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Report: Migration to Windows 7 "Inevitable"

Posted 10/16/09 at 09:16:20 AM  by Paul Lilly

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While you contemplate whether or not it's worth upgrading your work PC to Windows 7 or trashing the old hardware for something new, one thing's for sure - moving to Windows 7 will be "all but inevitable," according to a report from market research firm Gartner.

"The Windows 7 release will generate renewed interest in consumers and small businesses following its release, but corporate demand is not expected to gain momentum until the end of 2010," said Charles Smulders, managing VP at Gartner. "An overdue PC hardware upgrade cycle and the economic environment will be as equally important as Windows 7 in determining final demand in 2010."

Before taking the plunge, Gartner senior analyst Michael Silver said corporations will have to consider five factors, including moving off of XP by the end of 2010, starting their migration projects now instead of later, they should avoid skipping Windows 7 to avoid the kinds of problems that plagued "organizations that skipped Windows 2000 and waited for XP," larger organizations should budget carefully and take note of the migration costs (as much as $1,930 per user to move from XP to Windows 7, and up to $510 to move up from Vista), and avoid waiting for Windows 7 SP1 before making the jump.

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TAGS: microsoft, operating system, OS, windows 7, report
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avatarNancy Pelosi must have done

Submitted by big_montana on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 9:14am

Nancy Pelosi must have done Gartners math to arrive at the much infalted number of $1930 as the license agreement my firm has with MS allows us to upgrade to Windows for FREE!!! Most medium to large firms probably have the same license agreement and not firm will pay that amount to upgrade, unless Gartner is factoring in the cost of new computer with Windows 7, in which case they need to provide this detail as to the reason for the cost.

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avatarWhile the cost of the OS is

Submitted by slumbersix on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 6:17am

While the cost of the OS is small, it's the time, lost work, migration, etc that probably adds up to around that number.

A clean install may only take 30-40 minutes but then you've got to get it setup for the domain, migrate your data back, train the employee on its use, etc... It's definetely not the same as a home use install.

And it all adds up when you factor in the cost of the IT person...

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avatarDidn't they say about the

Submitted by sartan2002 on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 8:50am

Didn't they say about the same thing about vista when it came out?

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avatarWOW

Submitted by Gigabyte on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 8:44am

Thats BS at its finest.

 

Windows 7 will gain momentum because M$ is killing XP. 

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avatarKilling XP

Submitted by ExarKun1138 on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 10:02am

MSFT may be "killing XP" but it's about damned time! XP is old and outdated and Windows 7 is far better than XP in every category. All of you contemplating sticking with XP are only depriving yourself a much better OS by not going to Windows 7. If it's because of money, understandable, but if it's only because you "think" XP is better than Windows 7, sorry, but that doesn't fly anymore. I went from XP Pro. to Win7 Pro. 2 weeks ago and EVERYTHING I used in XP works better in Win7 Pro. And I mean EVERYTHING. Also, Win7 is faster, more stable, and I have YET to see a SINGLE BSoD, even when I do as much to TRY and kill it as I can. I think the "animosity" towards Win7 is because of what Vista did/didn't do when it came out. Well, folks, Win7 ain't no Vista. It's superior in every way to Vista as well. This is the best OS Microsoft has ever released, and it even makes Mac's OSX SL seem chintzy and "cartoony" in feel compared to it. I am in no way a Microsoft fanboy, but this time, I had to eat my words, because once I went Win7, I took XP and filed it away with Win2000 and 98SE.

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avatarSomebody has been drinking the kool-aid.

Submitted by Gigabyte on Fri, 10/16/2009 - 1:29pm

This is work, not your home. Every heard of this catagory?

Total cost of ownership

It applies at home too. Upgrading for eye candy doesn't get you anywhere. M$ isn't helping anyone but themselves.They want to kill XP for $$$ and thats it. If XP is so bad and 'outdated in every category' it would die by itself. Vista will & time will determine 7's fate.

fyi... I skipped Vista at home. I went from XP to Windows 7 Ultimate (64bit) in August, thanks to Technet :D I don't miss XP, but 7 isn't that great. IE still sucks, along with most of M$'s software. I use the same 3rd party apps that I used in XP. Security software, VLC, Firefox, and Office 2007 all run the same. I had to find clones for M$ PowerToys for Windows XP.

People come to me when things don't work so I shouldn't complain. Job security is great! 

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