Dell will keep selling Windows 7 PCs after Windows 8 launch

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Remember when buying a new PC with Windows Vista became more or less impossible just a few months after Windows 7 launched? That apparently won't be the case with the transition between Windows 7 and Windows 8. Dell has already admitted that it will continue to sell new PCs with Windows 7 pre-installed well after the launch of Windows 8 on October 26th.

PCWorld.com reports that, according to Dell's Alison Gardner, "We’re still moving our business customers from [Windows] XP to Windows 7." For those large businesses, Dell will continue to offer Windows 7 installations on new Latitude, OptiPlex and Precision PCs. Dell is also recommending to big companies that they don't make the switch from Windows XP to Windows 8 unless they need PCs with touch screen hardware. Gardner added, "The OS migration for a large company is no small feat. We make it easier but it takes some planning and work."

http://www.neowin.net/news/dell-will-keep-selling-windows-7-pcs-after-windows-8-launch

 

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[h=1]HP, Lenovo and Acer will all have new Windows 7 PCs after Windows 8 launch[/h]

A few days ago, it was reported that Dell will sell a number of new PC models with Windows 7 still installed even after the launch of Windows 8 on October 26th. That includes PCs from their gaming themed Alienware lineup. Today, Neowin contacted a number of other large PC makers and asked them if they would also offer some PCs with Windows 7 pre-installed after the launch of Windows 8.

Customer service representatives from HP, Lenovo and Acer all told Neowin today over the phone they would offer at least some new PCs with Windows 7 installed after October 26th. The HP rep that we talked to could not give any specifics on which models would have Windows 7 still installed, saying only they would offer "two desktops and two laptops" for people who still wanted to have Windows 7.

http://www.neowin.net/news/hp-lenovo-and-acer-will-all-have-new-windows-7-pcs-after-windows-8-launch