JSPRAA Article: Dec 06

 

Ready or Not, Here it comes, Vista!

 

Just when you were getting use to you XP operating system Microsoft announced the release of their new operating system, Vista in a short time. That means the beta version still has bugs. Everyone is eagerly waiting to buy and upgrade his or her PC operating system, not! The only people that cannot wait are the ones with too much time on their hands, are true computer nerds or own a PC repair business and can’t wait to charge you for the installation and upgrade of everything that is suppose to work without a problem. Do I sound sarcastic? I sure do. The amount of improvements do not equate to the amount of time for the learning curve and frustration of incapable software and hardware. Microsoft is trying to eliminate this aspect but it is almost impossible with smaller software companies. Most businesses are not expected to move to this system for at least a minimum of one year. I think it will be longer. The sale of new PCs is way down and that is when new operating systems get the most exposure.

Oh and if that is not enough, Microsoft's Office 2007 is also being launched. It is suppose to know all your movements to make using it easier. This is based on watching the strokes of Office users for the past three years. Boy, are the PC techno nerds of the world going to be busy this Holiday season.

Jim Mahlmann

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