In April 2011, Windows 7 surpassed Windows XP in the US, but adoption of the new operating system has been slow. Furthermore, it seems that Microsoft is aiming to release a new version of Windows every two to three years, and as such it has already showcased its latest OS to be released - Windows 8.
Windows 8 has been described as "surreal, the future of PC's and mind-blowing." Therefore, if you are a decision maker for an enterprise or organization and still running on XP or Vista, you are faced with a dilemma. Should you upgrade to Windows 7 or wait until Windows 8 is officially released?
Is Windows 7 good enough and different enough for you to jump on the migration bandwagon from older OS versions? Which route should you go - upgrade to Windows 7 or wait for Windows 8?
We found the following points are key reasons most organizations upgrade to Windows 7:
The organization is not happy with the current version of Windows, most notably, Vista.
The newer operating systems are more stable, more powerful and faster improving productivity.
Better security: Windows 7 comes equipped with ASLR (address space layout randomization), and DEP (data execution prevention).
A lot of incompatibilities happened when upgrading from XP to Vista. Now Vista and Windows 7 are more compatible and the upgrade should take place more smoothly.
Keep on the technology train: XP was developed in 2001 - centuries ago in technology time.
XP is only available on 32 bits, while Windows 7 comes available in a 64-bit version, which allows for more space and better performance.
You have a Windows XP "mode" in the new Windows 7.
The user account control was confusing to users in Vista, and now it is less intrusive.
Search is much better.
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