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Survey says most companies won't deploy Windows 7
IT administrators cite application compatibility concerns plus time and resources as the primary reasons
Nearly six in 10 companies have no current plans to deploy Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 7, due for release in October, according to a new survey.
Of 1,100 IT administrators who responded to the survey, 59.3 percent said they didn't have a plan to deploy Windows 7.
ScriptLogic, a company that makes software tools for Microsoft's Windows OS, published the ScriptLogic survey (PDF).
About 81.8 percent of respondents cited time and resources or application compatibility concerns as the biggest barriers to deploying Windows 7.
Other lesser concerns were deployment and migration, hardware support and migration of user settings. The survey represents a point in time, so companies could change their opinion.
The survey results may be somewhat disheartening for Microsoft, but not entirely unexpected. The company saw slow initial uptake of its Windows Vista OS, in part due to application compatibility concerns.
With Microsoft's Vista OS, many large enterprises chose to wait until the company released Vista's first service pack.
But 34 percent said they expected to deploy Windows 7 by the end of 2010, with 5.4 percent expected to install the OS by the end of the year.
According to figures published by analyst IDC earlier this month, Windows 7 is expected to account for half of the client OSes that Microsoft ships for corporate users by the fall of 2010, or around 58 million copies.
By contrast, Vista shipments are predicted to sell just 18 million copies in 2010, comprising 15 percent of Windows OSes sold.
The current economic situation may also have an impact on Windows 7 uptake. When asked how their departments are saving money, 34.8 percent of respondents to the survey said they skipped upgrades or delayed purchases.
Some 84.3 percent of respondents also said that the current economic conditions had impacted investments in data-center infrastructure, desktop hardware and systems-management software.
However, 29.2 percent said they saved money by investing in software that would make their operations more efficient, such as virtualization technologies.
Others said they cut costs by laying off employees or implementing hiring freezes.
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Title is grossly misleading
[Trying again...]
"Survey says most companies won't deploy Windows 7" - but read the story and the question asked in the survey more closely.
"We have no current plans to deploy Windows 7" at 59.3% of responses. The key words there are "no current plans".
Just because an organisation has no "current plans" for deploying Win7 by 31 December 2010, doesn't imply anything about whether companies _will_ in fact deploy Win7, or in what timeframe. It just says that they have no plans for Win7 in the next 18 months.
XP deployments have 8+ years of inertia. That's going to take a lot of effort for Microsoft to overcome.
Given that it hasn't even been released yet, and non-XP hardware [i.e. only runs Vista or Win7] is not even on the market yet, this is just a headline-grabbing piece of fluff.
Whether you're on Windows or Linux, don't get your panties in a twist over this.
Title is grossly misleading
"Survey says most companies won't deploy Windows 7" - but read the story and the question asked in the survey more closely.
"We have no current plans to deploy Windows 7" at 59.3% of responses. The key words there are "no current plans".
Just because an organisation has no "current plans" for deploying Win7 by 31 December 2010, doesn't imply anything about whether companies _will_ in fact deploy Win7, or in what timeframe. It just says that they have no plans for Win7 in the next 18 months.
XP deployments have 8+ years of inertia. That's going to take a lot of effort for Microsoft to overcome.
Given that it hasn't even been released yet, and non-XP hardware [i.e. only runs Vista or Win7] is not even on the market yet, this is just a headline-grabbing piece of fluff.
Whether you're on Windows or Linux, don't get your panties in a twist over this.
installing new software on linux is easier than Windows
you don't even have to worry about serial numbers, or cracks ...
You just have to go to the tool (could be a little different in kde or gnome, but it's basically the same) and install it. The installation tool will take care of dependencies.
Maybe you used linux 3 or 4 years ago. Now it's easier than windows
Windows is crap, but Linux is impractical
Windows is crap, but there is usually no alternative if you want to GET THINGS DONE! On Linux, you will spend all day installing this package, which requires that package, which requires this package... ad infinitum until you reach a package that is broken. Then you will go back to windows and get some work done. The windows experience is crap, it is not fun and it is sh**, but there is no alternative.
I am not complaining about Linux though because Linux is FREE, nobody is being forced to use it. If you don't like it, don't use it. I do use it for programming ... but for most Office based stuff Windows has the edge (even though it is a pile of crap!).
One percent market share?
Oh god, the only reason Linux doesnt do better is because open source software for the most part has STUPID NAMES. Its as simple as that. None of the big wigs in management want to use a program called GIMP, though I cant think of any other examples right off hand, there are more preposterous names. Although, apache does run the internet, this page is on an apache server. For most standard users linux would be just fine, AND the hardware requirements are minimal, I have an OLD ASS compaq with an 800Mhz processor, it runs ubuntu and and backtrack etc just fine, you couldnt even run vista in safe mode "command prompt only" for that. The bottom line in business is $$$$$$ there is a lot of money to be saved using linux and open source. For god sakes the state of texas uses vista machines. It does not need that crap, they would be fine running "Damn Small Linux" and downloading open office. But everyone know you cant stray from the social norm, that is socially unacceptable, and another problem with linux is that you have to know more about computational science in general, you have to know more to set anything up, and EVERYONE know that lowest common denominator wins EVERYTIME....
Windows 7 complete failure!!!(kind of).... and dualing retards
This post is almost as much fun as when Ina Fried said the exact same thing over at CNet a few days ago. Both posts state that businesses won't make the move to 7 and then in the article, they immediately nullify their title by stating that they don't have a "current plan".
No shit. No plan to install an operating system that isn't in the wild. What a shocker.
Businesses have the most to lose in the event of failure. Of course they're going to be the slowest to adopt. The MS fanboys with nothing to do but argue with freetard religious zealots are going to have the OS much sooner. No business in their right mind would be planning a move to an OS that didn't yet have a track record.
This, as well as Ina Fried's post is nothing but FUD. Something to put on the web because it's a slow news day, after, of course, they mold the data to make the headline grabbing point that they need it to make.
That's hard-hitting journalism, right there.
Windows 7 Vista in sheeps clothing
Despite a lot of improvements after running Windows 7 for 3 months I rolled back to XP. I admit the OS runs better on multi processor machines but for those with just the Pentium 4s better wait till you have the money to upgrade.
Microsoft Offices and partners would be in almost every city...
Also: I tried the latest Ubuntu the other day, installed it on my 2 year old HP workstation Laptop. installed great, worked great until i tried to get a second monitor working. unfortunately I have my monitor on the left of my screen. nothing i did would allow me to have my main screen being my laptop and the secondary screen being on the left. The responses to this will no doubt be NOOB and you don't know what you are doing etc... However it just works on MAC and Windows. Linux - Not ready for the average user.
The entire foundation of the
The entire foundation of the internet is Linux/*BSD, so relax a little. Entire medical systems, governments, stock exchanges, radio's, tv's, cars, navigation systems, ovens, microwaves, phones, banks, Google, USA military and watches are all ran by Linux.
Apple is mostly used for creative stuff. Windows is used for PC gaming and doing some unimportant office stuff.
The real world runs on Linux. Now who's the real joke here? If all Windows and Apple computers were to stop right now, then there would be problem. If all Linux systems in the world were to fail right now, the entire world would be fscked.
Windows? Mac OS X? Lol!
now there are zealots in the other side
That's funny, you look like a linux zealot, but you are in the other side. You just can't say that linux is a toy. It is used in a lot of BIG companies in servers, and its recommended by Oracle and IBM (that's official info). So, it's not a toy. So, you are a zealot. There is no victory from linux perspective. I'm a linux user, and I'm not going to get some profits from this "trend" or whatever you want to call it.
The problem is that windows is going to loose. And I don't like laid offs, so sad. But the problem is that Microsoft business is old, they are going to live, anyway, but they market depends on something that IS GOING TO CHANGE: Everything is going to be in the internet, and microsoft can't change that. I know, we are going to have a lot of new problems, but it is a trend.
You're an idiot.
Really? Wow sir you are grossly uninformed and really have no place in discussing anything on a technical level. So please sit down. Fact of the matter is, there is no accurate way of knowing what the real desktop market share of Linux is. Not even a close guess. Seeing the actual numbers would probably startle the MS fanboys out there. Yes, I'm a linux user, and I feel there's a purpose for most any OS, including windows. Most of what I need to do, I can use linux on the desktop for. And some I can't, and just use windows without complaining too much. However I know that windows is incapable of, or incompetent at the rest of the stuff I need. It's very foundation is flawed. A graphical environment is its core. Wow, real stable underpins there. And unnecessary bloat. MS advises people purchase adequate anti-virus/malware suites to cover their mistakes in development... I really don't have time to deal with crap like that. Nor do I have time to deal with infested family/friend's computers. Really, add it up. It's such a disgusting time-sink that MS has created. I have real work to do.
Thank you for proving my point
Come out from under the bridge sometime. :)
Why Windows still matters
As a user of Windows, Mac, Linux and BSD, I can assure you that all are actually pretty good. The lack of acceptance of Linux boils down to a simple issue:
A company needs applications for ERP (accounting), Marketing (Photoshop, Quark), Design (AutoCAD, SolidWorks), CNC Programming (GibbsCAM), a database, email, web server and office apps.
These are supported by:
Windows - All
Mac OS X - Some
Linux - few
So if I'm allowed to support only ONE, then it has to be Windows. If 2, then the marketing department cries for Macs (more Quark plug-ins, prettier), and nobody is asking for Linux except the server guys (who are split on this).
I love Linux on servers and have several desktops of my own. I can make a pretty good business case for some percentage of the users being switched to Linux + OpenOffice. But ERP and CAD users _require_ Windows, as do hard-core Excel users, etc. It is hard to get rid of Windows, but you don't have to use Linux at all - except for embedded Linux in routers, cell phones, etc.
Anyone who describes Linux as a toy is simply not well informed. It has its limitations (as all OS do) but it is quite an impressive and powerful OS.
No, the real problem
is zealots like yourself spreading lies about how great Linux is. The reply is automatically "OMG, paid Microsoft shill!" "Astroturfer!". You blindly defend the garbage OS that is Linux and declare that anyone who doesn't agree is the enemy part of the Microsoft empire. The fact is that people don't want your toy OS, you can't even give it away for free. The Linux zealots have been proclaiming their victory for well over a decade now and you still struggle to have even 1% of the desktop market share. The problem isn't so much Linux. It's the freetard religious zealots.
I wonder how many......
Yes I wonder how many anti linux comments can be traced to cities with Microsoft offices or their partners. I also know that for the most part sheeple will resist anything that is so new that they have to change their perceptions that are not correct. Granted the number of linux deployments may not be in the number range that Microsoft has. But that is in some ways attributable to the fact that the mission of the operating systems are different. Microsoft as a business has the mission of Windows on every desktop. Linux for the most part wants good code that benefits users. Numbers are not as important. Why? Because its not the profit motive that drives them. Yet it is the profit motive that makes them attack open source. So each time I read a negative comment, I know where they come from. Microsoft and their army of trolls and astroturfers.
Linux does not suck, for the most part neither does Microsoft. Its just that the problems with Windows are so blaring once you stop using it and see what it could be if Microsoft really cared about users and not the almighty dollar.
I agree
Yes, it is too bad Linux wasn't in the survey... we'd see that 99.99999% of businesses have no intention of moving to Linux in the next year.
Yes, it sucks ...
I love my QNX
Yeh, linux does suck. I use
Yeh, linux does suck. I use Hurd.
Linux Sucks
Linux Sucks
Too Bad Linux wasn't in the survey
Q. Which below represents the most accurate statement about your plans to deploy Windows 7?
Answer Percent Response
We are migrating to Ubuntu Linux 65.1%
We have no current plans to deploy Windows 7 29.1%
We will likely deploy Windows 7 by the end of 2010 4.0%
We plan on deploying Windows 7 by the end of 2009 1.4%
We have already deployed Windows 7 .4%
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