While there are those who liken the Windows XP to Vista migration to previous shifts involving earlier operating systems, contributing editor Randall Kennedy remains firmly against such a notion. “None of the pressures that drove customers to Windows XP — the rickety Windows 9x underpinnings, the desire to unify Microsoft’s disparate Windows architectures and leverage NT technologies across a broader user base — exist today,” he explains in Why grapefruit suck. Rather, IT today is by and large, satisfied with Windows the way it is, Kennedy adds. “This is why I will continue to call-out those who try to downplay Save XP by equating resistance to Vista with the earth-shattering transition that was Windows 9x-to-Windows XP,” he adds. “That move was truly apples-to-oranges, while Vista remains more of a grapefruit.” “Here’s hoping that Windows 7 is a bit more palatable…” Software Development