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John Lundin

Windows 7 alluring, but XP is the migration X factor - Network World - 0 views

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W7 XP migration

shared by John Lundin on 29 May 09 - Cached
  • "If you are on XP, Windows 7 isn't going to solve a lot of Vista's migration problems," says Brett Waldman, a research analyst for IDC. "Going from Vista to Windows 7 should be a much easier transition than XP to 7."
    • John Lundin
      John Lundin on 29 May 09
       
      ...W7 is not the solution for XP migration path... it is almost like MSFT is bifurcating back to the old w98 // NT days... Why can't MSFT extend XP rather than repackage Vista??
  • The predominant migration questions among those coming off XP are "when" and "how."
  • "What we are saying is that by the end of 2012 you should be off XP," says Michael Silver, vice president and research director at Gartner.
    • John Lundin
      John Lundin on 29 May 09
       
      ...off XP, but onto what??
  • John Lundin on 29 May 09
     
    If you are on XP, Windows 7 isn't going to solve a lot of Vista's migration problems," says Brett Waldman, a research analyst for IDC. "Going from Vista to Windows 7 should be a much easier transition than XP to 7.
John Lundin

Windows 7 alluring, but XP is the migration X factor - Network World - 0 views

www.networkworld.com/...52809-microsoft-windows-7.html

shared by John Lundin on 02 Jun 09 - Cached
  • how long it will take to get all their XP desktops to Windows 7 before XP support runs out or before application vendors quit producing XP versions of upgrades or new software
    • John Lundin
      John Lundin on 02 Jun 09
       
      ....or even after MSFT pulls support of XP (after all the XP mode is XP SP3... and they will have to support that mode while W7 is operational)...
  • Gartner predicts that more than half of the corporate Windows user-base is skipping Vista and aiming at Windows 7
  • it doesn't mean they will avoid the application compatibility issues that gave Vista a black eye
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  • "If you are on XP, Windows 7 isn't going to solve a lot of Vista's migration problems," says Brett Waldman, a research analyst for IDC. "Going from Vista to Windows 7 should be a much easier transition than XP to 7."
  • The predominant migration questions among those coming off XP are "when" and "how."
  • "What we are saying is that by the end of 2012 you should be off XP," says Michael Silver, vice president and research director at Gartner
    • John Lundin
      John Lundin on 02 Jun 09
       
      ...that is off XP by 2012... but not necessrily onto W7 at that time.
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