Vista Service Pack 1: A Band-Aid for a Baby
- January 23rd, 2007
- 2 Comments
Sure, Vista is a but a wee bairn but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t deserve a major service pack. We can expect the software to roll out in the Fall with a few fixes for “high-impact issues” including fixes in security, deployment, and stability. Why should we care? Because this promises to break a few things down the line and means the Vista is really hitting the upgrade pipeline with a vengeance. It also means XP and its attendant code shant be getting much attention from now on out.
Kyle (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Translation: “wee bairn” (Little Baby)
Funny to see Scots pop up here and there. :)
With everyone having to commit so heavily in terms of hardware to even run Vista, wouldn’t this be the best time to switch to mac? I know it’s getting old, but being a Mac user I’m getting more and more queries from confused family and friends.
webonics (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I believe Microsoft is also making additional efforts to expedite this Service Pack 1 out into the marketplace to further enterprise sales. Many enterprise customers will not begin to make the transition from their Windows XP/NT environments to Vista until SP1 drops.
@Kyle - While there will be some switching to Mac in the consumer marketplace, the enterprise is going to be less likely to do so. Although, software like Parallels and VMWare are making this more possible. The other factor that will be a barrier to a switch is that while most of the readers of this site are tech-savvy early adopter types, the mass market is not. Most are averse to change and will continue to use the system that they are familiar, work with in their job, and/or have invested large amounts of expense in software for the Windows O/S. My friends and family rarely share my zeal for technology and gadgets. Instead, they tend to prefer consistency and familiarity.
I use both Mac and Windows computers. They each have their pros and cons. Quite frankly, I hope both companies just try to focus more time with developing better products which will lead to great sales and marketshare. The whole OS war is so remarkably counterproductive and ugly…not only among the companies but the fanbase of each company as well. Its like a political campaign with mud-slinging on all sides and really no one wins at the end of the day. Interoperability, engagement and experience could make technology go so much further.