[carlosponti]

One of the guys I work with stated Microsoft is in a bind because Vista is selling about as fast as ME. They are looking to can Vista and Put out Windows 7 to replace it. They are not selling new copies of XP to consumers that doesn't exactly equate to a death call either. The only place it effects me is at work.

[techieMoe]

Originally Posted by carlosponti

They are not selling new copies of XP to consumers [but] that doesn't exactly equate to a death call either. The only place it effects me is at work.

Agreed. We must remember that simply because XP is no longer being sold to end-users in retail stores, that doesn't mean the existing installs of XP will suddenly blow up (or... at least not because of this anyway).

I ran into kind of the same thing with my HD-DVD player after Toshiba jumped ship. I still have a functional player; I just can't buy a new one for much longer.

Here at work we're very concerned about this whole Vista deal. First of all, the development software we use from IBM doesn't work in Vista, and even if it did it requires a very large amount of RAM in its latest version (so much so that we'd need 4GB at least per development box), which means in order to use all of the RAM we'd need 64-bit versions of Vista, which our IT department won't support yet.

We're basically screwed and can't buy new workstations until someone picks up the ball Microsoft dropped and runs with it.

[carlosponti]

Where I work Our IT department only certifies XP and we have a contract with Dell who will downgrade on the PC's we buy. we Only have two machines on Vista in the entire County. There wont be anymore either. As long as Dell is selling XP we will be buying it. Now I hear they are going to start charging a 50 fee for XP downgrades.

Also Microsoft is going to continue supporting current Users for up to 2 years even. Maybe by then version 7 will be out.

[jayd512]

Originally Posted by techieMoe

We're basically screwed and can't buy new workstations until someone picks up the ball Microsoft dropped and runs with it.

Good luck with that, Moe!!! I don't think Jerry Rice himself would run with this ball!

(could you blame him if he didn't?)

[kveldulf980]

Originally Posted by Rob_B

Sounds like I switched to Linux at exactly the right time. Now if I could get the wife to be a bit less attached to photoshop...

The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

[questio verum]

Originally Posted by techieMoe

Operator: MCS Ready Room, how may I help you?
I didn't hear what the person on the phone said, obviously...
Operator: Well, miss, you're right. You do have a virus on your machine. It's about 2 gigabytes and it's called Microsoft Windows.
Again, no idea what their response was...
Operator: Yes, ma'am. The help desk will be open tomorrow. Bring the computer right up and they'll help you out.

Reminds me of an episode of BOFH.

qv

[firstandlast]

to be honest i liked XP...
best thing microsoft threw out there
it worked well for the fenced cattle who need something a little dumbed down
(not going to lie i was a cow awhile ago)
but i decided when i built this machine that i wanted to get away for windows because of the vista fiasco (that and xp is 200 freakin dolors and linux is FREE)

so far im lovin my linux experience

[Geeth]

Even though the risk of being shunned (i know i really wont), but I still think that XP is a great OS. I know that alot of linux users are linux or nothing. Though my opion is still for your avg home pc there isn't much wrong with XP. I think this is mainly becuase of the market share and the driver avaliability that it has.

Vista on the other hand, I would rather have a full server cage used as a suppostory then run Vista.

When I worked for an ISP I wanted to walk to the homes of people that lived closed with a board with a nail in it becuase they are running vista.

It's sad that Xp wont be supported esp from a helpdesk pov.

[Farmer Mike]

Originally Posted by elija

I have a standard way of dealing with Vista tech support requests.

Friend: Help me I think I may have done something stupid!
Me: Are you using Vista?
Friend: Yes
Me: You did do something stupid.

When I go to the department store or bookstore I always see a book titled
"Microsoft Vista for Dummies"
I always comment out loud, "Yep, sounds about right."

I'm like Rob_B, I'm glad I came over to Linux before this.

[Manchunian]

Even though the risk of being shunned (i know i really wont), but I still think that XP is a great OS.

You won't get shunned - everyone is allowed their opinion. But have you forgotten that XP would only work well if you had a good virus checker, at least two spyware tools and defragmented the disk every month or so. Even then it was generally a good idea to re-install it once in a while to clean it up. My sister in law's XP recently stopped working altogether because of a virus - I had to re-install it for her; my parents in law had the same problem; so too did my mother; and so too do a number of my students right now. No, sorry, I can't agree. XP was sort of OK to use, but you had about as much security with it as you would if you went to see in a sieve (reminds me of a poem that...)