Windows 7 Migration
Five 'Reasons' Not to Migrate to Windows 7
Crazy Brits. I'm not usually one to ding other bloggers, but a post last week over at ZDNet UK really made my eyes roll. Let's start with the headline:...
Crazy Brits. I'm not usually one to ding other bloggers, but a post last week over at ZDNet UK really made my eyes roll.
Let's start with the headline: "Windows 7: reasons to migrate?" To me that suggests a list of, well, reasons to migrate--or not to, depending on how you interpret the question mark.
But, no, the post is actually about...well, I'm still trying to work that out. Author apexwm (really?) seems to be listing reasons why "people are dragging their feet in moving from Windows XP to Windows 7." In reality, his arguments are all over the place.
For example, here's his take on "user settings/migration":
Luckily this isn't much of an issue for larger companies which use PC images and automated installations. A lot of companies deploy a generic image and the users re-customize their old settings again. Since Windows 7 is not a direct upgrade to Windows XP, companies can use the User State Migration Tool to migrate user settings if needed.Oooookay. So this is not an issue? Why, then, did you mention it? Apexwm also discusses things like OS glitches, hardware requirements, and Microsoft's lack of pricing incentives: "Microsoft is making no effort to offer any kind of price breaks to those that use Windows XP today, who want to migrate to Windows 7. Why?" Um, actually, ever hear of upgrade versions? Those are the same price breaks everybody gets. As for hardware requirements, talk about a tired old argument. It goes without saying that some PCs will need to be replaced as organizations migrate to Windows 7. It also goes without saying that new PCs will be significantly faster and more secure, with spiffy new warranties to boot. That means lower support costs. It's true that many businesses still aren't ready to give up Windows XP. And they don't have to now that Microsoft has extended XP downgrade rights for another decade. But let's not knock Windows 7 for reasons that have little, if anything, to do with the decision.
