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Enterprise IT never jumps on new software when it first appears, preferring to wait until it has had a chance to work the wrinkles out. We continued to install Win2K for at least two years after XP came out, which explains why there are so many 2K systems still in service. In our operation, we began to install Vista a bit over a year ago, with excellent results. Most of the machines that we are replacing, though, are 2K rather than XP. This year, more XP machines will hit end of cycle, and so I would expect the XP numbers to begin to decline more rapidly.

The big question in my mind is, will enterprise customers embrace 7 when it hits, or take the more conservative approach and install Vista instead? Vista is now the mature OS, stable, reliable, and well known, while 7 will be somewhat of an unknown commodity, especially for those still rooted in XP. If I had to hazard a guess, I would say that those of us who adopted Vista early on will be far more likely to embrace 7 as the jump from Vista to 7 is far shorter than the jump from XP to 7.
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This fits  itpro_z | 02/02/09
Totally agree...  Sleeper Service | 02/02/09
Back up your claims  nucrash | 02/02/09
Time to pay the piper  nucrash | 02/02/09
Hmm...  Sleeper Service | 02/02/09
Do your homework.  de-void | 02/02/09
I have to laugh ...  OButterball | 02/02/09
So what are your sources...  Sleeper Service | 02/02/09
LOL! No, it would be EASIER ...  OButterball | 02/02/09
Sure...  Sleeper Service | 02/02/09
Facts read em...  Christian_<>< | 02/02/09
Yeah, so anyway: where are your stats?  Sleeper Service | 02/02/09
Facts read em...  GuidingLight | 02/02/09
Stats? Okay, here you go:  OButterball | 02/02/09
So basically you don't have any....  Sleeper Service | 02/02/09
No, basically I HAVE all the information ...  OButterball | 02/02/09
Stop wasting your time with idiots like this...nt  transposeIT | 02/02/09
So what you are saying is...  Cayble | 02/02/09
Do you know how to use Google, Cayble?  OButterball | 02/02/09
I did Google, and all it proved  Cayble | 02/02/09
Cayble: So, you missed all the articles in Forbes ...  OButterball | 02/02/09
Its amazing what early reviews and perceptions have done to Vista.  Mr. Dee | 02/02/09
Don't forget to put "some" blame on MS shoulders.  James Quinn | 02/02/09
Poor, Old Microsoft  ChrisOPeterson | 02/02/09
why talk only about windoze & Mac  Linux Geek | 02/02/09
Right on  nucrash | 02/02/09
Surely you read the article?  itpro_z | 02/02/09
Are you guys still trumpeting this soon to be Linux takeover? 18+ years...  transposeIT | 02/02/09
HAhahahahahahaha  NStalnecker | 02/02/09
You are really on the right track.  joe.smetona@... | 02/03/09
XP will continue to be used  chrome_slinky@... | 02/02/09
Um, how about...  wolf_z | 02/03/09
Perhaps...  joe.smetona@... | 02/04/09
The double standard is fascinating  NonZealot | 02/02/09
XP is old but I don't think 10 years old at least yet.  James Quinn | 02/02/09
You response did nothing to refute his. (nt)  ye | 02/02/09
XP is NOT 10 years old.  James Quinn | 02/02/09
Irrelevant. His point remains and your responses do nothing...  ye | 02/02/09
No, he has no point  IT_User | 02/02/09
Nothing off the wall about the OP. In fact it's dead on. (nt)  ye | 02/03/09
And so you say..... but repeat and rinse only works  James Quinn | 02/03/09
Another useless post by Jim. (nt)  ye | 02/03/09
I know yours are but what are mine...:P  James Quinn | 02/03/09
XP doesn't have to be 10 years old  alaniane@... | 02/12/09
However, Ye  Axsimulate | 02/03/09
Oooohhhhhhh SNAP Ye:P  James Quinn | 02/03/09
And this disproves his point how? (nt)  ye | 02/03/09
@ye  Axsimulate | 02/03/09
I repeat: This disproves his point how? (nt)  ye | 02/03/09
@ye  Axsimulate | 02/03/09
I'll take that challenge. happy  wolf_z | 02/03/09
Ye shall receive....VERY FUNNY!!!  James Quinn | 02/03/09
Pathetic pedantic Mac users.  ye | 02/03/09
Sure it will be 10 years old in 23 days.....  James Quinn | 02/03/09
It was a number used for illustrative purposes.  ye | 02/03/09
"Purposes" now we are talking dolphins?  James Quinn | 02/03/09
@James Quinn: Your immaturity knows no bounds.  ye | 02/03/09
Ouch my FEELING!!!  James Quinn | 02/03/09
Right on the money.  Cayble | 02/02/09
Not quite so simple.  nucrash | 02/03/09
Don't you little people get it yet...  mikifinaz1@... | 02/03/09
Linux in a business environment Ha  tech_walker | 02/03/09
Just cos they used Vista in "The Day The Earth Stood Still"  XweAponX | 02/12/09
Eventually driver writers will  alaniane@... | 02/12/09

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