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NJBest · 07-10-2012, 11:30 AM

Businesses often skip OS releases. Most large companies skipped Windows XP and stayed with Windows 2000. Some upgraded to Vista while others went straight from Windows 7. I suspect they will skip Windows 8.

kazyn · 07-13-2012, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by NJBest

Businesses often skip OS releases. Most large companies skipped Windows XP and stayed with Windows 2000. Some upgraded to Vista while others went straight from Windows 7. I suspect they will skip Windows 8.

We will be. We have XP and 7 machines. We are phasing out XP, staying with 7 for the foreseeable future.

hoffdano · 07-14-2012, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mensaguy

I'm sure there is a lot of truth in this statement. The IT staff at work is planning to skip Win 8, just like they did with Vista and Office XP.

Businesses will also skip releases when their key applications, such as Siebel or Oracle Apps, aren't certified for a particular release. The vendors that build these apps will take their time.

And depending on the skill levels of their end users, they have nothing to gain from a temporary loss of productivity as they adjust to a new user interface.