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New from Dimensional Research and KACE: Survey on Windows 7 Adoption

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KACE – the leading systems management appliance company and a fabulous client – just announced the results of a new Dimensional Research Web survey that revealed 84 percent of IT staff polled do not have plans to upgrade existing Windows desktop and laptop systems to Windows 7 in the next year—despite early enthusiasm from beta testers of the new operating system

Other key findings include:

  • 84 percent of survey respondents have no plans to upgrade existing Windows desktops and laptops to Windows 7 next year
  • 72 percent indicated they are more concerned about upgrading to Windows 7 than staying with an outdated XP operating system
  • 50 percent revealed they have considered moving from Windows to an alternative operating system, and 27 percent of those cited Mac OS as the top alternative
  • Almost 60 percent of survey respondents do not presently have a tool in place that automates operating system migration
  • Economic factors, such as budget freezes and staff reductions, were cited as other reasons to not immediately adopt Windows 7

You can download a full copy of the report, as well as detailed information on the methodology used at http://www.kace.com/resources/Windows-7-Adoption-Survey.

 Here’s a few links to some news coverage of the survey: