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John Lundin

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

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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.
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 29 May 09 - Cached
  • Microsoft for its part told XP users last month (MAY) that if they are just starting to test Vista that they should switch to Windows 7.
    • John Lundin
      John Lundin on 29 May 09
       
      How does this make W7 a better choice than Vista?
  • generally happy.
    • John Lundin
      John Lundin on 29 May 09
       
      maybe happy, but much poorer because of the need to update all their XP apps and retire all the older PCs that do not have the horsepower....
  • With both Windows 7 (the host operating system) and XP (guest) running on a single machine, users will be forced to maintain and patch two operating systems per desktop.
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  • XP Mode is likely a one- to two-year Band-Aid.
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