have been only days from the launch of intel based macs before someone else did it. Better the devil you know, than the one you don't!
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The linked article is nothing more than a poorly disguised plug for an expensive Forrestor research paper.
Ah, yes - aint that the truth!
I really struggle to comprehend companies which upgrade without doing a full cost/benefit analysis first. Surely when upgrading a significant number of machines with a new OS, you must consider a) the benefits b)the cost c)training requirements and d)other options. By other options I mean such things as Other OSes including Linux and Mac OS X - and in order to do that you need to speak to experts in each field, not just a MS Expert who will only tell you the benefits of Vista and the downsides of everything else. I really do not see the benefit of upgrading from XP to Vista for most business users - who, lets face it, are doing web, email, word and excel. Is there really anything they can;t do just now? Or anything they really NEED from Vista? What about Mac OS X - doesn't that provide much the same 'new' features?
Apple did not give in to the numerous requests to allow Win XP to run, they simply HAD to be 1st to the door with a dual boot options. Otherwise it would have been only days from the launch of intel based macs before someone else did it. Better the devil you know, than the one you don't!
Oh great. Here comes an era of pixelated movies, snatchy sound and 'soory this movie cannot be shwona t this time due to a technical problem'.
Yeah I totally agree.
Next they will be suing the broadband providers for facilitating the always on connections and bandwidth required!
I guess it's a bit like fly posting.