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How Fast Will They Flock to Vista?
Saturday, November 11th, 2006
If Microsoft is laying odds on how fast its new Vista operating system will be adopted, it may want 
to look back at its XP experience, according to a new study. Forrester Research analyst Ted Schadler is predicting that Windows Vista adoption patterns will look similar to the uptake on Windows XP.
His report, "A Forecast of Windows Vista Consumer Adoption," said about 12 million households will purchase Vista in 2007, a figure he expects to grow to 73 million by 2011.
Schadler said it will likely take Vista the same time as XP to reach wide usage. It took four years for XP to be used by the current 76 percent of homes, according to the report.
Joe Wilcox of JupiterKagan Research is slightly less optimistic. "I would be stunned if Vista sales are as strong as XP," he told internetnews.com. How Fast Will They Flock to Vista?
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