Desktop IT will need upgrading for Windows Vista, warns Gartner

摘要

About half of the business PCs in use will be able to run the full features of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Vista operating system, analyst firm Gartner has warned. Most companies will need to upgrade their desktop IT significantly to run Vista. This is likely to raise the cost of individual desktops, and multiply hardware costs across large PC installations, said Gartner, raising the question of whether companies need to upgrade.