Comments on: TeamLogic IT Gains PR Buzz From Windows 7

By: Lawrence D'Oliveiro

Lawrence D'Oliveiro — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:12:13 +0000

“Didn’t Vista arrive in a strong economy with strong IT spending?”

Depends on whether you think the downturn is a cause or an effect. You yourself have pointed out that open-source businesses continue to do well in spite of the downturn.

And besides, isn’t the US recession officially over? Yet Microsoft seems to be getting no benefit from this.

By: Simplicius

Simplicius — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:44:08 +0000

Don’t forget the deep discounts that Microsoft has offered. Clearly Microsoft really really really wanted the launch to be successful. And TVG is right. We need to wait months or maybe a good year before beginning to see just how important 7 is turning out to be.

Still, see how much Linux has improved in 3 years and compare this to how much Windows has improved from Vista to 7. I’m not sure anymore that Microsoft can keep up on so many fronts with so many competitors that are getting stronger by the day and frequently share the burden of developing software (thanks, FOSS!).

By: The VAR Guy

The VAR Guy — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:07:48 +0000

Lawrence: The VAR Guy is willing to give Microsoft the benefit of the doubt. Didn’t Vista arrive in a strong economy with strong IT spending? Plus, customers disappointed by Vista are going to be extra careful before deploying Windows 7. It’s certainly a more competitive OS market now, thanks to continues Mac OS X and Linux advancements. But it could be a few months before the real Windows 7 sales trends surface…

By: Lawrence D'Oliveiro

Lawrence D'Oliveiro — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:31:36 +0000

Sales of PCs with Seven preinstalled seem to be down compared with Vista:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/05/windows_7_v_windows_vista_sales/

Retail sales are up, but they never seem to amount to much anyway.