| Executive Summary: Upgrading computer operating systems (OSs) has to make business sense, and many companies find too many problems with Microsoft's Windows Vista to make it worthwhile. Vista usually requires expensive hardware upgrades if not new hardware, and legacy applications generally need to be upgraded and in some cases simply won't work. Training costs, excessive boot times, and laptop performance problems all contribute to a limited payoff in productivity when upgrading to Vista. |
With a weak economy, businesses need to do more with less. When it comes time to consider upgrading a Windows XP environment to Windows Vista, many companies are choosing not to. Ultimately, upgrading has to make business sense, and many companies find the cost to upgrade outweighs any benefits they receive. Here are my top 10 reasons why companies are staying away from Vista.
1. Vista requires new hardware or significant hardware upgrades. To get acceptable performance on Vista, you’re probably looking at significant hardware upgrades, if not a new computer. In my work environment, we’ve found the minimum requirement for a Vista desktop is 2GB of memory, a dualcore processor, 80GB hard disk drive, and a video card with at least 256MB of VRAM. For most users, these specs mean getting a new computer because upgrading an existing system isn’t cost effective. . . .
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