Vista is not only struggling because it’s a bad upgrade. It’s struggling because it’s just not necessary. Windows XP runs fine, it has all the bells and whistles we need to run efficiently. If it’s not included in XP, power users can find free, open source alternatives. Power users can also find satisfaction in other operating systems such as Ubuntu.

Businesses around the world have no need for Vista either. XP is stable and suits them just fine. It’s too bad power users and businesses don’t decide the fate of what really dominates the market, because Vista will find it’s way through the rough time it’s going through right now. Do you know why? Because when people like your grandma call up Gateway for a new PC, what do you think they will offer her? A PC with Vista pre-loaded. Eventually, PC manufacturers will stop selling XP because it’s “too old”. PC manufacturers can make or break an OS’s success. No way will they decide to offer XP forever.

So Vista will be out there for the novice users, which means software and hardware will be created for Vista and will not be supported under the “older” XP. Which will then push businesses and power users into finally buying the upgrade. The master plan of Microsoft will then be complete once again. Just as it was with XP, 2000, 98, 95, 3.1 and DOS.