From July 1 from the sale of all the official Microsoft WindowsXP system, to make way for the vista. However, in Beijing’s Zhongguancun electronic stores quickly posted some of the “free vista will be replaced by XP” the notices.
Although Microsoft said vista is “Windows95 release of the most important desktop operating system version,” but after more than a year of marketing period, the vista of the market still cover less than 10 percent. In Microsoft’s mandatory upgrade measures, the various “on the policies, the measures to counter” the “demotion”, is popular in the market. “Free demotion” attract customers has become a major selling point.
Relegation XP “status” issues into Silicon Valley, Zhongguancun Computer City, a notebook computer dealer said that his agents from the notebook brands since the end of last year, the mainstream models on the vista of all pre-installed operating system, but many users buy new Take the initiative to require the installation of computer WindowsXP. “In order to be able to sell more than a few computers, we have customers systems’ downgraded ‘request also responsive.”
“A genuine XP software to the’000, unless you bought the genuine to you with us.” Notebook computer dealer told a customer to buy, change the XP system “identity” has become the problem. The dealer said that their hands of the Microsoft operating system software and computer sales by the match, although the software itself is genuine, but in addition to re-authorize the installation of the second machine, it became a “piracy . ” “Nevertheless, there are still many customers in recent months to ease of use, in exchange for purchase at the request XP system.”
With the new system costs money
“If these are several computer operating systems into vista, software, hardware upgrades, coupled with the training of personnel to spend at least 100,000 yuan.” Faced with growing urgency of the operating system “upgrade” pressure, operates a Small logistics enterprises Mr. Lin committed worry about. “Some personal computer users are willing to continue to use WindowsXP, and do not want to change into a new vista, just out of preferences. But for corporate users, on issues related to the cost.” Dell computer company, a technical staff said. Mr. Lin for such a small-business owners, facing just one-time investment, and many large enterprises are forced to the new operating system in order to revise the various enterprise software and control systems, such as human resources management system, financial System, mail system, and so on. These costs are expensive.
But to Mr. Lin still feel uneasy is that the “demotion” of services is only an expedient measure. Because Microsoft will be January 31, 2009 to continue to Dell before the computer manufacturers to provide for the purpose of the demotion XP CD-ROM, and XP systems for the mainstream of technical services to support the April 2009. “It appears that the next step must begin training employees to use the new operating system.” Mr. Lin said.
Stock XP software sales booming
Microsoft’s “closure” XP system after the news release, Microsoft’s online store online excellence in WindowsXP rapid series of hot-selling product, one stroke sales jumped to the top of the list.
According to Joyo.com, customer service staff of the future, Microsoft will no longer supply WindowsXP series of products to its software, but the original stock can still continue to sell. Microsoft said that for WindowsXP genuine users, Microsoft technical support provided by the mainstream will continue until April 2009. In other words, WindowsXP the old customers who have less than a year “transition period” to learn the habits of the new vista operating system.