It seems that Vista is an albatross that will not go away for Microsoft. Corporate customers do not want it. As best I can tell, the only people using Vista are consumers that do not have a choice when they buy a new PC. Actually, customers do have a choice. They can buy an Apple computer and have a much better user experience. Many consumers are doing just that as is evidenced by Apple's growing market share.
How bad is this scenario? Market analysts are saying that Microsoft's stock is down 22% this year alone. Many corporate users plan to skip Vista altogether and wait on Windows 7, the next version of Windows. The thing is, Microsoft has such a track record for releasing buggy operating systems, even if Windows 7 is much better than Vista, no corporate user that knows what they are doing will go near it before the first service pack is released.
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