Early user feedback on the quality and performance of Windows 7 is generally positive, and research suggests that adoption plans may be affected more by the recession than by the merits of the product.
According to a recent survey of 618 CDW Customer Advisory Board (CAB) members prior to its launch, 83% of those who installed the Windows 7 beta are at least somewhat satisfied with the new OS. Potential users who have tested a pre-release version are looking forward to what they see as performance and security improvements, as well as improved desktop search tools, overall ease of use and a productivity-boosting new user interface.
About one-quarter of the respondents anticipate making the transition within 12 months and about half report no current plans
to migrate, some noting they may even wait until Microsoft no longer supports their current OS. By comparison, when Vista
launched in November 2006 the CDW Windows Vista Tracking Poll found that 20% of organizations planned to deploy it within
the first 12 months.
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