Comments on: Most businesses plan to skip Windows 7 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/13/most-businesses-planning-on-skipping-windows-7/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ralph http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/13/most-businesses-planning-on-skipping-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-195476 Ralph Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:02:31 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/13/most-businesses-planning-on-skipping-windows-7/#comment-195476 The whole argument is kinda moot anyway. windows 7 has a XP compatibility mode which MSFT wisely incorporated in Windows 7. (Really, they DID learn from the Vista fiasco) Besides Microsoft makes money off major companies regardless if they are running Windows 95 or Windows 7. They have site/volume licenses that cover the whole company, MSFT makes money off of each computer no matter what version of Windows the company runs. The only companies that will not upgrade to Windows 7 are those who don't have site/volume licenses and need to buy new computers or substantially upgrade their computers to run Windows 7. I am talking about those computers which run XP marginally right now...like those at my work with 128 MB ram and a paltry 1.2 Ghz speed. Ever try doing a PDF and a Word file at the same time with 128 MB ram...? lol The whole argument is kinda moot anyway. windows 7 has a XP compatibility mode which MSFT wisely incorporated in Windows 7. (Really, they DID learn from the Vista fiasco)

Besides Microsoft makes money off major companies regardless if they are running Windows 95 or Windows 7. They have site/volume licenses that cover the whole company, MSFT makes money off of each computer no matter what version of Windows the company runs.

The only companies that will not upgrade to Windows 7 are those who don’t have site/volume licenses and need to buy new computers or substantially upgrade their computers to run Windows 7.

I am talking about those computers which run XP marginally right now…like those at my work with 128 MB ram and a paltry 1.2 Ghz speed. Ever try doing a PDF and a Word file at the same time with 128 MB ram…? lol

]]> By: Aquaadverse http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/13/most-businesses-planning-on-skipping-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-195456 Aquaadverse Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:52:10 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/07/13/most-businesses-planning-on-skipping-windows-7/#comment-195456 Nothing to see here, move along. Businesses don't ever adopt a new version of Windows when it first comes out. It's better to let the bugs shake out, test for compatibility etc... Stop with the Chrome hype already, at least until it's out. There are pretty significant issues with a web based OS if you're a business. 7 will be successful for Microsoft. Millions are running 7RC and they don't seem to be upset or complaining. 20,000 surveyed and 1,000 respondents on an OS that hasn't been released is probably not a very good basis for projecting trends. Cnet link: http://tinyurl.com/lvouw7 The division of the company responsible for the survey is ScriptLogic. Here is the link to their page about the survey: http://tinyurl.com/l4p9j3 and the actual survey in PDF : http://tinyurl.com/n8uhbo The people who did the survey have a very different conclusion from yours: "In this survey, we found that despite the fact that the short-term migration plans of administrators (in the next 12 months) have been impacted by the economy, 41% of organizations plan to migrate by the end of 2010. The 41% adoption rate is actually a very strong adoption rate (as a point of reference, the historical adoption rate of Windows XP in its first year was cited as 12-14%), and we’re excited to be working with our customers to help then with this move." Yet if you Google the survey, all manner of blog sites are tossing out the same nonsense as Mr. Ferro, which is incorrect according to people who did it. Furnishing links to the sites you quoted and looking at original material are central and basic journalism. This is the kind of stuff that people mean with the "42 year old man in his mothers basement" cracks. Sad. Nothing to see here, move along.

Businesses don’t ever adopt a new version of Windows when it first comes out. It’s better to let the bugs shake out, test for compatibility etc…

Stop with the Chrome hype already, at least until it’s out. There are pretty significant issues with a web based OS if you’re a business.

7 will be successful for Microsoft. Millions are running 7RC and they don’t seem to be upset
or complaining.

20,000 surveyed and 1,000 respondents on an OS that hasn’t been released is probably not a very good basis for projecting trends.

Cnet link: http://tinyurl.com/lvouw7

The division of the company responsible for the survey is ScriptLogic.

Here is the link to their page about the survey:

http://tinyurl.com/l4p9j3

and the actual survey in PDF :

http://tinyurl.com/n8uhbo

The people who did the survey have a very different conclusion from yours:

“In this survey, we found that despite the fact that the short-term migration plans of administrators (in the next 12 months) have been impacted by the economy, 41% of organizations plan to migrate by the end of 2010. The 41% adoption rate is actually a very strong adoption rate (as a point of reference, the historical adoption rate of Windows XP in its first year was cited as 12-14%), and we’re excited to be working with our customers to help then with this move.”

Yet if you Google the survey, all manner of blog sites are tossing out the same nonsense as Mr. Ferro, which is incorrect according to people who did it.

Furnishing links to the sites you quoted and looking at original material are central and basic journalism. This is the kind of stuff that people mean with the “42 year old man in his mothers basement” cracks. Sad.

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