Back when Windows Vista came out it was said to be Microsoft’s baby. However many people were skeptical and therefore didn’t go with the system at launch. Consumers are now skeptical of Windows 7 and rightfully so in light of what happened with Vista. Microsoft has definitely shaped up Windows 7 a lot better than then did Vista in both performance and looks. However that doesn’t change the fact that many businesses still are reluctant to switch to Windows 7 anytime soon.

This was just found in a recent survey where 1,000 IT administrators were surveyed. Out of those 1,000 around 60 percent stated that they were not planning to move to Windows 7 at this point. Surprisingly only 5.4 percent of those surveyed actually plan to move to Windows 7 this year. While another third of those surveyed plan to move to it by the end of 2010. This is a surprise from the original survey that had been taken previous where 60 percent of those who were surveyed planed to move to Windows 7 in the first year. Microsoft is expected to finish Windows 7 officially by the end of the month.

One huge impact on many of the IT administrator’s decisions has been the economy. Many professionals have said that they’ve saved a good amount of money skipping upgrades and operating system changes. With the economy in the shape it is even businesses are looking to save as much money as possible. This is most likely the main reason that so many businesses that were going to upgrade are holding off, at least for the time being. With many companies having the lack of time and resources to upgrade it’s expected that Windows 7 along with the IT world in general will continue to suffer for the time being.

Source: CNET

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