Just when you thought our tax dollars and TARP funds were going out the window, a Texas senator added a provision to the state budget that would require state agencies to get written approval from the Legislative Budget Board before buying Windows Vista technology related to an operating system, equipment, or licenses.
A Texas senator is trying to make it illegal for any government agency to buy Windows Vista without prior approval. Juan Hinojosa says simply “Don’t buy it because it’s not worth it.” If the law passes, all state agencies in Texas would need written approval from the Legislative Budget Board before buying Vista itself or any machine with the system pre-installed.
With Windows 7 on the horizon, some of you may be wondering what relevance Windows Vista still has. To put it quite simply, some people are still purchasing new computers with Windows XP or paying for a Windows XP downgrade - a practice that is utterly ridiculous given the benefits of using Windows Vista.

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