Microsoft may face resistance to Windows 8
2012 release may mean upgrade fatigue for enterprises, say analysts
By Gregg Keizer
October 25, 2010 04:06 PM ET
Computerworld - Enterprises now in the midst of migrating to Windows 7 are unlikely to repeat that same work in just two years with Windows 8, an analyst said today.
"They would certainly like to upgrade only to every other edition," said Michael Silver of Gartner, referring to businesses. "If Windows 8 comes out in two years, I think that's likely to happen, that many [enterprises] will be very suspect about migrating to the next release."
Silver's comments came after the Dutch arm of Microsoft announced that the follow-on to Windows -- dubbed "Windows 8" by most, if not by Microsoft -- will ship in two years, or in 2012.
That timeline fits earlier Microsoft statements that said Windows is on a three-year development plan.
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