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2006-12-14

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Hurdles to Vista Adoption

A study of 112,113 business PCs from 472 North American companies found:

Only 50 percent meet the minimum requirements for Vista

94 percent do not meet the system requirements for Vista Premium

41 percent will need RAM upgrades, and 12 percent will need CPU replacements to meet Vista requirements

78 percent will need RAM upgrades, and 16 percent will need new CPUs for Vista Premium

27 percent of businesses plan to wait one to two years before rolling out Vista; 33 percent will wait between six months and one year

Source: Softchoice

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