[vox] Windows Vista

[Bob Scofield]

I'm in a quandary.  I want to order a new laptop, but I can't figure out if I 
should get one with XP or Vista.  It goes without saying of course that it 
will be a dual boot.  But I'm reading conflicting reports on Vista.  Here's a 
British government report recommending against educational institutions going 
to Vista and Office 2007:


http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=61A19824-89F8-4649-82F7-3062481BA64B

Here's a quote from the end of the report:

'The overall advice on Vista was even worse, from Microsoft's
 perspective. "Early deployment is considered extremely high risk and strongly 
recommended against," Becta stated. "On the basis of current understanding, 
the total cost of deployment is significant, the risks are high, and the 
benefits are far from clear."'

I've read other statements by people saying there is some skepticism among 
businesses in going over to Vista.  Some are exploring Open Office and Linux.  
Of course there are reviews that rave about Office 2007.

Bob