Saturday, December 02, 2006
Vista on its way!!
Microsoft officially rolled out its Vista client operating system Thursday. But the hared part will be having to convince users. These days there are much more desktop options such as Linux and Apple OS X, Microsoft have to convince users that one they need to upgrade from XP and secondly not to choose some other desktop environment that may well be cheaper and more customizable for the corporate world.
Vista has been in development for five years and Microsoft are giving the new operating system all the hype of the Windows 95. Microsoft hired back in ‘95 the Rolling Stones's Mick Jagger sang the band's "Start Me Up" to kick off Windows 95. Windows 95 cause a mass upgrade in computer hardware as many customers running 386, 486 processors ran out to upgrade hardware to Pentiums because they suddenly discovered it took 40 minutes just to bring up the screen.
Buyers of computers need to look for the vista capable logo on all new computers sold with windows xp, companies are providing free vista upgrades for customers buying machines between now and the vista release date here in Australia.
Vista has been in development for five years and Microsoft are giving the new operating system all the hype of the Windows 95. Microsoft hired back in ‘95 the Rolling Stones's Mick Jagger sang the band's "Start Me Up" to kick off Windows 95. Windows 95 cause a mass upgrade in computer hardware as many customers running 386, 486 processors ran out to upgrade hardware to Pentiums because they suddenly discovered it took 40 minutes just to bring up the screen.
Buyers of computers need to look for the vista capable logo on all new computers sold with windows xp, companies are providing free vista upgrades for customers buying machines between now and the vista release date here in Australia.
# posted by Peter Saville - IT Consultant @ 10:43 PM 
