From the Dark Side--RESCUECOM Urges Not Upgrading to Windows Vista

At the public release of Microsoft's long-awaited Windows Vista operating system, in a note to us David A. Milman, founder and CEO of RESCUECOM, an independent national computer repair and technology company, is urging computer users NOT to buy Vista,

"While the hype surrounding Vista is in many ways justified, we are urging the tens of thousands of businesses and home computer users we service to take a wait and see approach. Sometimes the latest is not necessarily the greatest and we'd hate some minor glitch to result in major headaches for our customers or anyone else. We suggest waiting six months before purchasing Vista. Allow the early users to discover the flaws and weaknesses and allow Microsoft to perfect this exciting product before blindly and enthusiastically placing your computers and your data in its care."

Actually, it may be years before large businesses and governmental agencies migrate to Windows Vista while they test it. For the more intrepid, Vista won't really be ready for prime time until later this year when the first service pack will be released according to Digit.

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