Intel says they won’t touch Vista with a 10 foot pole
I find this bit of news humorous. It’s no longer a surprise when a company will announce they’re very skeptical about transitioning their systems over to Vista. But according to the Inquirer, there was an internal memo circulating that said Intel will not use Windows Vista in any of their internal corporate computers. Now what is even more interesting is that Intel has full access to Vista’s source code and may even know it better than Microsoft since the operating systems need to work fully with Intel’s processors. Does Intel know something more in-depth about the operating system than meets the eye?
What will Intel use for their own computers? The other two options are Linux and Mac OS. Microsoft’s Windows 7 is still about 1.5 years away from release and even with that Intel is not holding their breath. Was this a wise decision by Intel leaving Microsoft out in the cold? Time will tell. As they say, the bigger they are the harder they fall.
I guess no one told you that The Inquirer is a fake news site, eh?
Think ‘The Onion’
The Inquirer is useful sometimes. Although there’s a lot of judgemental opinions on there this story doesn’t seem too far fetched considering what a crapchute Vista is. Even if it is post Service Pack 1 it still has a lot of quirks.
“Andrew Ferguson”: Go check out http://www.theinquirer.net/
Or, more specifically, their article: http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/06/23/intel-dumps-vista
They are not a satirical news site. You are probably getting confused with “The national enquirer”, a rag by all accounts.
I don’t think there’s any conspiracy or shenanigans going on here. A corporation the size of Intel would take 3 years to complete a rollout of the operating system. When Vista is due to be replaced in half that time, its simply not worth the hassle - you’ll be stuck supporting a dead-end system most likely dropped and forgotten like Windows ME. Its better to sit & wait; there’s no real reason to upgrade to Vista anyway; and use the time to plan the Windows 7 (or MacOS X or Linux or …) rollout better.
I apologize for not linking to the original article, I thought I had included the Link attached to the word “Inquirer” in the original post, I apologize for this!
The post has been updated with the credit where it’s due.