Windows 7 Migration
The Top Five Vista Misconceptions of 2008
Here at Simplify PC Solutions, we make no secret of our love of Windows Vista. Sure, it has a few problems, like any OS, but it just doesn't deserve the...
- Most businesses are skipping Vista There's some truth to this, but not much. Some businesses have indeed decided to wait for Windows 7, in part due to Vista's ill-gotten reputation, and in part because of economic considerations (i.e. the cost of upgrading). But as we've shown time and again, it's a mistake to skip Vista.
- Steve Ballmer advises businesses to wait for Windows 7 Wow, did the press blow it on this one. As we reported when the story broke, here's what Microsoft CEO Ballmer actually said: "If people want to wait [for Windows 7] they really can. But I'd definitely deploy Vista." Funny how few news outlets bothered to mention that second sentence.
- Vista's a slowpoke While it's true Vista made few strides in the area of performance, its real-world performance is nearly identical to that of similarly equipped Windows XP systems. (And early Windows 7 systems, too.) Vista earned its "slow" rep from early PCs that shipped with slow processors and/or insufficient RAM. Give Vista the horsepower it needs, however, and it can hang with the best of 'em.
- Vista offers no compelling features What "features" are important to a business? Bet the first thing that popped into your head was "security." Well, guess what: Vista is significantly more secure than XP. Maybe that explains this article at CIO.com: Why I Didn't Skip Microsoft Vista: Security. Oh, and don't forget the report that indicated attacks on Vista are a fraction of attacks on XP.
- Migrating to Vista will cause all kinds of compatibility headaches Perhaps that was true two years ago, but today there are few apps that have compatibility problems with Vista. If you still have concerns, you can take advantage of application virtualization techniques to run legacy apps in a virtual environment.
