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developments in Windows OS

Microsoft began planning a major replacement for all of its operating systems
in 2001. The project, code-named Longhorn, encountered numerous delays, in
part because of efforts to address the public’s growing concern with computer
security and consumers’ desire for PCs to have greater integration with a full
range of entertainment equipment within the modern electronic home.
The company started over, and the new operating system, renamed Vista, was
released to other software developers late in 2006 and to the general public in
2007. Like most new operating systems, Vista met with initial problems
involving incompatibilities with older computer peripherals. More
problematic for the new operating system was its “bloated” structure, which
required a very fast microprocessor and large amounts of dedicated computer
memory for proper functioning. Its high threshold for adequate system
resources deterred many companies and individuals from upgrading systems
from earlier, and perfectly serviceable, systems such as Windows XP (derived
from the term Windows Experience). In addition, consumers were baffled by
the numerous Vista options—Home (Basic or Premium), Ultimate, Business,
and others—while business users (Microsoft’s core market) balked at its major
change to the user interface and were unwilling to port their internal
applications to the new system.

developments in Windows OS
Microsoft began planning a major replacement for all of its operating systems
in 2001. The project, code-named Longhorn, encountered numerous delays, in
part because of efforts to address the public’s growing concern with computer
security and consumers’ desire for PCs to have greater integration with a full
range of entertainment equipment within the modern electronic home.
The company started over, and the new operating system, renamed Vista, was
released to other software developers late in 2006 and to the general public in
2007. Like most new operating systems, Vista met with initial problems
involving incompatibilities with older computer peripherals. More
problematic for the new operating system was its “bloated” structure, which
required a very fast microprocessor and large amounts of dedicated computer
memory for proper functioning. Its high threshold for adequate system
resources deterred many companies and individuals from upgrading systems
from earlier, and perfectly serviceable, systems such as Windows XP (derived
from the term Windows Experience). In addition, consumers were baffled by
the numerous Vista options—Home (Basic or Premium), Ultimate, Business,
and others—while business users (Microsoft’s core market) balked at its major
change to the user interface and were unwilling to port their internal
applications to the new system.

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