The articles are not advocating moving to Vista at all.
They are just pointing out that some sites will have problems they are
not expecting with Vista and also Update Now features.
In fact it tells you how to uninstall / revert back to a stable
position if you are caught out with illegal software and find your
systems are crippled. This is to allow you time to rectify the
situation, it doesn't say go out and buy Vista.
On Jan 28, 8:00 pm, kirtcathey <wpsa...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On 2007-01-13 08:51:24 +0900, "ashlee" <rhar...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> said:
>
> > PCProfile has released two key articles that auditors and managers
need
> > to read and understand in order to minimize the risks faced with both
> > Microsoft Vista and "Update Now" features being deployed by Microsoft.
>
> > "Update Now" at
>
>http://www.pcprofile.com/Update_Now_Managing_Clouds_and_Moving_Goalpo...
> > outlines the potential drawbacks that can occur if you don't
> > actively manage the deployment of "Update Now" features within
> > software applications.
>
> > "Here's the punch line for managers - you need to understand the
> > effects this may have on the ability of your business to function as
> > individual users selectively or randomly choose to accept the "update
> > now" conditions and lock you into an ......There is really nothing new
with Vista that did not exist in XP
> environments, except that the Update Now option is more visible to en
> users. However, this makes no difference in operating environments and
> your description above is alarmist PR propaganda. ... Nothing personal
> - we all need to promote our businesses. :-)
>
> With Vista, just like XP and Win2K, administrators will be able to set
> policy across the domain and control updates, virus settings, mail
> filter settings, etc... very, very little changes for commercial and
> enterprise customers. Also, I hardly believe (or, would gladly laugh
> at) such customers that implemented Vista within the next year.
> Especially given all past lessons with MS.
>
> And finally.... the 30-day checks, software invalidation and all else
> brought up in this posting and past postings is incorrect for customers
> with commercial and enterprise site licenses. Those license codes,
> while scrutinized more than in the past, will still be mainly the same.
> Again, anybody who re-negotiates their site licenses with MS to a Vista
> OS within the next year is asking for trouble, is irresponsible, and
> should be removed from IT asset purchase decision making in any
> organization.
>
> XP is stable and does all everybody needs. Most XP software runs on
> Vista, so continuing to invest in those licenses only makes sense while
> continuing on XP - it's safe, fairly stable, yada, yada, yada ....
>
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