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Microsoft appears to be confident that Windows 10 will satisfy business users after that date.
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Microsoft appears to be confident that Windows 10 will satisfy business users after that date.
Unlikely: it just gives businesses who want to stay on Windows 7 a target date for when they need to buy their next round of hardware. Given refresh cycles in most business are between 3 and 5 years, that's still plenty of opportunity for any businesses who buy their PCs preinstalled to keep Windows 7 until 2021.Quote:
Microsoft's decision to name a date shows some confidence that it can get businesses to migrate from Windows 7 to Windows 10, suggests Mr Bott.
And that's not considering the large corporations who'll be on Win 7 Enterprise through volume licensing and will be able to just keep imaging their own machines 'til the cows come home...
My dad has mild dementia switching OS is bad because it confuses him. I wish if they were going to force you to change you could reskin like win7
I think Mr Bott has got that a little backwards. If MS are so confident in Windows 10 then why pull the plug on Windows 7 so early. Seems to me Windows 7, 8, 8.1 are seen as a threat to Windows 10.Quote:
Microsoft's decision to name a date shows some confidence that it can get businesses to migrate from Windows 7 to Windows 10, suggests Mr Bott.
They're not forcing anyone to change. They're simply withdrawing Win 7 from the market. You won't be able to buy a new computer with Win 7 on it after October 2016. You're welcome to keep using Win 7 for as long as you want.Quote:
Originally Posted by rob4001