Vista has just been released…well, almost just. ‘To upgrade’ or ‘not to upgrade’ or ‘when to updrade’, is the question on top of most minds ! Now ? Or After the SP1. Corporates & Individuals, waiting for the SP1 to iron out minor Vista issues, before deciding to take the plunge, feel good when they read in a reputed blog : “Vista SP1 coming soon, say sources !” The blog gets a lot of reads. Then two days, later the same writer again says : “SP1 not coming so soon !” The Blog again gets a lot of hits ! The rumour mill sure is active !
To add fuel to fire, is all talk of “Windows7″. “Expect Windows7 by 2010″ ! Hey, thats just 3 years from now ! Sould one then wait for Windows7 to udgrade, which is said to be a really outstanting OS ! But what if the date slips ?
True, such talk always keeps Microsoft in the news, but it also hurts the cause of consumers waiting to upgrade. No doubt, Windows always draws speculation, probably because it is so basic to everything that we do these days with computers. But again sources say that currently the Windows7 is still on drawing board for MS. There is still a lot of innovation that needs to flow to the customers from Vista launch. But with such talk, Windows7 is threatening to steal the thunder away from Vista and eclipse Vista/SP1 in public MindSpace !!!
Internally, MS doesn’t want dust kicking on Windows7; Not even its Mktg does; Its is just what speculators have been talking about ! Microsoft then needs to issue a clear cut time frame, well atleast to the nearest quarter period, as to when a consumer should expect the SP1, If at all it does actually plan to release one. Or is it abandoning the idea of “Service Packs”, and just release these fixes through Windows Update or otherwise, throughout the year, the latest “Vista Compatibility and Reliability Pack” being an example.