Windows 7 Spurring PC Buying: Survey

Wednesday, December 30, 2009  //  0 Comments  //  Uncategorized

If early indications are correct, the strongest rate of IT spending in almost two years could begin next quarter — and the industry has Microsoft to thank.

Market research firm ChangeWave noted in a report that due to overwhelming positive reception of Windows 7, businesses are ready to replace their creaky old notebook and desktop PCs.

In a survey of 1,753 corporate IT buyers, ChangeWave found 73 percent said their company will be buying laptops and 69 percent will be buying desktops in the first quarter of 2010, the highest levels for both since February 2008.

A key reason is Windows 7. Nearly one in five respondents said that the arrival of the new edition of Windows is making their firm quicken the pace of their normal computer upgrade cycle over the next six months. Ten percent of those surveyed said Windows 7 had created a “slight acceleration” in their upgrade plans, while 6 percent said it caused a “modest acceleration” and an additional 3 percent said Windows 7 had caused “significant acceleration.”