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Author:  forquare1 [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:43 am ]
Post subject:  Microsoft to screw over companies with Win7 upgrades?
Quote:
Enterprise computing is never straightforward - and neither is the advice around it.

Rare is the large organization whose PC or server operating systems come from a single vendor, and rarer still is the organization whose systems are all running exactly the same version of Microsoft's Windows.


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I can understand what they are doing, they want to make some money. But if this is true, then they really aren't caring for their costumer base, potentially pushing businesses to other platforms.
Author:  big_D [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Microsoft to screw over companies with Win7 upgrades?
The article doesn't make much sense... :?

And if they are on SA, they should be able to downgrade to XP still - how do you explain the companies that have still been rolling out Windows 2000? ;)

How does changing from XP to Windows 7, skipping Vista get affected by buying PCs with Windows 7 pre-installed? :? That part fo the story just doesn't make sense.

If they are saying "wait another 2 years on XP, then upgrade to Windows 7", then yes, the story has a point; but going from XP to 7, whilst buying PCs with 7 pre-installed?
Author:  forquare1 [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Microsoft to screw over companies with Win7 upgrades?
From my understanding, if companies buy hardware with Win7 preinstalled after 23rd April 2010, then they wouldn't be supported to downgrade them and then upgrade them, if they bought before that time then they'd be fine...
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Microsoft to screw over companies with Win7 upgrades?
forquare1 wrote:
From my understanding, if companies buy hardware with Win7 preinstalled after 23rd April 2010, then they wouldn't be supported to downgrade them and then upgrade them, if they bought before that time then they'd be fine...

MS have to draw a line somewhere..what about those still on 95, should they still be supported :lol:
Author:  big_D [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 10:06 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Microsoft to screw over companies with Win7 upgrades?
forquare1 wrote:
From my understanding, if companies buy hardware with Win7 preinstalled after 23rd April 2010, then they wouldn't be supported to downgrade them and then upgrade them, if they bought before that time then they'd be fine...

That part I understand.

But how does buying a machine with Windows 7 pre-installed void Gartner's "upgrade from XP to 7 and skip Vista"? Surely that makes it a "no-brainer"?
Author:  JJW009 [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Microsoft to screw over companies with Win7 upgrades?
bobbdobbs wrote:
MS have to draw a line somewhere..what about those still on 95, should they still be supported :lol:


I know people who believe it's an absolute crime against humanity for it not to be so.

Specifically, one person was complaining that Office '95 didn't work on Vista 64 and there should be free upgrades to the latest version :?
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Microsoft to screw over companies with Win7 upgrades?
JJW009 wrote:
bobbdobbs wrote:
MS have to draw a line somewhere..what about those still on 95, should they still be supported :lol:


I know people who believe it's an absolute crime against humanity for it not to be so.

Specifically, one person was complaining that Office '95 didn't work on Vista 64 and there should be free upgrades to the latest version :?


I own a typewriter. I demand a free upgrade to one of those computer thingies. Underwood don’t seem to be replying to my telegrams.
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