"In December, Softchoice warned that 94 percent of PCs in North America would not be capable of running Windows Vista Home Premium—half of PCs, any Vista version."

This article might have something to do with the slow acceptance. It is workplace related but the underlying issues are the same in many respects.



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It's simple...if you want it bad enough, you'll get it. You don't NEED to upgrade to Vista, you don't HAVE to upgrade to Vista. Keep XP if you're happy with it, save the money, and ignore all the hype.

No muss, no fuss. Vista is out. It's price is what it is. Get it or don't get it. Whining about all of it isn't going to change anything. Just DON'T get it.

When I bought 98 [oem] it was AUD $180

When I bought XP Pro [oem] it was AUD $200

If, when I buy Ultimate [oem] it's around AUD $2-300 I'll call it CPI [inflation], nothing more.

Why fret?

Either it is perceived as value for money....or it is not.

Purchase is still optional...

*Exactly ... That was an easier way to express it..LOL

if you have XP I just don't see why you'd shell out for Vista. MS can't blame piracy they been tooting the trumpet since release about how dificult it is to keep a pirated copy activated and running

Sell it for somewhere between $50 and $100 a pop and kiss 99 percent of the pirates goodbye and watch your sales skyrocket.

Sell it for $300 to $400 a pop and watch the pirating go into overtime.

Hmmm, well, I know for a fact that pirated copies of Vista are out there available for download. Whether or not they work remains to be seen by those who download it.

I won't consider buying Vista at this early stage, and I wouldn't even think of downloading a pirated copy. My reasons are simple; even though my computer will handle the ultimate copy of Vista without a hitch, many of my computers prime software components like firewall program, and other useful things like managing media will not work. I used the "Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor", and it said that there was no support for them. Therefore I will have to wait for the software manufacturer to redesign their code.

When XP first came out there were so many holes and patches that needed to be downloaded, or applied for hardware drivers etc. I stayed well away for quite some time before getting XP.

New operating systems are designed for one reason, to slow down your current computer so you must buy a new one. It is a marketing strategy that has been around since the beginning of personal computers. Software designers don't force us to buy their products, or new upgrades, but like a normal consumer, we must do what is necessary to feel good about ourselves.

If you are a smart consumer, you will wait for the bugs to be ironed out of a new product before buying it. Unless you are the entrepreneural type who has already assessed your risks, and MUST have it early on, no matter what the cost.

Consider the features that Vista has to offer, what really gives it the Luster other than prettier built in graphic features we all have been using with windowblinds? And Dreamscene...It may be nice, but I remember manipulating 2 different programs to achieve an animated movie wallpaper on a win95 machine back in 1997. It used about 30 percent of the processor back then on a 200Mhz chip.

How many people are so astounded by the security features of Vista that they really need it now? Probably not many. Not to mention, many companies don't consider buying new OS software for general business use right away either. Many large corporations today still use Windows 2000 on very old computers because they still do their job.

Microsoft has nothing really new to offer in Vista that is really going to wow the average user into buying it, so no surprise that sales are down. People are indeed happy to use their XP machines for some time to come. It is smart dollar sense. If the new car sales industry worked in the way microsoft thinks we should act, then everyone would buy a new car based on the fact that it has a new Navigation system, rear facing camera, and alarm system, every 5 years.

I paid $117 for Vista Home Premium (OEM) and it runs just fine.

The display driver model, icon presentation, and multimedia functions are well worth the price - IMHO.

In speaking with some knowledgeable people, I understand that the DX10 functions will really open some doors for the 'entertainment' value in Vista.

Of course, the Mac offers much in the way of 'entertainment' value, as well as professional graphic design.

As for pirates; they will always be around due to the need for balance in the universe and all.

 arrr, us pirates be gettin' blamed fur all sorts'a stuff arrr.... It not be out fault Vista don't come wit free rum arrr

Vista be runnin' fine 'ere on t'owd Black Pig an' ne'er a Revenue man in sight.
So eat, drink an' be merry yer scurvy lot, arrr...

probably pity for the surgically attached hat and ear-phones

Well even if I wanted to I cannot install vista, Neither of my Computers will handle it, both are nice and do everything I want them too. One is 3 years old and is a P4 1.7Ghz with 512ram,80gig HDD and a CD-RW, with a 32 meg video card,not expandable, I also have another Dell that is only 1 yeqar old that will not take an install either...No wonder sales are slow, every one of my friends comes to me wanting to know about it, by the time we figure out what upgrades they need to instal it, the price is just stupid...Most of my friends needed at least 2oo to 300 dollars to be able to run it..Most needed Ram at about 50 to 70 a stick everyone needed videocard upgrades at about 70 to 100 and some needed to get DVD drives...Then you have the cost of about 250 for the upgrade...What was he thinking(bill gates)??!!? I have the hardest time convincing people they should upgrade a little bit, let alone telling them they need 500 to do the Vista upgrade properly...My honest opinion is that unless you need a new PC leave vista on the shelf....He should have realized that the average consumer is reluctant to invest so much in a PC just to make it look better...Gamers are the market he should have sampled to get a more accurate idea of how well it would sell.