Windows 7 may trigger IT upgrade cycle after all
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Despite some pundits' arguments to the contrary, one analyst is predicting that the release of Windows 7 could trigger an upgrade bonanza after all -- especially when it comes to opening the floodgates on corporate IT migration from Windows XP.
In a report titled "Raising the Roof on IT Spending. (And Another Look at the Win7 Cycle)," Jefferies & Company analyst Katherine Egbert, forecast that as soon as eight months after its October 22 launch, corporate resistance to moving to the new operating system will likely start to dissolve.