Vista - Re: Another step proving that vista is dead and XP is still the best choice until win7 comes out!

12-23-2008

You stated you didn't understand why MS is so obsessed with moving everyone
to Vista.
It's simply labor costs or manpower planning. They plan ahead.
"Steve Thackery" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>> You are overlooking the most costly thing about maintaining two OS.
>> 'Field support'. The labor costs for maintaining
>> or supporting two OS. If Vista replaces XP then all support for XP can be
>> eliminated.

>
> No, and if you read my comments I've addressed that specifically. MS is
> ALREADY committed to maintaining XP to 2014.
>
> At the moment MS have a policy of providing support for five years after
> launch (and then another five just doing major security fixes).
>
> But this is just MS's *policy*. They could change it if they wanted - to
> three years, or less. It's their product and their policy.
>
> There is no reason why they couldn't say "You can buy continue to buy XP,
> but support finishes in 2014 - you have been warned."
>
> Especially as they are offering an alternative product, so nobody can
> argue that they've been left high and dry with no alternatives.
>
> SteveT

12-23-2008	#1 (permalink)
Unknown n/a posts	Re: Another step proving that vista is dead and XP is still the best choice until win7 comes out! You stated you didn't understand why MS is so obsessed with moving everyone to Vista. It's simply labor costs or manpower planning. They plan ahead. "Steve Thackery" <nobody@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OBz3UeIZJHA.1532@xxxxxx Quote: Quote: >> You are overlooking the most costly thing about maintaining two OS. >> 'Field support'. The labor costs for maintaining >> or supporting two OS. If Vista replaces XP then all support for XP can be >> eliminated. > > No, and if you read my comments I've addressed that specifically. MS is > ALREADY committed to maintaining XP to 2014. > > At the moment MS have a policy of providing support for five years after > launch (and then another five just doing major security fixes). > > But this is just MS's policy. They could change it if they wanted - to > three years, or less. It's their product and their policy. > > There is no reason why they couldn't say "You can buy continue to buy XP, > but support finishes in 2014 - you have been warned." > > Especially as they are offering an alternative product, so nobody can > argue that they've been left high and dry with no alternatives. > > SteveT
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