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Default [Y] XP's end means enterprises will move to Windows 7
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nf/20091103/tc_nf/69856

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To upgrade or not to upgrade? Enterprises may not have the choice they did between Windows Vista and Windows XP, when many opted to continue with XP rather than switch to Vista.

The move from XP to Vista entailed serious hardware upgrade costs, not to mention the soft costs of installation, training and support. If Vista offered security enhancements over XP, the benefits were more than overwhelmed by user dissatisfaction, upgrade headaches, and the cost.

With Windows 7, will enterprises continue to hold on to XP? It's unlikely, since Microsoft has announced an end-of-life deadline for XP in 2014, but the reality is that XP will be fully phased out long before then.

That's because hardware manufacturers are unlikely to offer XP on new machines much longer. As PCs are upgraded, Windows 7 will rapidly enter the enterprise, regardless of any resistance to operating-system upgrades. more...
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I don't think xp is going anywhere, sadly...
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Well with XP losing dedicated support from MS means that Enterprises are going to have to move to the most logical OS going which is Windows 7 due to its advantages over Windows Vista.
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Alright. But on a business desktop level, what does Windows 7 offer that Windows XP does not?

Talking about the normal usage. Browsers, word, spreadsheets, email. Not talking about desktops that need 8GB+ of RAM for intense applications, that's the minority of business 'desktops'.
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Alright. But on a business desktop level, what does Windows 7 offer that Windows XP does not?

Talking about the normal usage. Browsers, word, spreadsheets, email. Not talking about desktops that need 8GB+ of RAM for intense applications, that's the minority of business 'desktops'.
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I know from a small business perspective, XP will be around until new computers are needed or XP loses support. I can see a lot of companies waiting until the 2014 deadline. By that point in time Microsoft will be close to 2 generations away from 7.
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I know from a small business perspective, XP will be around until new computers are needed or XP loses support. I can see a lot of companies waiting until the 2014 deadline. By that point in time Microsoft will be close to 2 generations away from 7.
Its unlikely we'll be seeing anything of Windows 8 until 2012-2013 which will extend into 2016-2017 upon which Windows 9 will be released.

I love talking about the future, its makes it seem like this stuff is right around the corner.
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LOL seriously, do these people that write this type of trash even realize how many computers out there are still running NT?

First rule in IT...use off the shelf software and hardware if it can do the job.

Businesses may upgrade a few computers from XP (or what ever OS they are running) where they need better security, but even in those cases the network's protocols and firewall(s) will hold more wieght then what OS's are running.

Some may upgrade because their IT people can get away with it
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