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One VAR’s Case for Windows 7 Upgrade

Joe Gleinser at GCS Technologies in Austin, Texas, speaks for many in the solution provider community when he praises what he’s seeing in the forthcoming Windows 7, and he makes a compelling business case for his end customers to upgrade – ASAP. Check out the blog entry, “Why Windows 7?” for Gleinser’s laundry list of […]

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Carolyn April

Aug 11, 2009

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Joe Gleinser at GCS Technologies in Austin, Texas, speaks for many in the solution provider community when he praises what he’s seeing in the forthcoming Windows 7, and he makes a compelling business case for his end customers to upgrade – ASAP.

Check out the blog entry, “Why Windows 7?” for Gleinser’s laundry list of official recommendations he’s making to clients. He hits upon several seemingly obvious, but solid reasons:

For XP holdouts, it’s time to move on. That’s bound to be the toughest sell for any solution provider pushing Windows 7 upgrades as many customers find XP works just fine – these are the same folks who said a loud ‘No thank you’ to Windows Vista. But Gleinser makes a good point when says that XP driver support is drying up along with technical support that includes some security updates.
He is convinced that users will love Windows 7 once they see it and use it. It’s fast and the navigation is slick. For this reason, solution providers should make it a point to provide demos to their customers as a routine way to create demand gen. Get the OS in the hands of a C-level executive and if they like it enough it could drive a larger deal.
End users weigh things like navigation and performance, but for solution providers and ISVs building solutions based on Windows 7 as a platform Gleinser points to a raft of new features such as AppLocker and Branch Casting that will impress. Vista included many great new features as well, but partners never got a chance to exploit them as Microsoft continued putting out build after build prior to launch and thoroughly frustrated partners and ISVs with the constant changes to the code.
Lastly, a reality check on the juggernaut that is Microsoft. He writes: “Windows 7 will be the best option for the vast majority of PCs in the world. Linux desktops can’t crack more than a few percent of the business desktop market. Mac OS X still lacks many network features and requires a new skill set for most IT departments.”

Gleinser’s made his argument. Any of you out there got a list of reasons customers should NOT move to Windows 7?

One VAR’s Case for Windows 7 Upgrade

Carolyn April

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