I don't listen much to what Gartner says. I've seen them say .Net is the best solution for corporate development then a week later say it's Java. It comes down to the leanings of the people writing their papers. We've also heard before that Microsoft is dead. Then along came Internet Explorer, ASP, IIS, etc.

I agree that Vista has issues, but much of is due to people not understanding why the changes were made. And that is one place that the recent Gartner statements were correct.

>Hi,
> It is one of the most annoying things in vista, try doing a FTP download, it IS A F***ing PITA. As the Gartner report said, this could be the end of windows, as Microsoft aren't listening to their cutomers.
>I am currently on an Advisory Panel and have complained bitterly about Vista shortcomings, and their only response after my last blast was to end XP this june, they have lost the plot.
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>My 2 cents worth.