Windows7's biggest competitor is Windows XP, not linux

On the evening of October 22, 2009, Microsoft's next-generation operating system, Windows 7, after the release of Vista in the US, this operating system that carries Microsoft's great hope will also be Officially meet with Chinese users on the 23rd. As a hopeful product to revitalize Vista's defeat, Windows7 is the most responsible product of Microsoft's Windows operating system products; starting from the 22nd, this is said to be in terms of user experience or hardware requirements. There are more operating systems than Vista that will set off a new wave, so will the future of windows7 in the market be as smooth as it is expected by Microsoft?

In the field of personal computer desktops, the operating system is the first software that is implicated in application software and hardware systems, and is an indispensable accessory for every normal computer. From Microsoft's first operating system to the now popular Windows7, the absolute advantage of Microsoft's personal computer desktop system has made the Windows operating system almost monopolized in the market. In recent years, with more and more "anti-Microsoft" voices coming and going, Microsoft's Windows7 listing naturally can not avoid the corresponding competition, then for Microsoft Windows7, its biggest competitor, I think it is Microsoft's own XP operating system.

In the case of Microsoft's release of Windows 7 today, the biggest competitor to Windows 7 is Microsoft's Windows XP operating system released globally in 2001.

XP will be the insurmountable gap of Microsoft Windows7

The reason why XP is the insurmountable gap of Windows7 is not to say how bad the Windows7 operating system is, on the contrary, with Microsoft In the advancement of the personal computer desktop system, the Windows 7 operating system of XP and Vista has many advantages in any aspect. But in the future of Windows7, it must win the user's approval to truly lead the market. If Windows7 overcomes this, it can naturally be on the desktop of the personal computer. However, for this excellent software, it is this point that determines its survival in the market.

Windows7 can't go beyond XP. This is my point of view. As an operating system that can be described as "classic", XP carries the huge user's needs to meet the needs and good user experience. These two advantages are the most successful for a product. So today, Windows 7 can't surpass XP, not to say how bad Windows7 is, but because XP is too good. Regardless of compatibility or humanization, XP has an unparalleled advantage for individual users, such as simplicity, ease of use, compatibility, etc. In the long-term use process, a large number of users develop habits based on such advantages. To a large extent, it will not change because of the listing of a windows7.

The key to the success of a product in the market is whether it can change the habits of consumers.

Linux can't shake the status of Windows temporarily

As a devout Linux supporter, as a loyal open source software enthusiast, I personally have great confidence in the development and future of Linux. As an excellent operating system software, Linux and Windows have a negligible position on the desktop of personal computers. However, in terms of personal computer application habits, the drawbacks of Linux for only a small number of people are also inevitable for Linux to surpass Windows 7. Or to put it another way, in the long-term field of the future, the chance of Linux's position on Windows is quite small.

In the current personal desktop system, Linux users are nothing more than fans, specific users or related users. Such users constitute the main users of Linux users. However, as a consumer software for the masses, Windows 7 has great advantages in terms of user experience and implementation of functional requirements. This superiority has created a habit for ordinary users. For ordinary users, changing the habit of relying on a product in an instant is a relatively difficult thing to achieve. Therefore, based on the beautiful market laid by windows, the development of windows7 will naturally avoid many bumps.

However, in the face of XP blocking, windows7 needs a more flexible market strategy, such as Zhuang Yili called for China's 160 million XP users to buy genuine windows7 to use and other related strategies.

Personal user habits determine the future development of windows7

From the perspective of individual users, it is also one of the main factors that determine the development of windows7 in the future market.

We know that whether it is Windows or Linux, the final destination of any product is the user's use, so whether a software can exert its great value in the hands of users, naturally become this Whether the product can be recognized in the market. The future of windows7 is also an inevitable requirement for ordinary users. If the application requirements of Windows 7 for ordinary consumers are not met, then the future of windows7 is still full of pessimistic elements.

In terms of user accumulation, Windows7 relies on the inherent advantages of Microsoft Windows, although it can save the corresponding promotion work, but the problem that Windows 7 has to face is how to maintain these original Windows users.

Whether it is the user's general operation application or other needs, Windows7 has certain certainty for the ease of use and compatibility of other operating systems reserved by users. Windows 7 is a new generation operating system. Regardless of the actual application or the foreground, if you can't match the user's needs, the possibility of Windows 7 causing user loss will also increase.

The distribution channel will become another problem in the popularity of windows7

In the current market, the most common way to use the Windows operating system is to rely on the OEM method when purchasing a computer. When Windows 7 products are in demand, in addition to online purchases, other purchase routes are more scarce. A few days ago, Microsoft opened a Windows-themed restaurant in Paris, France, which can be regarded as a measure of Microsoft's way of promoting expert products. However, currently in the Chinese market, Microsoft has not deployed Windows 7 as a popular product in all areas of the market.

This result has caused Windows 7 to be difficult for ordinary users to purchase.

One of the differences between commercial software and general shareware is that commercial software usually does not provide free trials (Beta, RTM and other versions exceptions), so Windows 7 is neither for ordinary users. In the case that the trial is unable to know its performance, consumers generally take a cautious attitude toward the purchase of the product. As an operating system software that is as small as a few hundred and then several thousand, in general, the user has a cautious attitude toward the purchase and use of the product. Therefore, under the premise of purchasing windows7, it generally chooses the comparison of public trust. High institutions make purchases.

However, most of the current implementations of Windows operating systems in the market do not rely on typical store sales methods (except for certain types of shopping malls), so this is not for the majority of Windows 7 enthusiasts. A way to motivate the product experience. Therefore, the defects in this aspect will also have a huge impact on the overall popularity of windows7.

In general, although Windows 7 bears countless expectations and product advantages, its survival in the market will be determined by many factors. As a commercial product with connectivity, windows7 itself will be the key to the future development of windows7 for the market, users, functions and products themselves. And windows7 itself, only under the premise of strengthening its own competitive advantage and adapting to the survivability of the outside world, it is possible to achieve greater success in the market.