charderman

It’s hard to imagine that Microsft’s Windows Vista and Office 2007 are over a year old already, is it because most people still have XP, or is it because no one is buying anything new. I like to think that neither of these are actually true in and of themselves. As with Windows XP no one seemed to want it the first year or two it was available, in fact I still see many computers come through the door with Windows 2000 on them, and the person using it still says, “Best operating system ever, I am never going to upgrade. “. I really think the problem lies more with change than anything. Change is a hard thing most people are too busy to learn something new, which is why, I think, Microsoft has done so well to begin with. Barely changing the UI over the years so people had to learn very little new stuff to get thigns done. I also think that with some of the new steps Microsoft has taken with the UI and the little steps Apple has taken, is the reason for the change in market shares. Is Windows Vista a good product? I get asked that all the time. I really think it is, if you approch it with an open mind and just let your mind kind of turn off as you use it. I notice when I frist started to use it that the more I thought about how to do things the less I got done, but as I just started using it, it became very easy. Now I don’t really like going back to XP when I have to. Should you move to Vista, well that is a question you have to ask yourself. Do you want to learn something new? Is there time in your schedule to try something new, and do you need a new computer? I really suggest anyone wanting to move to Vista get a new machine and NOT try and upgrade. With the new machine you need to think about a new printer, scanner, or other devices as they may not work with Vista. Overall it is a bit of an investment to go to Vista, but if you have the time and money I think in the end it is worth it.