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Closing the Door to Microsoft Vista

Started by Guest_scaramonga_* , May 15 2008 03:03 PM

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#1 Guest_scaramonga_*

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 03:03 PM

images/news/vista.jpgGeneral Motors (GM) may take a detour around Vista, the latest computer operating system from Microsoft (MSFT). The automaker has encountered so many speed bumps getting Vista to work on its machines that it may just wait for the next version of Windows, due in 2010 or 2011. "We're considering bypassing Vista and going straight to Windows 7," says GM's Chief Systems & Technology Officer Fred Killeen.

Vista taxes all but the most modern PCs with hefty processing and memory requirements. Many of GM's PCs can't even run the system. "By the time we'd replace them, Windows 7 might be ready anyway," Killeen says. Then there are compatibility problems with all the software that needs to run on Windows. GM's software vendors still haven't ensured all their programs will run on Vista trouble-free. So the company is sticking with Windows XP for now. Killeen figures GM could install Windows 7 in three or four years.

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 06:28 PM

Interesting...my poor Vista...can't blame them though, running all those legacy system.

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Posted 15 May 2008 - 08:49 PM

Yeap.... and virtual machines are a NONO... its like banks... many banks still use LEGACY systems and so do many companies... Why replace and spend $ when something IS working as it should just like the first day?

Again, the problem was that vista was an evolution just like ME was (in a sense because it was such a disaster) and XP was a revolution... Maybe windows 7 steps up to the plate with a few of its integrations...

But till then... other than having a new car when yours is working fine, i see no point in upgrading on a business sense.. I do like vista.. i like it a lot.. a lot more than xp, but liking something can't justify spending unnecessary money, specially in the economics of today.

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 01:50 AM

highlander, on May 15 2008, 03:49 PM, said:

Yeap.... and virtual machines are a NONO... its like banks... many banks still use LEGACY systems and so do many companies... Why replace and spend $ when something IS working as it should just like the first day?

Again, the problem was that vista was an evolution just like ME was (in a sense because it was such a disaster) and XP was a revolution... Maybe windows 7 steps up to the plate with a few of its integrations...

But till then... other than having a new car when yours is working fine, i see no point in upgrading on a business sense.. I do like vista.. i like it a lot.. a lot more than xp, but liking something can't justify spending unnecessary money, specially in the economics of today.

Now that is the wisest thing I have heard in along time. Make no mistake I am one of the Vista "haters" Though truth be told one of the biggest reasons is How to justify the cost of upgrading when I got something that just works.

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 02:05 AM

What makes the think Windows 7 will have lighter requirements?
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Posted 16 May 2008 - 02:39 AM

damn! that ain't mitch kapur, is it?

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#7 highlander

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 03:46 AM

I forgot to mention that these comments where posted back when xp was new... driver issues and the craps...

Vista has proven that is more powerful given the machine has the muscle. When machines begin to fail and their life expectancy ends we will see a slow movement towards vista as a natural way.

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Posted 16 May 2008 - 05:01 AM

highlander, on May 15 2008, 08:46 PM, said:

I forgot to mention that these comments where posted back when xp was new... driver issues and the craps...

Vista has proven that is more powerful given the machine has the muscle. When machines begin to fail and their life expectancy ends we will see a slow movement towards vista as a natural way.

yep, you are correct, sir