Many, many people have said that Windows XP is just fine, and while Vista’s great (DX10 comes to mind), it’s not necessary for most. Can an outcry of public sentiment save XP?Windows Vista was supposed to be a shot in the arm for Microsoft, which had gone five years without a new desktop operating system. It hasn’t worked out that way. Instead, Vista sales have been slower than XP’s (when adjusted for market size) and there’s been a distinct lack of passion for the new OS. In Vista’s first year, InfoWorld<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Many, many people have said that Windows XP is just fine, and while Vista’s great (DX10 comes to mind), it’s not necessary for most. Can an outcry of public sentiment save XP?Windows Vista was supposed to be a shot in the arm for Microsoft, which had gone five years without a new desktop operating system. It hasn’t worked out that way. Instead, Vista sales have been slower than XP’s (when adjusted for market size) and there’s been a distinct lack of passion for the new OS. In Vista’s first year, InfoWorld Continue reading