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Conversion to Microsoft Vista - is it worth it?


You may or may not want to convert to the new windows operating system, windows vista.You will have to analyze your personal situation and decide if the advantages are worth the money.Most operating systems are purchased with a new computer.Windows Vista will most likely remain in that trend and most people will only convert when they upgrade their computer.

Windows Vista is the first operating system to be released by Microsoft since Windows XP, more than five years ago.Windows XP is not perfect, but it has gone through several revisions and upgrades to patch obvious holes and deficiencies.Windows Vista is barely out of the Beta phase and not all of the issues and problems have been identified yet.You may want to wait a little longer before you upgrade to Windows Vista.

When Microsoft releases a new product they go through a development phase and then they release a Beta product.The product at this stage is close to completion but will have many errors remaining with some of them known.However, the company wants people to use the system and report back the problems they had and features they feel that are missing.The product is then updated and released in the stores.

The first product released will not be perfect.It will have some issues that weren't found in the Beta stage or were created in the last update.These errors will most likely be identified by the first owners of the product.You may want to avoid this trial and error period by waiting three to six months for the company to identify the issues and have them corrected.

Assuming you have a compatible machine you can purchase windows vista for as low as $100 as posted on the Microsoft website.They have several versions of windows vista and you will have to determine what your machine can run and what best fits your objectives.They have a downloadable advisor that you can download and run on your machine that will help you determine which version will work best with your machine.The question you have to ask yourself is 'Will I receive at least $100 dollars worth of benefit for upgrading to the new operating system?'

Usually a new system will have some dynamic and specific advantages to it.However, many people will argue that windows vista is nothing more than a slightly improved windows XP.No new big-name software packages have been written yet that require windows vista to run on.

One of the big features that windows vista has used to promote itself is increased security.Microsoft's biggest improvements in windows vista are in the Enterprise or 64-bit editions, and most home users will not be running these editions.Hence, you may not even see this advantage depending on which version you are running.

The people that will see the most advantage upgrading to windows vista now will be the hard core microsofties who live and breathe in the MSN.They will find the improvements beneficial and will be willing to pay for the upgrade.

However, most people will more than likely wait to upgrade their operating system when they upgrade their computer.You will eventually need to upgrade to windows vista because Microsoft usually phases out support for their other products over time.However, you may even want to wait to upgrade your computer for a few months to ensure that you get the improved version of windows vista if you can afford to wait.

In summary, windows vista is a good operating system that has many improvements over windows XP.However, the product is still new and will have bugs that the company will have to work out over the first year on the market.You may want to wait to upgrade unless you have a specific reason that requires you to upgrade now.

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