There was a recent Quick Take published by Ted Schadler with Alyssa L. Baer of Forrester (www.forrester.com) that provides their independent assessment of Windows Vista and .NET 3.0 as an application platform.
The report, entitled "Okay, I Get It: Vista’s A Cool Application Platform,” December 2006, discusses an application that single-handedly convinced Ted Schadler to upgrade to Windows Vista, the Times Reader.
“So now it’s clear what Vista is giving application developers and technology product marketers: a next-generation software platform for building killer applications. So don’t get stuck in a ‘just another-Windows-upgrade’ rut. Instead, call in the brainstorm troops and experience the Times Reader until you’re wrapped in its potential.”
The report is available here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/itanalyst/docs/061212ForresterVistaCool.pdf
(Additional reports by Forrester and other firms can be found here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/itanalyst/default.mspx.)
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