The Real Challenge to Windows Vista
Microsoft officials have admitted that one of their biggest challenges in continuing to expand the Windows business is the impression among some customers that older Windows versions are good enough. Windows 95, which is ten years old, is a good example of the loyalty factor ~ or should that be inertia?.
On August 24, 1995, thousands of people queued to buy the first copies of Windows 95, Harry Potter-style. About 1% of the user base still has it installed, including many small businesses. Microsoft regards this as a challenge to Windows Vista when it goes public next year. The company has even likened the Vista release to the launch of Windows 95.
Since 1995, Microsoft has released at least six new Windows versions, plus interim updates, such as Windows 95 OSR2. The versions include, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000 desktop, Windows Millennium Edition (ME), Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 2.
Microsoft Watch quotes Mark D. Stotzer : “Who still runs these ‘old’ operating systems? Home or small business users that can’t or won’t upgrade,” said Stotzer. “If all you need is e-mail, the Internet and word processing, all you need is Win3.x or higher, MSIE (Microsoft Internet Explorer) with Outlook and Word 6 or higher.”
Many industry insiders consider XP, introduced in 2001, to be the best version of Windows to date.
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