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Enterprise users upgrading Win8 systems should update Win7

. Foreign media today published a review introducing Bill Koefoed, general manager of Microsoft's investor relations department, at an investor conference held earlier this week. The idea that enterprise users upgrade Windows. He believes that for enterprise users, Windows 7 will be the only way to get to Windows 8
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Windows8 is Microsoft's most important product - it will be able to re-ignite consumer interest in PC products, but also enough to cause more iPad Threat.

But what about the company? The meaning does not seem to be big.

For businesses, Microsoft still believes, even after Windows 8 officially listed, the company in terms of sales to enterprise Windows 7 is still huge room for growth.

Bill Koefoed, general manager of Microsoft's investor relations department, pointed out in an investor meeting held earlier this week: "For enterprise users, Windows 7 will be The only way to Windows 8 is."

Kovde pointed out that Windows 7 has been warmly welcomed by enterprises. Since the product was released at the end of 2009, one third of the commercial has been used. The computer has been upgraded to use Windows 7, but two-thirds of the companies have not completed the upgrade.

to April 18, 2014, Microsoft will be "a complete end to" Windows XP (By the time the product will be more than 13 years of history). This means that Microsoft will no longer support the product or continue to provide updates or patches. And this has become the deadline for consumers to upgrade to Windows 7.

Once these computers using Win7 enter the enterprise, Microsoft can try to promote the upgrade to Windows 8 product service to enterprise customers (Microsoft has promised that any PC capable of running Windows 7 can run Windows) 8), or to promote these companies to add a new tablet running Windows 8.

During the investor conference, some people asked: “How should investors look at the link between Win8 listings through Windows 7 sales from a corporate perspective and a consumer perspective? When do you think it will happen? ? old products to freeze the consumer side, and when the business aspects of old products frozen, so as not to cause more impact on them too "

Kefu De replied: "We have talked about this issue. I don't remember if I was CFO Peter Klein who discussed this issue in a conference call on financial statements, that is, one-third of the companies already have Upgraded to Windows 7. So I need to remind you that I think Windows XP will end its mission in less than 800 days. This requires two-thirds of the companies to complete Windows 7 in this short period of time as soon as possible. Upgrade. Although this will require customers to upgrade the hardware and upgrade some of the software, but the general direction - for enterprise customers, Windows 7 will be the gateway to Windows 8 must go through. And we will work closely with them to achieve this goal."