In a new enthusiastic effort, Microsoft is making the “case” to its enterprise customers to please, let go of Windows XP. Microsoft recently published a bunch of case studies of companies who have made the switch, and are better for it.
In the past Microsoft may have coddled those customers unwilling to adopt newer products due to deployment cost or security concerns. Not this time, however, they are insisting companies can save money in the long term and be using a much better product. They are especially making this plea to those customers who own volume license contracts for XP where they are entitled to the upgraded software. One Windows general manager, Gavriella Schuster, put it bluntly: “Hey, you own it. Deploy it, and get off of XP. Move on.”
Many consider the wide adoption of Windows 7 in businesses extremely important to the success of the operating system. Most consider the clear advantages Windows 7 offers over XP no-brainer evidence to make the switch.
