If Microsoft needed a wake up call as to just how big a problem it has on its hands to convince midsized companies to move to Vista, it got it at the Midsize Enterprise Summit on Monday.
The majority of the 340 CIOs polled at the event, which is owned by ChannelWeb parent Everything Channel, indicated that they plan to skip Vista altogether. The straw poll of raised hands came in response to a question at the outset of a session titled "Windows and Office " Which Version and for How Long," conducted by Gartner Vice President and Distinguished Analyst Michael Silver. The Stamford, Conn.-based Gartner is one of the top market research firms advising midmarket companies on if and when they should move to Vista.
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