Despite a series of Service Packs and patches designed to correct these issues, Vista never managed to shake that stigma, and adoption rates accordingly suffered. Some 80 percent of the enterprise continues to run Windows XP as their primary operating system, according to a recent report by research firm Forrester Research.
In light of that, and coupled with a need to boost its revenues after a relatively dismal 2009, Microsoft seems anxious to move its users as quickly as possible onto Windows 7. In addition to offering a variety of deals and financial incentives to migrate, Redmond has worked to make Windows 7 available in a variety of ways, including the ability to download a netbook-friendly version of the platform onto a bootable USB or DVD.
In the meantime, mainstream support for Vista is still scheduled for retirement in April 2012, with retirement of extended support slated for April 2017.
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