More often than not in business deployments, one of the first things
done with a new PC is to downgrade from Windows Vista to the more
popular Windows XP
...so buy a new license and buy a new computer... this is getting kinda expensive compared to 'keep my old machine and run my app'...
Windows 7 XP Mode, Microsoft is clearly on the right path to
reduce the need for Vista or XP on new systems. With some bug fixes and
polishing, XP Mode can be a viable alternative to virtualized versions
of XP on other platforms
...this is beginning to sound like the Intel Itanium processor (remember the x86 virtual mode?)... only on the OS side. This repackage of Vista with is only compelling if there are critical appls that operate under the 'new & improved' platform... so far all I see is the "new"...