[vox] Windows Vista

[Jimbo]

I will get vista but not now...too soon.  Bugs that will show have to be 
ironed out and the cost is way too high however I don't know if it will drop 
within this year.

Since I am a gamer I want vista for the newer games utilizing dx10 and other 
technologies.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Scofield" <scofield at omsoft.com>
To: "LUGOD" <vox at lists.lugod.org>
Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 10:52 AM
Subject: [vox] Windows Vista


> 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
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