PCWorld - Is Windows Vista really skippable?
As organizations weigh what to do with Windows XP OS upgrades, the thought of leapfrogging the much-maligned Vista often comes to mind. But be warned, says a recent report from research firm Gartner: bypassing Vista and migrating directly from XP to the next release, Windows 7, could be a dicey proposition.
The report, written by Gartner analyst Michael Silver, states that most organizations should not skip Windows Vista entirely and should install Vista on new PCs as they are deployed, with the main reason being that ISVs (independent software vendors) don't support old versions of Windows long enough, or new versions of Windows soon enough.
Also, Silver suggests in the report, Windows 7 is not likely not to arrive on time.
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