Thursday, April 05, 2007 12:19 PM PT Posted by Edward N. Albro
So a Harris Interactive poll finds that while 87 percent of adults online know about Windows Vista, only 12 percent of them are planning to upgrade to the new OS in the next year. That's not an inherently bad thing, unless you own stock in Microsoft, but it does seem like a lost opportunity.
So many talented people have put so much time into Vista, and it does include lots of notable achievements. But there's just not much excitement ("The Wow is Not" to paraphrase the hype). But I think it could be fixable. Here are my suggestions:
1. Make it Cheaper
As much as 400 bucks for a new OS just seems greedy. Nobody wants to pay that (or even the lower upgrade prices) and given that XP is a solid, dependable OS, few people feel like they have to. If Microsoft scaled back the price tags, they might find a lot more interest.
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