Re:Apple now has more cash than Microsoft
by aneesh on Sunday October 26, 2008 @02:22PM
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> When Windows 7 comes along, the press will be exactly the same as it was for Vista: Why switch when your programs already work on the old OS?
Yeah, but remember, if you didn't switch to Vista, you'll still be running XP (which was released in 2001-ish). So you'll have to switch to something soon. Sure, some people will switch to Apple, but upgrading to Win 7 will almost be the default option.
And if you did switch to Vista, then you'll probably move to Win 7 as well when it comes out. People could afford to ignore Vista because they were happy with XP, but they won't continue to be happy with XP indefinitely.
Yeah, but remember, if you didn't switch to Vista, you'll still be running XP (which was released in 2001-ish). So you'll have to switch to something soon. Sure, some people will switch to Apple, but upgrading to Win 7 will almost be the default option.
And if you did switch to Vista, then you'll probably move to Win 7 as well when it comes out. People could afford to ignore Vista because they were happy with XP, but they won't continue to be happy with XP indefinitely.