Computer expert warns about Windows 7 upgrade

Wednesday, 04 November 2009 08:00
Patrick Stafford

A computer expert and head of a training college in Melbourne has said administrators and individuals should be wary of upgrading to new operating systems before vigorous testing.

Melissa Foote, principal of Total Business Service and Training, told The Age that her business has suffered high bills after installing the Apple Snow Leopard OS on company machines before testing.

"Given the issues that we have faced, once bitten twice shy," she said. "I will never invest in a new operating system until it is at least up to its third upgrade or patch after release."

Foote says the businesses encountered high bills as the OS automatically synced iDisk data using the Apple MobileMe service, which costs money.

The warning comes after tech analysts have warned businesses about upgrading to new systems without properly budgeting or buying the necessary equipment.

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written by Ricardo, November 04, 2009

This is a fair statement however the operating system mentioned in the article is Apple based (5% market share). Ever since Apple has moved away from the IBM based cpu's they have been having major problems with system crashing and compatibility issues and that should of been researched before even thinking of implementing that software.

In regards to Windows 7 I have been running the RTM (Ready to Manufacture) version since August 6th when it was released to Technet subscribers and the only issue I have has is with an outdated webcam.... Games, Email, MYOB, Photoshop all run perfectly well and smooth in actual fact it is the best think microsoft has done since moving from MS-DOS to Windows 3.1.

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