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Our Blogs The BeerFiles No need to wait on Vista compatibility Microsoft? | No need to wait on Vista compatibility Microsoft? |
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| Written by Stan Beer | |
| Tuesday, 06 February 2007 | |
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Right now, most of us (apologies to Mac and Linux users) are still running Windows XP computers. Our hardware peripherals work, our networks work, our software works, our security systems work (to a point) and we don't require a hardware upgrade. Why on earth, should we spend money on a new operating system, then a heap more on additional hardware, new peripherals, and time getting everything to work together? According to Microsoft, the answer is "Wow!" And in fact that's what I said when I walked into my local computer shop to get the prices of boxed copies of Vista and Office 2007. If I want to buy the Ultimate versions of both products, the cost will be AUD$1949. That's without a computer! But, hey, the packaging looks nice. To be fair, most people will buy a computer with Vista preloaded but there's no getting around that AUD$1198 for Office 2007 Ultimate or the new peripherals you quite possibly need to buy or the software upgrades you may need to wait for. Here's a thought, although Microsoft might not like it: you've waited five years for Vista already, why not wait another year or two until Microsoft and all their partners has a chance to get their collective acts together?{moscomment}
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