Question for Fanboys: Is Win 7 Finally It?

"Rick" wrote in message
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I would guess the folks who will benefit most will be Vista users. I
am totally happy with XP

LOL...that's probably a good guess. Vista may be the most compelling
reason to upgrade to Windows 7.

glee wrote:

Pointing out that the vast majority of PC users never re-install
their existing OS, let alone purchase and install retail versions
of a newer OS, is one way to answer that question.

Vast majority? I think not. While the numbers for upgrade are down
from the past, still a significant minority upgrade their OS

Think about what you just said, and then consider the history and
time-line of Windoze releases.

XP started to appear on new PC's in early 2002. XP's hardware
requirements were significantly more demanding than the win-98 and ME
machines that had been sold during the previous 3 to 4 years.

Very few people upgraded from 98/me to 2K on the same hardware. Fewer
still upgraded from 98/ME to XP.

And then we had 5 years of XP before Vista came out. What percentage of
pre-2002 machines running 98/me (or even 2k) were getting retail
versions of XP installed during those 5 years? Very few - or
insignificant.

Then there was Vista, and all it's bad press. Even Microsoft admitted
that you needed a high-powered machine to make the switch from XP to
Vista. That turned off a lot of people.

Once upon a time a lot of people did purchase retail versions of Windows
to install on their current PC. That was back in 1998-1999 when people
were upgrading their Windows-95 machines to Windows-98 FE and SE. It
hasn't happened like that ever since - even upgrading from ME to 2K or
XP didn't happen in large numbers.

And now Micro$haft is saying that installing Seven over Vista or XP is a
pain-in-the-ass, which can mean only one thing - that a lot of people
are going to hand their XP machines to their grand children as they buy
new PC's with Seven pre-installed (or they switch to Mac's).

Certainly a large number re-install their existing OS...
this I know for a fact.

You are dreaming. The average PC user has never laid eyes on their
original OEM XP disk (if they even had a real one). Your perceptions
are skewed because you're obviously involved in IT or system-admin or
have been around PC's for years.

BTW, just one example: " iYogi, the on-demand tech services
company with a unique global delivery model

never heard of them

announced today that an encouraging 36 percent of consumers
expect to upgrade to Windows 7 on their existing PC.

Again, given the fact that an in-place install of Seven over XP is
impossible, many people are going to consider the merrits of wiping
their existing PC vs just buying a new one with Seven already on it - or
not even considering migrating to Seven if it means re-installing all
their existing apps (assuming they can find all their original media and
license keys).

glee wrote:

Pointing out that the vast majority of PC users never re-install
their existing OS, let alone purchase and install retail versions
of a newer OS, is one way to answer that question.

Vast majority? I think not. While the numbers for upgrade are down
from the past, still a significant minority upgrade their OS

Think about what you just said, and then consider the history and
time-line of Windoze releases.

XP started to appear on new PC's in early 2002. XP's hardware
requirements were significantly more demanding than the win-98 and ME
machines that had been sold during the previous 3 to 4 years.

Very few people upgraded from 98/me to 2K on the same hardware. Fewer
still upgraded from 98/ME to XP.

And then we had 5 years of XP before Vista came out. What percentage of
pre-2002 machines running 98/me (or even 2k) were getting retail
versions of XP installed during those 5 years? Very few - or
insignificant.

Then there was Vista, and all it's bad press. Even Microsoft admitted
that you needed a high-powered machine to make the switch from XP to
Vista. That turned off a lot of people.

Once upon a time a lot of people did purchase retail versions of Windows
to install on their current PC. That was back in 1998-1999 when people
were upgrading their Windows-95 machines to Windows-98 FE and SE. It
hasn't happened like that ever since - even upgrading from ME to 2K or
XP didn't happen in large numbers.

And now Micro$haft is saying that installing Seven over Vista or XP is a
pain-in-the-ass, which can mean only one thing - that a lot of people
are going to hand their XP machines to their grand children as they buy
new PC's with Seven pre-installed (or they switch to Mac's).

Certainly a large number re-install their existing OS...
this I know for a fact.

You are dreaming. The average PC user has never laid eyes on their
original OEM XP disk (if they even had a real one). Your perceptions
are skewed because you're obviously involved in IT or system-admin or
have been around PC's for years.

BTW, just one example: " iYogi, the on-demand tech services
company with a unique global delivery model

never heard of them

announced today that an encouraging 36 percent of consumers
expect to upgrade to Windows 7 on their existing PC.

Again, given the fact that an in-place install of Seven over XP is
impossible, many people are going to consider the merrits of wiping
their existing PC vs just buying a new one with Seven already on it - or
not even considering migrating to Seven if it means re-installing all
their existing apps (assuming they can find all their original media and
license keys).

LOL...that's probably a good guess. Vista may be the most compelling
reason to upgrade to Windows 7.


At a recent function for W7, that was pretty much what MS was saying, using
different words.
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Jeff Richards
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