Bob Faletra

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OK so my SP freinds so far seem to be saying Win 7 is superior and worth the jump from Vista.

But what are you telling your customers to do. If they are on XP are you recommending they make the jump?

And when it comes to Vista re you telling them it is best to do a complete and fresh install of Win 7 from scrathc or are you recommending the upgrade version?

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I, like many others have been suffering with Windows Vista for years now.I didn't listen to my solution provider friends that told me not to move to Vista.

I've lived with it because it was the latest from Microsoft and I like to be current--it's a sickness I can't rid my body of.

Mind you I have 12 computers in my house (don't ask me why because there are only four people in the house) with nearly an even split between PCs and MACs.

Over the past few months both Apple and Microsoft have come to market with new operating systems.

So why did I rush out and get the new Snow Leopard from Apple the day after it shipped but I'm so hesistant to do the same with Win 7?

Because I'm scared right down to my motherboard about what might happen if I try to install this sucker.

I know I should. I know it has to be better than that dreaded Vista. But I also know that I might find myself with far too many issues if the install doesn't go flawlessly--and I know it won't.

I'm afraid I won't be able to get the printer to work. I'm scared the networked backup drives won't connect. I'm worried I'll have to chase down the activation code on my Microsoft Office copy and then try to get that reauthorized by someone answering the phone in a foreign country who I can hardly understand. Then I'll have to do the same with five other programs sold to me by companies that have rigged it so it's impossible for me to actually talk to a live person. I'm concerned a dozen other problems will pop up and require me to spend hours tinkering with some obscure setting that will take me a week to find. I'm afraid some information box will pop up during the install that was written by a brilliant engineer that can't write in a language I or anyone else can understand.

Somehow I just don't know that I want to pay Microsoft $199 and then suffer for the entire weekend trying to get it all working.

I guess this boils down to this; Microsoft has an image problem and Apple doesn't. Why is that?

In the end we should all be thankful about Microsoft's image problem because it drives business to solution providers.

So let me ask you. Should I make the Win 7 jump or not?

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I hate Apple but I love it's products. The company has been so uncooperative with the channel for so many years it's just hard for me to admire the way it operates. Don't get me wrong it has been brilliant at building what is one of the most admired brands in the world.

I just don't like the way it sues college kids that blog about its unannounced products http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=505326

I also don't believe it has ever leveraged the channel the way it should have. Even in the early days of the industry Apple was too heavy handed with its channel partners for my liking.

But I have to admit I love it's products.

My own home network have five MACs (three laptops and two desktops), three PC laptops (one of which runs the dreaded Microsoft Vista) and one PC netbook all sharing two terabytes of backup sotrage and a single HP Color Laserjet which I love.

Mind you that while I have nine computers there are only six of us in the family and at this point only one of the four children is home full time. One is off completely on her own. One just graduateed from college and seems to be around a little and the other full time college student is around during breaks.

So in the end there are lots of choices when it comes to computing in my house.

What gets used the most is the MACs for one simple reason. They just work better.

So what's behind Apple's plans to support Exchange Server with the release of its new operating system Snow Lepard.

Seems to me it is trying to start a groundswell from inside organizations. Anyone already carrying a personal IPhone or who would prefer it will pressure the organizations to tie in.

More importantly if Apple OS is supporting the larger business standards set by Micorosft and other competitors perhaps we may see more MACs in business climates instead of it be relagated to the designers largely.

It's a smart move to begin supporting more business standards but what really needs to do is start supporting a channel that can service those businesses if it really wants to gain share

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Our data here at Everything Channel has been telling us that Virtualization, Storage, Security and VOIP are the growth markets to be in this year.

But the more time I spend in the hallways of the security vendors and poke and prod on growth the security space is particularly hot.

Most suprising is it's universal.

Almost to the point that they can't help but grow.

Is it market expansion or share shift. I'm feeling it's market expansion.

Any thoughts

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