The Real Deal On Vista AdoptionWe've reported anecdotal evidence about slow Vista adoption, and even Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has acknowledged that perhaps Vista sales estimates were "too aggressive". In response, Chairman Bill Gates added that Vista has provided PC sellers with a "very nice lift". But speculate no further. CRN's Vista Adoption Study interviewed over 400 solution providers and enterprise IT buyers. The results show that pickup of the new OS will indeed take a long time: "Only 16 percent of enterprise IT buyers expect to adopt Vista in the second half of the year, compared with 33 percent in the SMB, survey respondents said. And in the first half of 2008, only 18 percent of enterprise IT buyers said they would be adopting Vista vs. 29 percent in the SMB." Posted by Joe Caponi at 04:54 PM, February 21, 2007 This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. Please be aware that all information posted to this comment area becomes the property of United Business Media LLC and may be edited and republished in print or electronic format as outlined in United Business Media's Terms of Service. Important Note: This comment area is NOT intended for commercial messages or solicitations of business. |
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