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In what will be viewed as a positive sign for Microsoft, a survey out this week shows that companies are making firm plans to move to Windows 7. In fact, more than half of those surveyed say they plan to deploy Windows 7 by the end of the year.
That is in stark contrast to the fate that met Windows Vista after its release.
“This is very good news for Windows 7,” Dimensional Research analyst Diane Hagglund said in a blog detailing the survey results. “Concerns about performance and reliability have dropped significantly since the release of Windows 7.”
Dimensional, which conducted the survey on behalf of sponsor Dell KACE, surveyed 900 IT professionals in January. If found that 16% are already running some machines with Windows 7 installed and a further 42% plan to start a deployment by the end of 2010.
In addition, 87% of respondents said their organizations plan to eventually deploy Windows 7, which compares to just 47% who had initial plans to deploy Vista at a similar stage of its release.
Hagglund says the study reveals a strong opportunity for companies that offer migration products (like study sponsor Dell KACE).
It seems fairly obvious at this stage of the game that enterprises are in general in favor of deploying Windows 7. If they are not moving forward with migration plans this year, it is quite likely that decision has more to do with restricted budgets than concerns over the stability or security of the operating system.
Microsoft reported earlier this month that sales of Windows 7 had reached 90 million, a healthy jump from January, when the company said about 60 million licenses had been sold. Microsoft said that made the operating system the fastest-seller the company has released to date.
More encouraging is the fact that as the economy improves, companies will likely accelerate computer refresh programs which may have been put on hiatus during the recession.
Other key finds from the Dimensional survey include the following:
* 46% of those surveyed say they have plans to migrate to Windows 7 even before Microsoft releases its Service Pack 1.
* 86% of those surveyed reported concern about software compatibility when migrating to Windows 7.
* 25% expressed concerns about Windows 7 performance. However, that was down from the 47% who reported concerns in a survey conducted in 2009.
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