Intel Skipping Vista

2008-06-26 15:07:29

#1

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6723|The Twilight Zone

Intel, Microsoft's BFF, is not going to upgrade its computers to Windows Vista. That's hands down the most hardcore corporate rebuke of Vista yet given how tight the two are, even though the source for the info says that it's not really "dissing Microsoft, but Intel information technology staff just found no compelling case for adopting Vista." Whatever, man.

Intel and many others—Gartner estimates a higher percentage of companies will skip Vista than the 30 percent that typically bypass a new Windows release. Windows 7 looming is no doubt a factor, but will it see a higher than average adoption rate in return? Anyone else decided to just "skip" Vista?

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2008-06-26 15:13:21

#2

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|6870|132 and Bush

Less than year and a half to Windows 7. Why would they at this point?

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2008-06-26 15:25:54

#3

Airwolf: Latter Alcoholic; +287|6989|Scotland

XP is fine.

2008-06-26 15:40:53

#4

cospengle: Member; +140|6756|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Kmarion wrote:
Less than year and a half to Windows 7. Why would they at this point?

Because MS will stop supporting XP before they fix all the bugs in Windows 7...

EDIT: But having said that, I wouldn't want to use Vista on a business machine (basing my opinion on this machine, nothing but trouble, but I could just be unlucky).

Last edited by cospengle (2008-06-26 15:43:41)

2008-06-26 15:42:17

#5

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6890|London, England

Do business really need to? Do I need to? Does anyone?

The only reason I can think, is that Vista is "new" and "shiny" and has "DX10"

I mean, if I was buying a new computer, or I was a business buying thousands of new computers, obviously you'd just go and get the latest OS. But to actually upgrade from XP to Vista, that's not really needed.

Last edited by Mek-Stizzle (2008-06-26 15:43:08)

2008-06-26 16:41:46

#6

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6792|...

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
Do business really need to? Do I need to? Does anyone?

QFE

There is absolutely zero reason for businesses to go out of their way to install Vista, it has zero benefits.

Last edited by jsnipy (2008-06-26 16:44:45)

2008-06-26 16:58:46

#7

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6770|so randum

jsnipy wrote:
Mek-Stizzle wrote:
Do business really need to? Do I need to? Does anyone?
QFE

There is absolutely zero reason for businesses to go out of their way to install Vista, it has zero benefits.

Agreed.

It's grand if you're the average home PC user - It looks nice and is simple as hell.

XP uses far less resources, and is ideal for someone who has a clue about computers.

Hell, i don't need it, i've modded mine with rocket dock and so on, it looks nicer (and runs faster) than any of my mates Vista based PC's.

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2008-06-26 17:02:58

#8

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6902

FatherTed wrote:
jsnipy wrote:
Mek-Stizzle wrote:
Do business really need to? Do I need to? Does anyone?
QFE

There is absolutely zero reason for businesses to go out of their way to install Vista, it has zero benefits.
Hell, i don't need it, i've modded mine with rocket dock and so on, it looks nicer (and runs faster) than any of my mates Vista based PC's.

https://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z298/Dhanjal1/Desktop.jpg

Word.

2008-06-26 17:06:31

#9

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6770|so randum

Gooners wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
jsnipy wrote:
QFE

There is absolutely zero reason for businesses to go out of their way to install Vista, it has zero benefits.
Hell, i don't need it, i've modded mine with rocket dock and so on, it looks nicer (and runs faster) than any of my mates Vista based PC's.
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z298 … esktop.jpg

Word.

https://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc58/jpward1/bf2s/desktop.jpg

Word.

Oh, only the first five are actual stacks, the others are just minimised programs.

Last edited by FatherTed (2008-06-26 17:07:33)

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