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Monday, February 4, 2008
Upgrades - Are they really necessary?
Can you believe how quickly we forget about the present and begin focusing our attention to things that are still in the distant future? I found a little while ago that Microsoft has stated that Vista is now the forgotten operating system. With support near it's end, Microsoft is planning on a new release already. Next in line, due sometime in 2009 is the release of Windows "7".
So with Vista we know that there are so many upgrades that must come first. Like more RAM, a better video card, a faster processor, you must have a dvd drive for installation, a larger hard drive to install the OS on, and plus there's all that incompatible software.
Most companies are still with Windows XP for two reasons: 1) being that upgrades would be very costly and time consuming and 2) there is no advantage of Vista over XP except for Aero Experience.
Microsoft has heard this countless times from people all over and are finally planning on making a change. They know that Windows 7 needs to be worth the upgrade. But how can they make it better than Vista without the need of a Supercomputer? The answer is to cut down the need for large system resources. Windows 7 will be designed to utilize resources in a much better fashion and still be the best OS.
So any Vista PC should be able to handle 7 without any problems. XP machines will still most likely need a few upgrades, but the changes won't be as large a step or as aggressive which will save you a couple hundred dollars.
With the new release around the corner, I advise anyone thinking about upgrading to stand your ground and stick it out for a year (unless your upgrading from 98).
So with Vista we know that there are so many upgrades that must come first. Like more RAM, a better video card, a faster processor, you must have a dvd drive for installation, a larger hard drive to install the OS on, and plus there's all that incompatible software.
Most companies are still with Windows XP for two reasons: 1) being that upgrades would be very costly and time consuming and 2) there is no advantage of Vista over XP except for Aero Experience.
Microsoft has heard this countless times from people all over and are finally planning on making a change. They know that Windows 7 needs to be worth the upgrade. But how can they make it better than Vista without the need of a Supercomputer? The answer is to cut down the need for large system resources. Windows 7 will be designed to utilize resources in a much better fashion and still be the best OS.
So any Vista PC should be able to handle 7 without any problems. XP machines will still most likely need a few upgrades, but the changes won't be as large a step or as aggressive which will save you a couple hundred dollars.
With the new release around the corner, I advise anyone thinking about upgrading to stand your ground and stick it out for a year (unless your upgrading from 98).
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