Tablets are slowly but surely replacing the PC in the enterprise. Really only programmers or say people who do heavy work with Excel probably need a PC over a tablet.
That’s because Vista sucked ass.
Makes sense. A lot of enterprises skipped Vista, and XP (2001 release) was getting long in the tooth. So the big migration was to Windows 7 (2009 release). The next big migration might be around 2007, and that’s about 4 years away. This will give MS time to work out all the kinks in Windows 8’s Metro interface.
Windows 7 replaced Vista and XP. It works very well, whereas Vista was iffy at best, and XP was getting a bit stale (although it’s still fairly functional).
I don’t see a compelling reason for corporate desktops to change from Windows 7.
Inroads will be made in the tablet area, and possibly with Surface and the Nokia products. Until those really catch on, I don’t see why anyone would want to change over their desktops for consistency with the new Metro interface. And, if you are going to keep the old interface, why bother at all?
After I had a giggle, I told them, "I'm sorry, that agent hasn't been released yet but give me your email address and I'll contact you the very second it is released."
I do not anticipate ever having to send that email.
Windows 8 is not an impressive presence in the enterprise.
“Now with Tint Control!”
/obscure Bloom County reference
Windows 8 is best for touch screen computers. Most Business systems and hardware use keyboards.
There’s NO WAY I’d unleash Win8 on our ‘desktop’ PC users at work. NO WAY!
These are people that would struggle if you sent out an email with detailed instructions on how to run task manager or something in Windows XP. Windows 8? Not on your life! LOL
On the other hand, it may be an option for our users with tablets, which is where we’ve done all of our testing thus far.
What an incredible piece of caca.
Mark
If the new OS doesn’t add necessary benefits over the current one, it’s a waste of money and time (for spinning up on any new features) to “upgrade”.
IMHO, MS is gambling rushing this product to make users get used to it and then push their platform for smartphones and tablets using same interface and similar software. MS tried to launch it’s mobile platform more than once and was always loosing to other players. The reason is obvious - it sucks.
I hate MS strategy for a last decade and wish them to fail badly. Not only they are incapable of innovation, they are also choking other’s innovations to stay on top.