Windows 7 Migration rates look like the will be very high, according to a ScriptLogic survey.
The aim of the survey was to gauge the impact of the perceived weak economy on the expected migration rate to Windows 7.
One would assume the rate might be lower than previous operating systems.
Of course Vista had a low migration rate, and is generally considered a white elephant. Is there pent up demand for a new operating system, or is the majority still happy with Windows XP (or even Vista)?
The survey revealed that 41% of organizations will switch their entire infrastructure to Windows 7 by the end of 2010.
This is based on sending out 20,000 invitations to participate in the survey. Over 1,000 responses were received.
The results were as follows:
| Migrate by end of 2009: | 5.4% |
| Migrate by end of 2010: | 38.9% |
| No plans to migrate: | 59.2% |
Windows XP, by comparison, saw a migration rate of roughly 13% in its first year, so the projected migration rates for Windows 7 is actually very high.
Of course many organizations will not want to commit to a wholesale upgrade until they have thoroughly tested the new operating system in their lab, checking for compatibility with software, with the organization’s infrastructure etc.
Reasons cited for not migrating were as follows:
| Lack of time and resources | 42.4% |
| Application compatibility | 38.9% |
| OS deployment/migration | 8.8% |
| Hardware support | 7.6% |
| Migration of user settings | 3.2% |
As the user community gains more experience with Windows 7, the actual migration rates may well shift up or down, depending on the experience of the early adaptors.
Here is sound advice from Sean Angus, senior PC LAN tech for Middlesex Hospital in Connecticut: “While it is important that our staff have access to the latest operating systems, we won’t migrate to Windows 7 until at least the first service pack has been released.”
Good thinking. Vista certainly had less to complain about after its first service pack was released. It is the same with any Microsoft operating system.
What about you? What are your thoughts on this subject?
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