[mso] Re: Is it worth changing over to?XP ?
- From: "Greg Chapman" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 23:05:32 -0600
Well, you can also look at it this way; MS has been using something like
the 24 month cycle where possible for as long as I've been doing this
anyway. The longest release cycles I've seen have been for the
BackOffice side. Check out this timeline:
Windows 3.0 - 1992
Windows 3.1 - 1993
Windows For Workgroups 3.0 - 1992
Windows For Workgroups 3.11 - 1993-4
Windows NT 3.1 - 1992
Windows NT 3.5 - 1993
Windows NT 3.51 - 1994
Windows 95 - Aug, 1995
Windows Nt 4.0 - 1996
Windows 98 - 1998
Windows ME - Late 1999
Windows 2000 - 2000
Windows XP - 2002
Office, ye say?
Office 95 - 1995
Office 97 - 1997
Office 2000 - 2000
Office XP 2002
So XP anything is 1 year old and through half its normal life cycle.
We're about average in roll up to this version in terms of total count.
So next year the next version of both come out and you'll be two behind,
where the upgrade path is tougher and you get dejected so you say to
hell with it and buy a new machine that comes with it installed anyway.
(That was a Chicago one-breathe sentence. I thought you'd all enjoy
it.<g>)
Greg Chapman
http://www.mousetrax.com
"Counting in binary is as easy as 01, 10, 11!
With thinking this clear, is coding really a good idea?"
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chuck H.
> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 8:00 PM
> To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [mso] Re: Is it worth changing over to?XP ?
>
>
>
> Well, it sounds pretty darn logical to me, and I'm
> considering upgrading to Win XP Professional. The thing that
> we can't get around, however, and that bugs the devil out of
> me, is that the Longhorn release is not too far down the road
> now and, not long after that, Blackcomb. If Microsoft is
> going to release another OS every 18 months to two years, we
> may as well get that third job and start saving more money
> for constant upgrades!
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