Microsoft today resumed the automatic distribution of a Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) prerequisite, called the Servicing Stack Update (SSU), after releasing a fix for the problem. The resumption of this download means that millions of additional Windows Vista owners will begin receiving Vista SP1 automatically via Windows Update in the days ahead. “This update helps to ensure a smooth install of the SSU by working to prevent the system from rebooting during the SP1 SSU installation, an issue that a small number of customers experienced when they first issued the SSU in February,” a Microsoft representative said.
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Vista prices cut by as much as 48%, but not in U.S.
Prices for the OS will be trimmed 15% to 20% in the U.S. Microsoft Corp. is cutting the retail price of its Windows Vista operating system by as much as 20% in the U.S., but will slash at least some versions’ price tags by more than 46% in both the U.K. and the European Union, the company confirmed today. Late Thursday, Microsoft announced sweeping price cuts to boxed copies of Vista, saying then that the cuts would range from as low as 3% in developed countries to nearly 50% for some editions sold in poorer nations. But by the numbers that Microsoft released today, even customers in Western Europe — France, Germany, Spain and the U.K., among others — will also see prices fall by nearly half.
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Vista and Office 2007 getting some traction ahead of Windows 7
A US survey shows companies are increasingly, if slowly, moving to Vista and Office 2007 The third and last CDW Windows Vista Tracking Poll, performed by Walker Information, shows that Windows Vista is getting some take-up. The number of organisations “evaluating and testing” Vista has increased from 29% in February 2007 to 48%, and “30% of organizations are currently implementing or have implemented Vista,” against 12% last time. Of those using or evaluating, 74% expect to complete the move to Vista during the next 12 months. CDW also says: “Windows Vista is delivering on expected benefits, with nearly 50% of evaluators/implementers reporting performance above expectations on key features.” Of course, we don’t know what they were expecting. If they’ve been reading the hate on the web, they might be surprised to discover that the world’s second most popular operating system is extremely stable and works well.
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Windows Vista: A vision of perfection?
Windows Vista may offer more eye-popping features than its successor Microsoft Windows XP, but a lot of these are convenience rather than necessity. Tech bible PC Magazine declares that, “[Vista] will require more processing power, graphics capabilities, and memory than is typical of today’s mainstream machines.”
Computer technician at Management Control Systems Christopher Howe agrees with the mag’s assessment of the new application.
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