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Windows Vista Flunks At MIT
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:10:50 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Date: February 10, 2007 10:46:11 PM EST To: undisclosed-recipient:; Subject: Windows Vista Flunks At MIT Windows Vista Flunks At MIT The reason? The software isn't yet ready for 'productive and safe computing.' By Paul McDougall InformationWeek Feb 8, 2007 03:00 PM Tech staffers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are warning professors and administrators at the school -- host to one of the country's most prestigious computer science departments -- not to upgrade desktops or laptops to Microsoft's new Windows Vista operating system because the software isn't yet ready for "productive and safe computing," according to an internal statement posted on MIT's Web site. Specifically, MIT's department of information services and technology is warning computer users at the school away from the Enterprise Edition of Windows Vista. The reason, according to the Web posting, is that many critical security and productivity applications aren't yet compatible with the OS. ... http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=197004575 ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://archives.listbox.com/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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