When Microsoft launches Windows 8 on 26 October, it's hoping to lure both consumers and businesses to use its live-tile operating system. While it remains to be seen whether consumers will be lining up to buy it, one thing is clear -- most businesses, large and small, aren't going to bother. Businesses looking to upgrade their systems now that Microsoft's support for XP is disappearing will overwhelmingly choose Windows 7, experts say. In fact, most companies have already picked Windows 7 and have no plans to upgrade to Windows 8.
Though users haven't been able to buy the operating system since October 2010, XP has been the favourite for enterprises all over the world. It's found on many corporate computers because it's stable, secure, not hard to use, and compatible with a laundry list of applications. But we've known that Microsoft wouldn't support the OS forever, and after mainstream XP support was cut off in 2009, the company announced earlier this year that it will end extended support for XP in April 2014. That's left businesses and their IT departments to decide which next flavour of Windows is right for them.
By: Sarah Mitroff, Edited by: David Cornish
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via Wired.co.uk
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/24/windows-8-for-business
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