The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
The operating system must be tested with existing applications, particularly after the raft of compatibility problems experienced with Windows Vista.
Typically, organisations will re-build their standard operating environment for the cleanest installation experience, and must then deploy it across their fleet of computers, not to mention provide training and assistance to users.
The second biggest objection reported by ScriptLogic’s survey was concern over compatibility. 39.1% of respondents cited this as a factor for them.
Next, almost 35% stated they were avoiding incurring costs by either skipping upgrades or by entirely postponing new software purchases.
Just under 20% of companies stated their barrier to Windows 7 adoption was a lack of manpower after shedding staff in past months and delaying any new hiring.
This news is a departure from stories typically hitting headlines predicting Windows 7 to be a natural and obvious upgrade.
Ironically, it is possible that Windows Vista caused so many companies to hold off that they have now become complacent and familiar with Windows XP, so much so that there is no longer an impetus for routine change.
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