Lack of third-party apps delays Newham's Vista roll-out
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| As a result, Newham will incur the cost of deploying XP in the new office,
| only to have to upgrade the machines to Vista at a later date. The council
| will now roll out Windows XP in March 2008 instead of Vista as originally
| planned.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/09/24/226960/lack-of-third-party-apps-delays-newhams-vista-roll-out.htm
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[Satire:] Microsoft Reveals Windows Vista SP1 Will Install XP
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| Elston said not only will the move improve customer satisfaction with Vista,
| but will allow the company to focus resources on the next operating system
| instead of the flailing Vista.
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http://www.bbspot.com/News/2007/09/microsoft-reveals-windows-vista-sp1-will-install-xp.html
Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
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| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
|
| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
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