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Dataquest Insight: Windows Vista Uptake Varies by End-User Segment
14 June 2007
 
Annette Jump  

Many new home and small-business PCs are now sold with Windows Vista. But many large and midsize businesses will either buy PCs loaded with Windows XP or downgrade their Vista PCs to Windows XP in 2007. We analyze Vista uptake by large and midsize businesses, small businesses, and home PC buyers.




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Table of Contents


    
 What You Need to Know

    
 Introduction

    
 Analysis

    
 Windows Vista Adoption Rate on New PCs Varies by End-User Segment

    
 Windows Vista Home Premium Getting Good Traction Among Consumers
    
 Installed Base Diffusion Will Significantly Differ by End-User Segment

    
 Large and Midsize Businesses
    
 Small Businesses
    
 Home PC Buyers
    
 Conclusions and Vendor Recommendations

    
 Recommended Reading


List of Tables


Table 1.  
 Worldwide: Windows Vista Uptake on New PCs by End-User Segment (Percent)
 

Table 2.  
 Worldwide: Breakdown of New PCs by Windows Vista Home SKUs (Percent)
 

List of Figures


Figure 1. 
 Worldwide: New PCs by OS After Initial OS Change for Large and Midsize Businesses
 

Figure 2. 
 Worldwide: Large- and Midsize-Business PC Installed Base by OS, 2007
 

Figure 3. 
 Worldwide: Small-Business PC Installed Base by OS, 2007
 

Figure 4. 
 Worldwide: Home PC Installed Base by OS, 2007
 



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