ComTech Review » Reader Poll http://comtechreview.com Computers, Communications and Technology Review Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:13:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Could Windows 7 Create More “Switchers” For Apple? http://comtechreview.com/2009/10/12/could-windows-7-create-more-switchers-for-apple.html http://comtechreview.com/2009/10/12/could-windows-7-create-more-switchers-for-apple.html#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:56:54 +0000 editor http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/10/could_windows_7.html Strange question, you ask. But there are those (many of them in Cupertino) who believe that once the PC owners that are still using Windows XP (which is around 70% of the total) really start thinking about upgrading to Windows 7, they will choose to make the jump to the Mac instead. That's because the process of upgrading from XP to Win7 involves headaches, including backing up your stuff on an external drive and reformatting the internal one. After all, millions of people have been introduced to Apple via the iPod or iPhone since the last big Windows upgrade occurred, and millions more have friends that have already made the jump.

So what do you think? If you're thinking about upgrading or buying a new PC, let me know the following:

-- Your name, and where you live (optional).

-- What OS you currently use.

-- What OS you plan to use in the future.

-- Why you will or won't move to the Mac.

]]> Strange question, you ask. But there are those (many of them in Cupertino) who believe that once the PC owners that are still using Windows XP (which is around 70% of the total) really start thinking about upgrading to Windows 7, they will choose to make the jump to the Mac instead. That's because the process of upgrading from XP to Win7 involves headaches, including backing up your stuff on an external drive and reformatting the internal one. After all, millions of people have been introduced to Apple via the iPod or iPhone since the last big Windows upgrade occurred, and millions more have friends that have already made the jump.

So what do you think? If you're thinking about upgrading or buying a new PC, let me know the following:

-- Your name, and where you live (optional).

-- What OS you currently use.

-- What OS you plan to use in the future.

-- Why you will or won't move to the Mac.

]]> http://comtechreview.com/2009/10/12/could-windows-7-create-more-switchers-for-apple.html/feed 0 How Will Windows 7 Impact Your Company’s IT Spending Plans? http://comtechreview.com/2009/09/01/how-will-windows-7-impact-your-companys-it-spending-plans.html http://comtechreview.com/2009/09/01/how-will-windows-7-impact-your-companys-it-spending-plans.html#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:21:12 +0000 editor http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/09/how_will_window.html I'm starting work on a story on whether or not we're in the early stages of a sustainable turnaround in tech spending, and in particular at the impact of Windows 7 on the overall tech sector. If you'd like to share information about what's happening at your company, please weigh in:

-- Are dollars for IT starting to flow again? Do you expect the 2010 IT budget to increase, and by how much? Or will your company's tech spending settle at a lower level than before the downturn began a year ago?

-- What are the company's spending priorities now, and what do you think they will be in 2010?

-- Will cloud computing--essentially, the ability for company's to tap into technology purchased the cloud service providers--enable you to cut overall tech spending? Or will you spend the same, but on different things than in the past?

-- Will Windows 7 cause the company to buy more PCs? If so, will that happen this year, 2010, or after that? If not, why not?

-- Will the Windows 7 PCs your company buys be similar to models purchased in the past, or will the company move to netbooks and other cheaper models?

-- Does Windows 7 have capabilities that will drive other investment cycles--say, to higher speed 10 gig networks?

-- Do you believe the tech sector is entering a new growth phase?

Please include the company name, and contact info if you're amenable to being contacted as I report out my story.

]]> I'm starting work on a story on whether or not we're in the early stages of a sustainable turnaround in tech spending, and in particular at the impact of Windows 7 on the overall tech sector. If you'd like to share information about what's happening at your company, please weigh in:

-- Are dollars for IT starting to flow again? Do you expect the 2010 IT budget to increase, and by how much? Or will your company's tech spending settle at a lower level than before the downturn began a year ago?

-- What are the company's spending priorities now, and what do you think they will be in 2010?

-- Will cloud computing--essentially, the ability for company's to tap into technology purchased the cloud service providers--enable you to cut overall tech spending? Or will you spend the same, but on different things than in the past?

-- Will Windows 7 cause the company to buy more PCs? If so, will that happen this year, 2010, or after that? If not, why not?

-- Will the Windows 7 PCs your company buys be similar to models purchased in the past, or will the company move to netbooks and other cheaper models?

-- Does Windows 7 have capabilities that will drive other investment cycles--say, to higher speed 10 gig networks?

-- Do you believe the tech sector is entering a new growth phase?

Please include the company name, and contact info if you're amenable to being contacted as I report out my story.

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