Ignore Vista Until 2008

Blakey Rat writes "According to Gartner in a research note entitled 'Ten reasons you should and shouldn't care about Microsoft's Windows Vista', businesses should wait until 2008 before installing Windows Vista, or 'pursue a strategy of managed diversity' by only bringing in new machines with Windows Vista and not upgrading existing computers. Although acknowledging the security benefits of upgrading, they explain in the report that most of the security-related benefits that come with Vista are available today through third-party software products."

Re:The reason not to upgrade is...

[.darkaiyen.]

if its not broke, don't fix it.

wait, this IS windows we're talking about, isn't it?

Perfectly Right!

[c0l0]

Of course I did not RTFA, but they must be speaking of "Third Party" Software Products such as, for instance, GNU/Linux or *BSD.
;-)

What 2008?

[Anonymous Coward]

I'm still using Windows 98 so I guess I'll be upgrading in 2018 - ?

Re:Perhaps we should wait until 2008

[JoeShmoe950]

I wish there was an "EgoManiac" mod.

11th Reason..

[loconet]

It will be delayed again.

Oh, great

[FluffyWithTeeth]

Does this mean it will be released before 2008, then?

In Soviet Russia...

[J_Darnley]

Vista ignores you till 2008.

Re:So....

[Shinaku]

(Ignore above post, meddling kids!)

"It's been years since I used a 2 dimentional control interface, how ever did we manage?" - Julian Bashire from an imperfect DS9 future

Nukem Forever

[Megane]

So will OS X be at version 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8 by the time Vista is released? Will Duke Nukem Forever be released by then? Will we achive sustained nuclear fusion? Will we have flying cars? Warp drive?

Re:So....

[Dan_Bercell]

Well if the differences in Office 12 require Vista to have all the new UI things then YES. The new features in Office 12 will mean a huge increase in productivity.

Re:The reason not to upgrade is...

[cshark]

God willing, I will be ignoring windows vista for much longer than that.

Re:The reason not to upgrade is...

[FidelCatsro]

Some great movies have been made using windows : Crash , Unstable , Dos Boot , Virus,The spy(ware) Who shagged me , Homers The Iliad (Think troy) and Dawn of the dead.

This is the LAST Windows you'll ever buy!!

[malraid]

That's right, every version afterwards will most likely be rented. Vista is just to get everybody slowly by slowly dependant on DRM for day-to-day activities.

Re:Amazing

[JPriest]

That is quite possibly the most impressive /. UID I have ever seen, can I touch it?

Ignore Vista Until 2008

[oztiks]

Only until 2008? I was hoping to ignore it for much longer then that :)

Re:The reason not to upgrade is...

[Anonymous Coward]

wait, this IS windows we're talking about, isn't it?

Sooo.... it's broken, and they won't fix it

I already have a plan.

[Quiet_Desperation]

I'm going to ignore it until 2200.

In Solvat Russia...

[Anonymous Coward]

Vista ignore you until 2008!

Re:Amazing

[Phroggy]

No touching!

Re:Amazing

[ximenes]

Touch it!

Re:Amazing

[Wolfrider]

Eh, what's so special about it? :b

Re:Amazing

[ximenes]

Those are the only threads that I ever post to anymore, by which I mean the last 6 years.

Re:Amazing

[IchBinEinPenguin]

UID of 10 and you still haven't found anything better to do with your time than hang out with a bunch of ... well ... us?