Nice article about business use for Win8 at Ars.

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I read some and skim through it makes good points but I think in general those points are things that everyone was already probably thinking of. The thing with windows 8 is that is doesn't have anything function wise or usability wise that would make it a good upgrade. That bundled with the fact that windows 7 is only NOW being upgraded by business makes it even less likely that they will upgrade it to windows 8. Probably businesses that are STILL using XP I can see them upgrading but given the fact that windows 8 is different than how windows xp had functioned then it might be a confusing change. Especially when the menu the people are used to is now hidden and the replacement is something people are not yet used to. The performance is definitely a reason I would upgrade and if they keep making the performance better I can see that as a HUGE factor to upgrade but unlikely a reason for a business to upgrade. They would need to fix some user-interface and user-friendliness issues but if they fix those and allow the user to boot only into desktop it could be even better than windows 7 if the business hasn't upgraded from XP yet. For those that have upgraded I think they would wait for the next version or next two versions where there is actually newer functions and more business ready stuff in order to upgrade.
 

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I think some businesses will go with 8 because there's half an interface that is like 7, but another that is different altogether. xp still has 40 percent of the OS marketshare with 7 encroaching on it. Given the pros vs. cons of 8, I think it will fare ok. Touch enabled, Windows 8 To Go, faster boot times, Microsoft account, so on and so forth.

It will also be a plus for the enterprise that is considering ipads in a Windows ecosystem. A Windows OS for touch on an emerging market of touch mobile devices would be chosen any day over an ipad, or the old man's ipod touch. :D
 

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It will also be a plus for the enterprise that is considering ipads in a Windows ecosystem. A Windows OS for touch on an emerging market of touch mobile devices would be chosen any day over an ipad, or the old man's ipod touch. :D

Touch in the workplace. That is an interesting concept! I cannot see how that would work at all but I am out of touch with the new workplace these days...
 

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