We’ve seen some leaked documents showing off potential Windows 8 features, and we expect to see the operating system in 2012, but now we know that it is going to be Microsoft’s “riskiest product bet”.
We don’t know exactly why the operating system is considered such a risk by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, but that’s what he dubbed it during a recent interview. I’m sure we’ll find out more soon. [ZDNet]
DK
Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 3:57 PMIt is risky because no company is upgrading from windows XP to Vista or Windows 7. Windows XP is the more stabilized version of Operating System,there are no advantages latest versions which are worthy enough to switch. No company wants to take the risk of upgrading to later version every 2 or 3 years. Its only the new laptops which comes with the default latest windows OS will use them.
James
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 9:49 AMSorry DK, this is incorrect, 90% of companies are going to be going from XP to Windows 7 over the next year, as shown here: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/236091,microsoft-windows-7-sales-top-240-million.aspx
DK
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 8:11 PMJames, Can you name one IT Company in whole australia, which moved to Win 7.
DK
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 8:18 PMJames,The link only says number of sales, it doesn’t mean the companies are using them, almost every new laptop sold is by default a win 7 where the buyers have no option but to use those Win 7 OSs.
Nodeity
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 11:56 AMNo company,… Realy,.. not one single company?? C’mon dude, I’ve seen some fanboy comments that are out there man, but this one is epic :)
Matthew Cline
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 9:57 PMData#3 moved to Windows 7 very early on and has had great success with it.
Apollo
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 2:34 PMI couldnt possibly agree with this statement.
XP when it was first released was bloody terrible… it didnt become ultra-usable and stable until sp2. I wouldnt reinstall XP in a pink fit, I think ill stick with my shiny interface – XP 64bit was a total loss for quite some time … how you view w7 as a bad thing is beyond me. I find it totally usable, well and truly better than anything Xp provides. Ive got a top end system for personal use, I found when running Xp initially, I had a much lower performance than now with W7
HM
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 9:51 AMI work for a national Government department, notorious for never upgrading their operating system until the product has been out for a number of years, with at least service pack 1. SP1 is slated but not released to date, yet we will be completely rolled out to Win 7 by December.
DK
Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 4:15 PMIs there a one advantage of Windows 7 over Win XP (forget about Vista). Whatever can be done in Windows 7 can be done in Win XP. Only the look and feel is changed nothing else.
matt
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 10:28 AMisn’t the same true of win 2000 next to XP?
I’d struggle to go back to XP.
red t-rex
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 5:38 PMJust as well you don’t own a horse and cart (or do you?). Otherwise you would be stuck with that as well!
Eva03
Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 8:48 PMMaybe it’s the rumored big brother cloud-based one where they try to screw us all by owning all our data & giving us nothing but a login.
Leo W'ski
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 11:36 AMSo its true, we are all going to die in 2012…if they release this thing as a part of OS in everyday items *(ie Cars, houses, toasters..etc)…in the end of the year 2012.