According to analysts, Microsoft’s dream of turning Windows 10 into the most popular OS in the world will soon come true thanks to the Redstone update. Many companies running Windows 7 are choosing to wait until the mature version of Windows 10 is rolled out before making the switch to the new OS. Companies need to know what increased value Windows 10 offers before deciding to upgrade. Companies will start to upgrade their systems after Redstone is launched, but the mass-upgrade is slated to take place only after the second Redstone wave, expected to land in the second half of 2017. It will be very interesting to see whether analyst prediction come true. Another possibility could be that users and companies delay the update until 2020, when Microsoft ends support for Windows 7. There’s also a third possibility: Windows 7 could go down the road of Windows XP. Windows 7 is an extremely popular and reliable OS, and users might decide to keep running it even without support from Microsoft, just as is the case with Windows XP — still the third most popular OS in the world. Even US government agencies are still running Windows XP-based systems. Windows 7 becoming another Windows XP would definitely be Microsoft’s worst nightmare. RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:
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