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sushovande said:
Its hard to take you seriously if you have style definitions in your post Tongue Out
I agree but you cannot see the stylesheet info until the article is posted as far as I'm aware.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/454203-Why-Windows-7-Take-Up-Maybe-Slow-but-ITS-Successor-May-Thrive/9cbe935aa9624468ab689deb00c6fd6c#9cbe935aa9624468ab689deb00c6fd6c Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:41:30 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/454203-Why-Windows-7-Take-Up-Maybe-Slow-but-ITS-Successor-May-Thrive/9cbe935aa9624468ab689deb00c6fd6c#9cbe935aa9624468ab689deb00c6fd6c nbb 8 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/nbb/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Why Windows 7 Take Up Maybe Slow but IT'S Successor May Thrive OK I'm sure that lots of you will disagree. However the basis of my argument is this:-

1. You cannot upgrade directly from Windows XP to Windows 7 (unless I'm missing something here). To be honest, I've got enough to do in my life without having to reinstall ALL my software. Also why oh why, hasn’t Microsoft learnt from their experience with vista.

2. Windows XP is supported until 2014

3. Most users will replace their equipment within a 5 year timescale, so they will get a fresh copy of Windows 7 or the latest OS and will go through the pain barrier of reinstalling updated versions of their software (because we all love nice shiny new boxes don’t we!)

Given the above, users may choose to stay with Win XP on the basis that it WORKS! And wait for Windows 8 or whatever mystical name is decided in the future. I suspect that future upgrades are more likely to be driven by new hardware and the requirement to have an OS that supports it than anything else.
 
 
 
 

OK I'm sure that lots of you will disagree. However the basis of my argument is this:-

1. You cannot upgrade directly from Windows XP to Windows 7 (unless I'm missing something here). To be honest, I've got enough to do in my life without having to reinstall ALL my software. Also why oh why, hasn’t Microsoft learnt from their experience with vista.

2. Windows XP is supported until 2014

3. Most users will replace their equipment within a 5 year timescale, so they will get a fresh copy of Windows 7 or the latest OS and will go through the pain barrier of reinstalling updated versions of their software (because we all love nice shiny new boxes don’t we!)

Given the above, users may choose to stay with Win XP on the basis that it WORKS! And wait for Windows 8 or whatever mystical name is decided in the future. I suspect that future upgrades are more likely to be driven by new hardware and the requirement to have an OS that supports it than anything else.

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