Majority of PCs not equipped for Windows Vista upgrade, survey says
Everdream, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) desktop management vendor, says 79.9% of PCs are not fully compatible with Microsoft’s requirements for Windows Vista. This finding, which came from a survey of 145,000 business desktops owned by Everdream customers, highlights the difficulties that many companies will face when upgrading their PCs to the latest Windows operating system.
Microsoft has defined recommended requirements for “Vista-ready PCs†as 1GB of RAM, 1 GHz processor, 40GB hard drive and 15GB free hard-drive space. Microsoft defines minimum requirements as 512MB of RAM, 800 Mhz microprocessor, 20GB hard drive and 15GB of free hard-drive space.
When compared against the recommended requirements, 79.9% of the machines do not meet at least one of the four requirements. The survey also concluded that 69.5% of machines do not have the required RAM, 62.4% of machines do not have the required hard drive, 18.4% of machines do not have the required free hard drive space and 6.7% of machines do not have the required processor speed.
The surveyed desktops fared better when it came to meeting minimum requirements for a Vista upgrade. The survey concluded that 24.9% of machines do not have the required RAM, 24.3% of machines do not have the required free hard drive space, 15% of machines do not have the required hard drive and 5.4% of machines do not have the required processor speed.
“Clearly many companies face stark realities as they consider upgrading their IT assets to Windows Vista in the coming months,†said Ed Mueller, chief marketing officer for Everdream.
“For companies developing Vista rollout plans, a critical first step is to ensure that their PCs meet the most basic standards for the new operating systems, which our data indicates is no small feat. The costs of getting computers into compliance with Microsoft’s requirements will likely be a huge obstacle to Vista adoption, especially for small and mid-sized companies that have limited IT budget, resources and staff. Desktop management providers like Everdream can play a very strategic role in helping businesses quickly determine their Vista readiness and put in place a sensible adoption plan.â€
“Everdream’s striking numbers demonstrate that upgrading to Windows Vista may prove to be even more difficult than originally anticipated,†said Mark Minasi, technology columnist and author of the popular Mastering series and The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide.
“Consumers and business buyers alike should be very careful about the labels that they’ll see on systems nowadays – a system that is Windows Vista capable doesn’t necessarily translate to one that is Windows Vista enjoyable.â€
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April 1st, 2007
You know what’s really sad about those numbers? They may be what Microsoft recommends to “run” Vista, but they aren’t talking about running Vista well..you can kiss the sidebar and flashy visuals goodbye with one gig of ram and a 1 gig processor. In fact, if you don’t have a 64 bit processor, you’re really not up to speed with what Vista wants. I’d like to see the survey of users who can run everything Vista has to offer with no slowdown…I would be willing to bet its less than 5%.
April 1st, 2007
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April 1st, 2007
[...] Majority of PCs not equipped for Windows Vista upgrade, survey says Everdream, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) desktop management vendor, says 79.9% of PCs are not fully compatible with Microsoft’s requirements for Windows Vista. This finding, which came from a survey of 145,000 business desktops owned by Everdream customers, highlights the difficulties that many companies will face when upgrading their PCs to the latest Windows operating system. Microsoft has defined recommended requirements for “Vista-ready PCs” as 1GB of RAM, 1 GHz processor, 40GB hard drive and 15GB free hard-drive space. Microsoft defines minimum requirements as 512MB of RAM, 800 Mhz microprocessor, 20GB hard drive and 15GB of free hard-drive space. When compared against the recommended requirements, 79.9% of the machines do not meet at least one of the four requirements. The survey also concluded that 69.5% of machines do not have the required RAM, 62.4% of machines do not have the required hard drive, 18.4% of machines do not have the required free hard drive space and 6.7% of machines do not have the required processor speed. The surveyed desktops fared better when it came to meeting minimum requirements for a Vista upgrade. The survey concluded that 24.9% of machines do not have the required RAM, 24.3% of machines do not have the required free hard drive space, 15% of machines do not have the required hard drive and 5.4% of machines do not have the required processor speed. “Clearly many companies face stark realities as they consider upgrading their IT assets to Windows Vista in the coming months,” said Ed Mueller, chief marketing officer for Everdream. “For companies developing Vista rollout plans, a critical first step is to ensure that their PCs meet the most basic standards for the new operating systems, which our data indicates is no small feat. The costs of getting computers into compliance with Microsoft’s requirements will likely be a huge obstacle to Vista adoption, especially for small and mid-sized companies that have limited IT budget, resources and staff. Desktop management providers like Everdream can play a very strategic role in helping businesses quickly determine their Vista readiness and put in place a sensible adoption plan.” “Everdream’s striking numbers demonstrate that upgrading to Windows Vista may prove to be even more difficult than originally anticipated,” said Mark Minasi, technology columnist and author of the popular Mastering series and The Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide. “Consumers and business buyers alike should be very careful about the labels that they’ll see on systems nowadays – a system that is Windows Vista capable doesn’t necessarily translate to one that is Windows Vista enjoyable Source:VISTA.BLORGE.com » Blog Archive » Majority of PCs not equipped for Windows Vista upgrade, survey says [...]
April 2nd, 2007
It doesn’t surprise me when it comes to businesses and that’s where a majority of Microsofts business is. Businesses buy well… business PCs that can run their applications, maybe not well but it can run them. Businesses are always behind the consumer when it comes to hardware (generally but not as a rule).
Consumers who own gaming desktops and laptops with dual core processors and more than 1GB of memory are ready for Vista with all the flashy goodies. It’s standard these days and frankly, I have trouble understanding why these computers aren’t a majority of the market but then the fact that people like keeping or not upgrading their PC for three years smacks me in the face and that sends chills down my back and makes my stomach churn.
April 7th, 2007
A well-chosen system should be current, especially for business, to use all features of non-3D rendering software for 5 years. When you buy 300 systems at a time (eg. in a hospital), you don’t want to buy them every year…
The answer is simple – Microsoft has drawn the line. We can either pay a very large amount of money for software plagued by viruses and security holes, intoxicated with DRM and watch it run slowly on our systems, …… or start using Linux.
Linux is extremely powerful, has more eye-candy than Vista (see XGL, 3D desktop etc), will run on your older systems in business, saving you a fortune in required upgrades, yet the same software will run even faster with 3D enabled on the latest systems – whether you have 256Mb or 16Gb of RAM (or 300 networked systems, on the server or on the desktop, laptop, wireless device etc…) – you need Linux. Oh yeah, and it’s free.
Free as in money, more importantly: free as in freedom. You can pay for business-level desktop support from vendors all over the world, if you like, of course – but that’s _your_ choice (plus even the support is less expensive…!).
Developers like Linux – and guess who makes all the software in the world? Take a look at OpenOffice, Firefox, Thunderbird etc.. Be comaptible with Microsoft files formats yet have it all for free!
Business capital, public taxpayers money, education budgets etc can be much better spent…
Peace. Prepare for the penguin-shaped future! (It doesn’t hurt to have more skills and feathers in one’s cap, just in case, does it? After all – it’s free to learn… *wink*)
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February 27th, 2008
Email Marketing…
Email marketing is an extremely cost-effective marketing tool and when used properly, can catapult your sales to new levels….