My latest article for Tom’s Hardware about what the channel needs to know about Windows Vista include these main points on why Vista can be more compelling than XP for the channel
- VARs can tie in a hardware upgrade at the same time
- VARs can get more profit from Vista machines since they will require more RAM and graphics horsepower
- VARs can differentiate themselves in terms of service and support for Vista over earlier Windows OSs
I talk about what the real stats on recommended configurations should be and other issues in the article here.
It’s absolutely absurd that just the bare OS requires this level of system resources. Vista is yet another money making scheme with no added value to the customer.