Windows 8 machines are coming out sometime this fall, but that doesn't mean businesses should shift to panic mode to upgrade their corporate desktops and laptops, experts say.
While the new operating system offers significant new features compared to previous
Microsoft upgrades, none is so compelling that it overrides practical business factors, they say.
The platform does have a lot to recommend it, says Nick Govelovich, a systems analyst on the IT enterprise computing team at PolyOne Corp., an international plastics manufacturer based in Avon Lake, Ohio. For example, Windows 8 boots quickly, takes less time to create a PC image than Windows 7 and its Metro touch-based user interface has interesting possibilities for devices used on factory floors or at human resources kiosks, he says.
