Study Shows Businesses Warming to Windows 7

Posted 03/19/2010 at 4:36am | by Paul Lilly

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Businesses tend to be a bit more conservative when it comes to early adoption of new tech, but according to a new study, Windows 7 is gaining ground in the enterprise pretty fast.

The study pinged 923 businesses in January, and out of those, 16 percent have already deployed Windows 7 across the board. Another 42 percent said they will start migrating to Windows 7 by the end of the year. This is a much better reception than what Vista received during its first six months following its release.

"It is just very positive about Windows 7," said Dimensional Research analyst Diane Hagglund, the study's author. "They are planning to deploy it. They are planning to deploy it fast."

That doesn't mean businesses aren't being cautious, however. About 57 percent admitted to having some worries, but even this is a positive figure considering that's 10 percent less than from April 2009.

"IT is feeling much more confident that its secure, stable, and that it performs," Hagglund added. "It takes a little while for your applications to get caught up.