Posted on 11/16/2012 7:00:50 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Enterprise IT decision makers are about half as enthusiastic about the new Windows 8 as they were three years ago about the then-just-released Windows 7, an analyst said today.
Employees, however, have a higher-than-expected interest in the revamped operating system when it powers a tablet, second only to Apple's iOS, which runs the iPad.
According to David Johnson of Forrester Research, 24% of the more than 1,200 North American and European IT hardware purchasers the firm interviewed in the third quarter said that while they had no plans in place to migrate to Windows 8, they expect to at some point.
The result was half that of the 49% of similar professionals Forrester surveyed in 2009 just before the launch of Windows 7.
Other answers to poll questions in 2009 and 2012 hammered home the trend: 4% this year said that they plan to migrate in the next 12 months, while 5% confirmed they had plans but wouldn't begin in the next year, compared to 7% and 10% who said the same three years ago.
The results shouldn't be surprising: For months, analysts have been predicting a shrug as the enterprise reaction to Windows 8. And Computerworld has found that usage of the new OS seriously lags behind the pre-launch statistics for Windows 7.
Nor are the reasons Johnson cited a shock.
"Most companies are still in the midst of their Windows 7 migrations, or have only finished them," Johnson said in a Friday interview. "They don't have the time or the money for another Windows migration."
In a Friday blog post, Johnson elaborated, ticking off seven reasons why enterprise adoption of Windows 8 is at risk. They included the migration fatigue he spoke of, as well as limited appeal of the apps in the Windows Store,
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enterprise=business use
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.
Just a guess: you've never actually seen Windows 8 on a PC have you?
or people that sit at a desk all day doing interactive work or data entry... which is prolly the vast bulk of computer users
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
No kidding! My bosses (in their early 50s) are still struggling with XP. I recently showed them how to cut and paste - they were amazed. They don't know a jpg from a pdf and thumb drives are pure magic instruments to them, they have no clue what they are or how to use them.
What an incredible piece of caca.
Mark
I have; on a friend's recently-purchased HP laptop. It is horrid.
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”.
I think that's wrong. The author is wanting to declare Windows 8 a failure becuase the adoption rate of Windows 7 was much faster. Most businesses are doing exactly what your are - upgrading XP to W7.
XP is getting long in the tooth, and development work on it ceased some time ago. Vista did suck, and a lot of companies delayed their normal upgrade cycle to wait for Windows 7. When it did come out a they were more than ready for an upgrade and that drove faster adoption rates.
I am using it.... my DH installed it on our laptop. It is really horrible. I indeed have vista feelings toward it. Immediately my brand new computer’s performance slowed down. I can tolerate it now that I have my computer installed. No start button aggravates me, as I sometimes run to dos for something. No reason my brand new laptop should run this slow. I use touchscreens at work, so I prefer traditional input at home. I am saving for another MAC, my youngest is still flying around the internet on a five year old MAC... I keep thinking what a waste of money this cheap POS and it’s OS is.
Should have gone with my instincts.. I really thought this Intel would perform better.
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.
Still using Vista here. Since ‘07. :) Have a 7 disc will upgrade whenever the installation gets corrupted.
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