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Posted by AbeCollins (A) on June 12, 2009 at 09:20:50

Windows 7 may be a shiny and new version of the world's No. 1 OS, but analysts wonder if customers are willing to give Microsoft a second chance after Vista. Users complain that Vista is sluggish, has too many versions and is susceptible to bugs.

According to a survey of more than 1,000 IT professionals nationwide conducted in March by Dimension Research, 50% said they were considering leaving Windows altogether rather than switch to Windows 7. Apple's (AAPL, Fortune 500) Mac OS X was the system they are most likely to switch to.

"Microsoft tried to stuff too many features into the Vista bag, and the bag burst," said Zeus Kerravala, analyst with Yankee Group. "There was a big loss of goodwill towards Microsoft [over Vista.]"

• Full Article - "Can WIndows 7 Save PC ?"   (Open in New Window)

• RE: Apple & Mac OS X Poised to take Marketshare ? - 4season 16:35:32 06/14/09 (0)
• Interesting article, mostly centered on the possibility of 'Windows 7' providing - powermatic 13:30:36 06/13/09 (1)
  • RE: Interesting article, mostly centered on the possibility of 'Windows 7' providing - Dawnrazor 21:55:44 06/14/09 (0)
• RE: who cares about Marketshare ? - cfmsp 08:39:23 06/13/09 (0)
• RE: Apple & Mac OS X Poised to take Marketshare ? - Phelonious Ponk 03:13:16 06/13/09 (1)
  • RE: Apple & Mac OS X Poised to take Marketshare ? - AbeCollins 13:44:55 06/13/09 (0)
• RE: Apple & Mac OS X Poised to take Marketshare ? - Mercman 17:47:14 06/12/09 (0)
• same old same old - Scrith 17:43:35 06/12/09 (0)
• Low price trumps better technology in the consumer market - Tweekeng 16:41:30 06/12/09 (0)
• More IT speculation - J.Mac 16:18:26 06/12/09 (1)
  • RE: More IT speculation - Dawnrazor 18:52:01 06/12/09 (0)
• Not in IT circles - J.Mac 16:12:06 06/12/09 (4)
  • Agreed. Good points. - AbeCollins 19:29:30 06/12/09 (3)
    • Oh good, I'm fond of VT-100's... - rick_m 23:22:53 06/12/09 (2)
      • DEC VT100 was only an ASCII terminal. Thin clients are much more... - AbeCollins 01:19:42 06/13/09 (1)
        • RE: DEC VT100 was only an ASCII terminal. Thin clients are much more... - rick_m 08:18:55 06/13/09 (0)
• After 7 months of use - Gmood1 15:27:17 06/12/09 (14)
  • RE: After 7 months of use - Stale 12:54:56 06/13/09 (1)
    • RE: After 7 months of use - Gmood1 08:13:53 06/14/09 (0)
  • Follow me! - AbeCollins 15:34:59 06/12/09 (11)
    • All I can say - Gmood1 15:51:36 06/12/09 (10)
      • RE: All I can say - Phelonious Ponk 12:27:11 06/14/09 (7)
        • RE: All I can say - Gmood1 15:55:00 06/14/09 (6)
          • RE: All I can say - Phelonious Ponk 19:21:11 06/14/09 (0)
          • RE: All I can say - Phelonious Ponk 17:08:33 06/14/09 (4)
            • RE: All I can say - Gmood1 18:34:26 06/14/09 (3)
              • RE: All I can say - Phelonious Ponk 19:34:50 06/14/09 (2)
                • RE: All I can say - Gmood1 08:10:31 06/15/09 (1)
                  • RE: All I can say - Phelonious Ponk 17:35:46 06/15/09 (0)
      • I'm not dreaming... - AbeCollins 19:25:01 06/12/09 (1)
        • choices are good..... - Oface 18:16:53 06/13/09 (0)
• Whilst I personally like Mac OS X very very much - Christine Tham 15:10:05 06/12/09 (2)
  • Agree... and hopefully the "cloud computing" trend is for real - AbeCollins 15:27:46 06/12/09 (1)
    • I think it is - Christine Tham 15:37:07 06/12/09 (0)
• RE: Apple & Mac OS X Poised to take Marketshare ? - GCrouser@hvc.rr.com 14:26:10 06/12/09 (6)
  • Agree, but even dumber yet... - AbeCollins 15:02:46 06/12/09 (5)
    • Underpowerd Netbooks? - Tweekeng 17:39:27 06/12/09 (4)
      • Of course - AbeCollins 19:34:45 06/12/09 (3)
        • Worst part is MS is what is holding them back... - Tweekeng 20:30:58 06/12/09 (2)
          • That's ridiculous. Is it even legal for MS to impose such restrictions? -nt - AbeCollins 22:30:17 06/12/09 (1)
            • It's their product so they set the terms - Tweekeng 08:40:50 06/13/09 (0)
• I run both and Win 7 is faster, easier to use and more reliable - creativepart 13:36:06 06/12/09 (8)
  • RE: I run both and Win 7 is faster, easier to use and more reliable - sogood 09:36:48 06/14/09 (0)
  • RE: I run both and Win 7 is faster, easier to use and more reliable - ??? 07:06:33 06/14/09 (0)
  • "A ragging success...." - keith_d 12:04:20 06/13/09 (0)
  • Just the opposite here - AbeCollins 13:56:45 06/12/09 (0)
  • I agree with yoru assesment about Win 7, - Oface 13:55:09 06/12/09 (3)
    • RC - creativepart 15:03:47 06/12/09 (2)
      • hmmm,,,, - Oface 10:10:18 06/13/09 (1)
        • RE: hmmm,,,, - sogood 09:55:13 06/14/09 (0)
• Surveys are entertaining - however, absolutely meaningless in this context. - carcass93 11:36:09 06/12/09 (0)
• Mac OS X is already taking market share in the home, not much in the enterprise - keith_d 11:31:43 06/12/09 (0)
• No - riffer 10:26:08 06/12/09 (0)
• RE: Apple & Mac OS X Poised to take Marketshare ? - Audio Pharaoh 10:16:27 06/12/09 (3)
  • 25 years ago Apple was dead in thew water... - dave c 14:22:06 06/12/09 (0)
  • "IMHO, Vista has raised the bar for Microsoft" - Metralla 14:02:14 06/12/09 (1)
    • On the other hand... - rick_m 06:39:12 06/14/09 (0)

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