Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Oct 2009 21:33 UTC
On October 22, Microsoft will unleash the much-anticipated Windows 7. After the commercial disaster that is Windows Vista, it is believed the new release will turn the tide for the world's biggest software maker. A lot of people also believe it will put a halt to Mac OS X's growth, but I personally think we need to remember the timeless quote form Steve Jobs: "We have to let go of the notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft has to lose."
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Trying to convince people that Windows 7 will offer something more than Windows XP is a hard sell to both consumers and businesses alike.
I've gotta disagree with you on that. I'm running Windows 7 on a Dell XPS 420 desktop equipped with dual ATI digital cable tuners, and I must say ... Windows Media Center in Win7 is reason enough -- just by itself -- to upgrade. There is no way that I'd go back to using Tivo or any of the other current PVRs for driving my HD home theater. It's freaking awesome!
Now, granted, it's true that the vast majority of people will never even REALIZE what Windows 7 can do (and actually succeeds quite well in doing), but that's a different issue. If people knew, the choice between upgrading or not would overwhelmingly favor upgrading. XP can't do any of this. Windows 7 can.
(Side note to the obvious retorts: I'm not interested in getting into a debate over Windows Media Center versus your-favorite-fill-in-the-blank-open-source-PVR here. No current open source PVR supports CableCard decryption, so it's not even worth considering).
Edited 2009-10-17 00:19 UTC
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2006-07-25
The article has hit the nail completely on the head, the real competition Microsoft faces with mostly all of their products is their earlier versions.
Trying to convince people that Windows 7 will offer something more than Windows XP is a hard sell to both consumers and businesses alike. Microsoft has an upward struggle trying to convince businesses / consumers, that office 2007 is better than earlier versions, that exchange 07 is better than earlier versions. I remember the effort Microsoft spent trying to convince businesses that Windows 2000 / 2003 server was a worthwhile upgrade from NT 4.0.
I read another article can't remember if it's from OSNews or from another site, that describes Mac's marketshare growing after every release of Windows client.