Skip Windows Vista at your own risk, cautions Forrester

Warning: Waiting for Windows Seven could seriously harm the health of your company; that's in essence the warning that research company, Forrester, has issued towards businesses which are still pulling back on a Vista roll-out.

In a report entitled "Building the Business Case for Windows Vista,"  Forrester reckons that alternatives to Vista are non-existent (ed :that will surely please the Linux and Mac community) and that not upgrading would cause third party vendors to refrain from Vista-rising their own applications.

The author, Benjamin Gray, says in the report that, "Although we applaud companies for thinking ahead, there are some harsh realities for those considering skipping Windows Vista".

The fact that Microsoft has already pre-announced Windows 7 for 2010, combined with the difficult economic outlook mean that companies are more reluctant to adopt Windows Vista - which in many cases, would include a complete hardware refresh.

Windows XP is scheduled to be pulled out of the OEM and retail market in June 2008 which means that Windows Vista will be the only desktop Operating system that Microsoft will be offering to its clients.

One thing is for sure, Microsoft is anxious that Vista could be an embarrassing cock-up not only because it failed to generate the same amount of buzz as Windows XP, but because its own clients may have already opted to wait for the next version of Windows. Tags: Operating Systems, Windows, Windows Vista