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I would bet
that not nearly as many businesses will bite as MS wants, but that more businesses than usual will bite.
Posted by: Michael Kelly   Posted on: 09/14/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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I would bet  Michael Kelly | 09/14/09
Some will probably wait for SP1. It`s standard procedure  NeoGeneration | 09/14/09
I'm well aware of that  Michael Kelly | 09/14/09
My company has no plans to deploy Win 7  HollywoodDog | 09/14/09
Clients  jeremychappell | 09/14/09
Back compatibility......  Lester Young | 09/15/09
Great post.  CPPDEV | 09/15/09
Right on!  TheITStranger | 09/16/09
The problem is... this time the upgrade isn't worth it...  cosuna | 09/15/09
When 4GB is too little  azrieluk | 10/10/09
RE: Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now  Will.Conner | 09/14/09
Browser upgrade  linuser | 09/14/09
Windows 7 ships with IE 8.  ye | 09/14/09
IE 8 is not standards-compliant  linuser | 09/14/09
But  jdbukis@... | 09/14/09
Microsoft needs to get it done  linuser | 09/14/09
Well, they are a member of the W3C . . .  CobraA1 | 09/14/09
Why?  de-void | 09/14/09
Others have said all there is to say. nt  ye | 09/14/09
Acid3 is not a compliance test.  CobraA1 | 09/14/09
Acid3 is an important test  linuser | 09/14/09
ACID3 is internet standards ...  de-void | 09/14/09
W3C has its own test suites that are far better.  CobraA1 | 09/14/09
You should read your own links  BFD | 09/14/09
Acid3 results list  linuser | 09/14/09
How does it help intranet devs to build on non-final standards?  PB_z | 09/14/09
It's all part of the process  linuser | 09/14/09
Wow, how... progressive of you.  PollyProteus | 09/14/09
There's no justification for it  linuser | 09/14/09
No, it doesn't seem "odd"  LiquidLearner | 09/14/09
Two words: Backwards Compatibility  CobraA1 | 09/14/09
There is a solution for that  linuser | 09/14/09
You've just described IE8!! Well done!  de-void | 09/14/09
No he hasn't.  fr0thy2 | 09/14/09
yes, he has  rtk | 09/14/09
ditto on what de-void said.  CobraA1 | 09/14/09
re: backward compatibility  roelmann | 09/15/09
The problem with your argument  LiquidLearner | 09/14/09
Plans Do Not Include "7"  pogson | 09/14/09
Re: Plans Do Not Include "7"  apexwebmaster | 09/14/09
linuxuser123  linuxuser123 | 09/14/09
Speaking of HD content and Linux,  NeoGeneration | 09/14/09
From experience.  rtk | 09/14/09
Funny....  todbran@... | 09/14/09
I dont beleive you  jdbukis@... | 09/14/09
Have you add up the costs?  snixon@... | 09/16/09
Seeing as thats not how MS licence.  jdbukis@... | 09/14/09
If it aint broke don't fix it.  snixon@... | 09/16/09
Love these posts...  LiquidLearner | 09/14/09
Everything you stated in your post..  TedKraan | 09/15/09
What a strong argument...  LiquidLearner | 09/15/09
Linux Support.  Looks Confused | 09/15/09
Unusual  jeremychappell | 09/14/09
What a lot of people don't understand  LiquidLearner | 09/14/09
Given Microsoft's History...  catcreekjim | 09/14/09
RE: Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now  dhicks4 | 09/14/09
Never clean up the code?  Lester Young | 09/15/09
RE: Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now  rgod8855 | 09/14/09
RE: Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now  dhicks4 | 09/14/09
progress way too slow here  d.gruntled | 09/14/09
Long overdue XP upgrade  Corey340 | 09/14/09
"remain competitive" To What?  dunn@... | 09/15/09
Probably the IT managers themselves.  Lester Young | 09/15/09
Who does an "OS" upgrade in isolation?  croberts | 09/14/09
If this is true  jeremychappell | 09/14/09
You forget  LiquidLearner | 09/14/09
No thanks.  BillDem | 09/14/09
Ummm, no...  LiquidLearner | 09/14/09
It's not the OS  snixon@... | 09/16/09
But is MicroSoft PROMISING no incompatibilities?  kd5auq | 09/14/09
I guess  NStalnecker | 09/14/09
Guaranteed assuming  Michael Kelly | 09/14/09
Either way  NStalnecker | 09/14/09
Why do you think XP Mode was created?  NeoGeneration | 09/14/09
It's a Pain-Pain proposition  SteveMak | 09/15/09
Windows 7 Working Great  gfinzer@... | 09/14/09
Don't reply to this guy..  TedKraan | 09/15/09
Great! Now does it work with 100 legacy apps  dunn@... | 09/15/09
No it does not  gfinzer@... | 09/16/09
Let me think about it.  DemonX | 09/14/09
Why not? (NT)  NStalnecker | 09/14/09
The reason is very simple.  DemonX | 09/16/09
I love windows 7  rupaa62 | 09/14/09
Yeah, right...  jasonp@... | 09/14/09
If a company spent millions on their software  LiquidLearner | 09/14/09
Some business needs can be so specific  TedKraan | 09/15/09
6 months after RTM?  jasonp@... | 09/15/09
Yes...  LiquidLearner | 09/15/09
How to upgrade from XP to Windows 7?  javarunner | 09/14/09
No budget for a while for most companies  TedKraan | 09/15/09
Wait until Win 7 SP1  CPPDEV | 09/15/09
Vista. WOW!  SteveMak | 09/15/09
You are jinxing it even before it's here..  TedKraan | 09/15/09
RE: Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now  bearlyworking | 09/15/09
History Will Repeat....  preacherx | 09/15/09
Maybe if price is right  ksarkies@... | 09/15/09
Deploying Win7 Here We Come  WindowsMan | 09/16/09
RE: Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now  madagoouk@... | 09/16/09
RE: Microsoft pushes business users to start Windows 7 upgrades now  rmhdsn | 09/17/09

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