You've got that backwards. Hardware sales drive Windows sales. The majority of Windows sales come from OEM preinstallations, which is why Vista adoption will be so slow in the mainstream market. I saw one analyst quoted many months ago guessing 38% Vista adoption by 2008. Just a guess, sure, but I wouldn't be surprised.
Are we only talking consumers?
What about all those corporate shops that are still running NT4? Those people who have already paid for Vista through SA?
They'll need to go to Vista sooner or later and they'll need new machines to do it.
Yep, very good point. However, the world is a very varied place and school is not going to be the right place for everyone.
Children are likely to be expected to attend some face to face group sessions. Probably at least once a week.
Parents will also need to get the children to other social events. E.g. church, scouts, sports clubs e.t.c.
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You've got that backwards. Hardware sales drive Windows sales. The majority of Windows sales come from OEM preinstallations, which is why Vista adoption will be so slow in the mainstream market. I saw one analyst quoted many months ago guessing 38% Vista adoption by 2008. Just a guess, sure, but I wouldn't be surprised. Are we only talking consumers? What about all those corporate shops that are still running NT4? Those people who have already paid for Vista through SA? They'll need to go to Vista sooner or later and they'll need new machines to do it.
Yep, very good point. However, the world is a very varied place and school is not going to be the right place for everyone. Children are likely to be expected to attend some face to face group sessions. Probably at least once a week. Parents will also need to get the children to other social events. E.g. church, scouts, sports clubs e.t.c.