Re: XP *and* Vista co-exist in the market?
the wharf rat wrote:
> In article <u6ihweztIHA.1936@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl>,
> Steve Thackery <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> Obviously the marketing machine in Microsoft isn't stupid, and they must
>> have considered this. Does anyone know - or have an opinion - on why
>> Microsoft are forcing their customers to use Vista after next month, even if
>> it makes the customer unhappy?
>>
>
> Because Vista requires that you purchase new hardware and new software
> in addition to the new operating system. That makes Microsoft business partners
> and subsidiaries happy. Microsoft is far more concerned with keeping those
> entities happy than with anything a customer might think.
>
Yep, MS is happy and so are the vendors. Two out of three ain't bad, right?
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