Cause and Effect

Microsoft’s most recent operation system was not designed with the consumer in mind, but rather Microsoft’s business partner, Intel. During the few months before Windows Vista was released, almost all of the computers that could be found in retail stores would easily have enough performance to fit most customer’s needs. As a result, most customers looking to buy a computer would end up purchasing the cheapest one they could. All of the new technology being produced wasn’t needed to run Windows XP smoothly; the only chips were still working fine. However, once Windows Vista was released, any new computers would come with this operating system on it. Vista had more features, and was thus much more demanding for a computer to run. RAM requirements doubled, and these old processors were no longer sufficient for the basic customer. As a result, new processors were developed by Intel to support the high performance demands of this new operating system. Since customers don’t have the option to buy a computer with Windows XP, they are now forced to buy these more expensive and better computers.