Windows 7 has only been out for a few months and it is already garnering great support from the business world. ChangeWave surveyed corporate IT buyers to see how businesses were reacting to Windows 7. The results were overwhelming. 37% were very satisfied and another 56% were somewhat satisfied (Golub, & Carton, 2009). That means that 93% were on the satisfied side of the fence. This is a vast difference from Vista’s challenged beginnings.
Many previous survey respondents said their companies were holding off on purchases in anticipation of Windows 7. Now that it is here, nearly one-fifth of over 1,700 survey respondents say that their companies are not only making those replacement purchases, but are also accelerating their upgrade cycle meaning that even though newly purchased XP machines are running fine, they are upgrading them to match the Windows 7 operating systems of new purchases.
All in all, this is good news for Microsoft and for consumers. Microsoft earns back a little respect, and consumers can feel more confident about making the switch to Windows 7.
Golub, A, & Carton, P. (2009, December 22). Windows 7 and corp pc buying. Retrieved from http://www.changewave.com/freecontent/viewalliance.html?source=/freecontent/2009/12/windows-7-corporate-pc-purchasing-12-22-09.html
