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Podcast: Can Windows 7 jumpstart the PC industry and IT spending?

October 21, 2009, 5:00 AM PDT

Takeaway: Windows 7 arrives on Oct. 22 and The Big Question podcast discusses the impact it will have on the PC industry, IT spending, and Microsoft itself.

Windows 7 officially arrives this week and The Big Question podcast discusses the impact it will have on the PC industry, IT spending, and Microsoft itself.

The Big Question is a joint production from ZDNet and TechRepublic that I co-host with ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan. This week’s guest is Mary Jo Foley, author of the popular ZDNet blog All About Microsoft.

You can play this 17-minute episode from the Flash-based player at the top of the page or:

Stories discussed in this episode:

Ballmer: Testers didn’t ring Vista warning bells; Could the same happen with Windows 7? (ZDNet)
CIO Jury split 50/50 on deploying Windows 7 in 2010 (TechRepublic)
Microsoft’s message to IT pros: Meet us half way with Windows 7 (ZDNet)
Back-to-school demand saves PC market; Slight growth in third quarter (ZDNet)
Podcast: Will Windows 7 redeem the sins of Vista? (TechRepublic)
Windows 7 report card: The hits and misses (TechRepublic)

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JLVFR 29th Oct 2009

I do want to upgrade, but not right now, for 3 simple reasons:
-W7 just came out; I'll wait for the bugs to show up and get fixed before risking it;
-I need to test it vs our apps;
-I simply don't have time right now (am single IT admin for 150+ PCs and 20 servers...)

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When did

CaptMorgan 28th Oct 2009

When has MS ever stated they "invented" something? I bet you thin Apple invented something.

Your logic is not logical. I didn't buy a car from the inventor of the automobile, I didn?t buy my computer from the inventor of the computer, I didn?t buy my TV from the inventor of the Television, I don?t fly in a plane invented by the Wright Brothers, why should I buy my OS from an inventor of Windows?

IT is all about moving forward, change and new technology, whatever that turns out to be. Get on board, or get left behind.

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Eventually?

CaptMorgan 28th Oct 2009

XP has been around a very long time, eventually all companies will need to move off it. After 7+ years on XP, maybe it's time to upgrade your PC's and your skills. I.T. is a profession of constant change and professional growth, you, or your company can't be stagnant.

Another reason to change to Windows 7; increased security. XP is already rather old and somewhat outdated (= dangerous) without ongoing support, it will only get worse.

Windows 7 might not be worthwhile for you today, but since you passed on Vista, and you passed on hardware upgrades for so long, it will be very difficult to pass on Windows 7 and those HW upgrades much longer, and wait until the next version of Windows. Maybe the Service Pack is what you need to wait for. Although, Windows 7 is in my opinion a giant service pack to Vista, and a pretty good replacement to XP.

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