Windows 7 will Not Boost Sales of New PC’s - Microsoft

JBNimble

I believe Ballmer is lowballing it.

Many folks have avoided Vista like the plague. Windows 7 sounds like it's better.

I never used Vista, and plan to build new systems this winter, with W7 and the NEXT Intel CPUs.

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JimTram

Still fresh in my mind was the article that indicated XP is 71% of the OS connected to the net. 7 better be good!!!

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johnrr6

With Vista-----MS tried to help the hardware vendors by pushing an OS that required better Hardware.....

Didn't work and their sales (and reputation) suffered....

Win 7 runs nice on older stuff.....my school system is already testing----and liking what they are seeing.....

bottom line....

With all the pent up demand by users that have had XP for almost 8 YEARS!!

And from businesses and schools who wouldn't do Vista because of the hardware changes required and the huge costs involved.....

Well----my good fellows....MS is going to make a FORTUNE on this!!

And they really won't care that much about sales of new PCs----at least for a year or so while they are raking it in.....

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XJ.

I think that's the point. MS will probably sells tons of W7 licenses, especially to corporation that have been hanging onto XP because their hardware is too slow for Vista. But yeah, with the economy the way it is, there won't be more than a blip in PC sales because of W7.

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PeterT

I know at least 2 people that are waiting for W7 before buying a new PC.

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johnrr6

Well---you know what Peter----I hadn't thought of that-----I know some folks waiting to buy till after Win 7 comes out as well.......

So maybe they WILL see a little bit of a boost----at least in the first month or so......

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