“There was once a time when the launch of a new Windows operating system was a huge deal for the technology departments in many businesses. Not anymore. Microsoft Corp’s release of Windows 8 on Friday is likely to be a non-event for most companies — and some experts say many may never adopt it,” Bill Rigby reports for Reuters.

“Many businesses… say there is no compelling reason to adopt. Indeed, a large number have yet to make the transition to Windows 7 from Windows XP,” Rigby reports. “Corporate customers have been lukewarm about the product even after test versions have been available for more than a year.”

Rigby reports, “Michael Silver, an analyst at technology research firm Gartner, expects minimal corporate adoption over the life of the new system: ‘We believe 90 percent of large organizations will not deploy Windows 8 broadly, and at its peak, we expect about 20 percent of PCs in large organizations will run Windows 8,’ he said.”

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