Breaking the Windows XP Ice Pack: Can Windows 7 Turn Up the Heat on Replacements?

Breaking the Windows XP Ice Pack: Can Windows 7 Turn Up the Heat on Replacements? published by IDC in October, 2009. This report consists of Pages: 12 and the price starts from US $ 3500.

Introduction

Abstract

This IDC study takes a deep look at Microsoft' s Windows 7 product and considers the potential for this product to accelerate the lagging adoption of current-generation Microsoft client operating environment (COE) product aboard new PC shipments.

"Windows 7 offers a number of important new capabilities that will allow it to achieve better success than its predecessor, Windows Vista. IDC believes that Windows 7 will be successful overcoming many, if not most, of the challenges that Windows Vista faced in the market," said Al Gillen, program VP, Operating Environments, at IDC.

Table of Contents

• IDC Opinion
• In This Study
• Situation Overview
• Availability: Holiday Season 2009
• Compatibility Remains an Issue
• New Features of Windows 7
• The Role for Virtualization with Windows 7
• Virtualization: Not for Everyone
• Trying Out Windows XP Mode
• IDC' s Experience
• Future Outlook
• PC Market Dynamics
• Essential Guidance
• Learn More
• Related Research
• Synopsis
• Figure: Improved User Account Control Interface
• Figure: Worldwide Windows Client Operating Environment New License Shipments and Nonpaid Deployments, 2005–2013

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