Dell: Windows 7 a Winner
    
		Dell is not exactly known as a research company, but with  its reach into IT shops around the world, one could argue the hardware maker  could out research Gartner or IDC. So I am presuming the company's findings that 87 percent of IT folks will adopt Win 7 are credible. 
One reason the percentage is so high, Dell said, is  because Win 7 has been proven fast and reliable. 
I've been hearing from a lot of you about your trials  dealing with budget cuts and layoffs. One thing cuts have hurt is upgrade  plans. One reader's shop is still on Windows 2000 and has no plans to move. If  it were a better economy, I'd bet the planned adoption number would be well above  90 percent.
What are your upgrade plans for Windows clients or  servers? Tell us all by writing [email protected].
 
	Posted by Doug Barney on March 26, 2010