Re: How workable is Vista?

Jim Granville wrote:
Stef wrote:
In comp.arch.embedded,
The Real Andy <therealandy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

If you are an engineer and you want to fiddle with everything and run
outdated software, then Vista is a no go.


Ok, that's a no go for almost everyone in this group then. ;-)

Yes - With the 'want to run outdated software', changed to 'need to run outdated software' - version control often removes
option/luxury of 'want' ;)


Exactly. But it's not just engineers. Many businesses run legacy MRP systems and a change can be extremely expensive. MS used to have an ok attitude towards backward compatibility. That seems to have noticeably changed with Vista, to the point where they might discover that they just shot themselves in the foot.

Yesterday during the dog walk we met a friend who owns a business and just bought a round of new PCs. His comments about this new stuff consisted mostly of words like "stinks, pain in the neck, sluggish, resource hog" and so on.

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