Comments on: Microsoft unveils Vista editions http://blog.sandeberg.org/2006/02/microsoft-unveils-vista-editions/ A miscellany. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:28:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wreckferret http://blog.sandeberg.org/2006/02/microsoft-unveils-vista-editions/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Wreckferret Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:25:00 +0000 http://blog.sandeberg.org/?p=198#comment-133 One of the guys here at work went to a MS Conference last week which discussed Vista.<br/>He said that MS were quite keen to get businesses to start using Beta versions.<br/>Not to debug (which I initially cynically said their intent was), but to raise Market Awareness.<br/>Get Companies exposed to early beta released versions so they'd be more willing to pay out for a full suite sooner.<br/>Also gives the in-house developers of any companies a heads up of what might be in the pipe (& I suppose ultimately, promotes MS Training courses/materials for the new applications/development tools).<br/><br/>Dunno.<br/><br/>Given how slow this place is in adopting new s/w, I wouldn't be holding any breaths.<br/>But interesting to see Vista starting to filter into the business consciousness (even if it hasn't come along with all the bells & whistles it was supposed to have had). One of the guys here at work went to a MS Conference last week which discussed Vista.
He said that MS were quite keen to get businesses to start using Beta versions.
Not to debug (which I initially cynically said their intent was), but to raise Market Awareness.
Get Companies exposed to early beta released versions so they’d be more willing to pay out for a full suite sooner.
Also gives the in-house developers of any companies a heads up of what might be in the pipe (& I suppose ultimately, promotes MS Training courses/materials for the new applications/development tools).

Dunno.

Given how slow this place is in adopting new s/w, I wouldn’t be holding any breaths.
But interesting to see Vista starting to filter into the business consciousness (even if it hasn’t come along with all the bells & whistles it was supposed to have had).

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