Did you get Vista preloaded on a new computer, and now fight to get important applications to run and critical devices to connect? Although the Microsoft hype machine runs at full blast right now, don't think you're the only one with Vista problems.
9 of 10 IT pro respondents (of 961 surveyed) said they have concerns about migrating to Vista. With a headline like "Vista worries lead IT Pros to Consider Linux, Mac Alternatives," the news can't be easily "misinterpreted" or counted as a rounding error. If you don't like Vista, you're in the majority right now, along with IT folks from many huge companies.
The vast majority of those IT folks considering Linux or Macintosh won't change, of course, because Microsoft operating systems and Office applications wrap tightly around the business process of many companies. But the threat does make a good argument point when negotiating Microsoft support costs.
Never a group that gives up easily, Microsoft sent a Support Pack 1 preview to 15,000 testers last week. It appears the planned release date for the world of Vista users (whether willing or not, they're still using it) is the end of February next year. Seems like about 13 months after Vista's general release, and 15 months after first release to large corporate customers. Why has it taken so long?