Gartner corrected: Prepare to welcome Windows Vista or ... die

Businesses that are using Windows 2000 need to start preparing for Windows Vista now, otherwise they will fall into the situation of Microsoft "taking their children off the market," recommends research firm Gartner.

However, for companies that are using Windows XP, the Windows Vista workload can be more leisurely.

Gartner was forced to make a second statement about Windows Vista to replace the study published last week, which the company said was misunderstood by the media. It is recommended that users should postpone the use of Windows Vista until 2008, which has been withdrawn by Gartner and replaced with advice that should prepare for Vista as soon as possible, especially when they are using Windows 2000.

According to Gartner's advice, businesses using Windows 2000 should immediately contact their software vendors to discuss when and how to support Windows Vista. For some special enterprise applications, many software businesses take up to 3 years to support a new operating system.

And yet, according to the plan, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 2000 since mid-2010, which means that those companies who fail to take action will fall into the " helpless market ", helpless place. The best solution is to contact software service companies as soon as possible, up to a reasonable timetable for receiving Windows Vista.

" Remember that many software companies are very . lazy and if you don't push behind their backs, they will forget it. The more customers return, the greater the motivation of the software company " , Gartner analyzed.

According to its calculations, many corporations will take about 18 months - counting from the time when Vista ships - to test new applications, get support from third-party software businesses, run test projects. points v.v . Which firms ignore Vista until 2008 will not be able to apply in time in mid-2010.

Windows XP users can get more comfortable, just install Windows Vista for newly purchased computers or laptops. The work of updating the XP operating system to Vista should only work with computers that only use half the technical life.

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