Forrester: Windows 7 Early Adopters Were Satisfied Upgraders

Yesterday, Forrester’s JP Gownder published a blog post highlighting some data from two new reports on Windows 7 adoption and satisfaction. The reports show that by the end of 2009, a strong majority of US consumers were aware of Windows 7. Windows 7 hit the market at the end of October so it’s pretty great to see that within just 2 months after launch a large portion of US consumers knew about Windows 7. Forrester also found that consumers who adopted Windows 7 in Q4 were generally very satisfied with their Windows 7 PCs.

And finally, another interesting finding was around upgrades. People move to a new OS one of two ways: either by buying a new PC or upgrading an existing PC. In the past, most people simply purchased a new PC to get a new version of Windows. With Windows 7, the data in the reports show that upgrading existing PCs was a much stronger trend with Windows 7. In the end, the reports show that early adopters who upgraded to Windows 7 were quite satisfied. Exciting to see the progress!

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[Sentar]

Re: WIN7 and where we are....

We currently use XP and Vista (32 and 64bit) 115 systems.

We after evaluation NOT be moving to WIN7
REASONS...
1) Microsoft ahve removed our basic default "CLASSIC" option.
2) COST of the O/S.
3) With the "CLASSIC" option our users can move around systems and still be fully functional.
4) Our support tech's dont spend hours trying to find out what the user changed.
5) We cant see the sense in JUMP lists, Libraries, and the Start/Task button is a major put off.
6) Downtime and Loss of Productivity if we change to WIN7.

We have also found WIN7 does NOT mix well with our existing setup, and they (MS) have stated that if we want we a good mix then upgrade all systems to WIN7, SORRY MS we want to stay in business your loss.
We also will be staying with Office 2003 PRO reason the dreaded "RIBBON" our users HATE it.

If we are forced to change then it will NOT be a MS solution, evaluations are being carried out at present.

 

[hariharan]

Re: WIN7 and where we are....

We currently use XP and Vista (32 and 64bit) 115 systems.

We after evaluation NOT be moving to WIN7
REASONS...
1) Microsoft ahve removed our basic default "CLASSIC" option.
2) COST of the O/S.
3) With the "CLASSIC" option our users can move around systems and still be fully functional.
4) Our support tech's dont spend hours trying to find out what the user changed.
5) We cant see the sense in JUMP lists, Libraries, and the Start/Task button is a major put off.
6) Downtime and Loss of Productivity if we change to WIN7.

We have also found WIN7 does NOT mix well with our existing setup, and they (MS) have stated that if we want we a good mix then upgrade all systems to WIN7, SORRY MS we want to stay in business your loss.
We also will be staying with Office 2003 PRO reason the dreaded "RIBBON" our users HATE it.

If we are forced to change then it will NOT be a MS solution, evaluations are being carried out at present.

Well said:D