http://www.infoworld.com/d/windows/microsoft-win-7s-business-sales-weak-
uptick-expected-321

Exit Microsoft...

No I see why Microsoft is focusing more and more on consumers. 
Businesses don't ever intend to upgrade from Windows XP. And if they do 
they'll switch to Linux. Microsoft will be losing money hand over fist 
and will start to scrap all but the real money-spinners (i.e. Windows 
licenses from PC sales to consumers). All the while Google is creeping 
up on them with Chrome OS (Linux) and Android (Linux too).

On Mon,  1 Feb 2010 04:32:29 +0100 (CET), noauth wrote:

> http://www.infoworld.com/d/windows/microsoft-win-7s-business-sales-weak-
> uptick-expected-321
> 
> Exit Microsoft...
> 
> No I see why Microsoft is focusing more and more on consumers. 
> Businesses don't ever intend to upgrade from Windows XP. And if they do 
> they'll switch to Linux. Microsoft will be losing money hand over fist 
> and will start to scrap all but the real money-spinners (i.e. Windows 
> licenses from PC sales to consumers). All the while Google is creeping 
> up on them with Chrome OS (Linux) and Android (Linux too).

Oh, please.  Businesses don't run out and upgrade the second any new
version of any OS is released.  They have to spend time planning a rollout,
testing their apps in the new environment, and then of course there's
always the ever present "wait for SP1" mantra.

So it's not surprising that in the 3 months that 7 has been available, most
businesses have not upgraded to it yet.

The same is true of businesses that run Linux, or OSX.