Not even Wednesday yet...

[altivo]

Long, cold day. The library revolt is almost a certain success now, just one or two more big meetings to get through. One of those is tomorrow. The boss gets cold feet and starts to hyperventilate and we have to reassure her that she's made a good decision (which she has, just six months too late, which is the cause of the fear now.)

Really cold here. Arctic chill. Woodstove going full tilt, and the woodpile is starting to look skimpy. Probably we'll order another cord of wood, and that will be the cue for the weather to warm up for good.

Looks like Microsoft is shooting itself in the foot good with Vista. Having read about its behavior by design, I can't imagine why anyone would saddle themselves with it. Microsoft seems to be getting cold feet now too. They started work on the first service pack even before releasing the OS. And they've extended the support period for XP significantly beyond the normal two years after the next version policy. I think they realize that a lot of people are not going to see any advantage in moving to Vista. It looks like a crucial error to me, and one that would be difficult to back out of as well.

Off to my spinning cuz I can do that near the stove. And then to bed, where it's warm; especially when two dogs and three cats pile on top of the blankets.

Comments

[songdogmi.livejournal.com]

I strongly agree that the question of "what will Vista do that XP doesn't" is going to be important for users. Individuals and companies can't invest in something new at the risk of undoing all the progress they had made with their computers. Especially companies, where the issue is not just one Vista license but hundreds. And especially since Vista costs a lot more than previous Windows releases. Even if you could trust that the software itself is going to be good -- and with Microsoft's track record, that's an understandably debatable point -- you just have to know what you're gaining for the costs of the disruption.

Which is to say only that knowing is good, and the list of pluses Miktar supplied does make me, at least, think a little more favorably of Vista.

Myself, I specifically ordered my new Dell before they stopped offering XP. I had no plans of being a guinea pig. I'd rather use my computer than troubleshoot it. But that's just my mileage. I did sign up for the cheap Vista upgrade, though I would certainly wait a while in case there's a patch soon.