Consumer take-up of Windows Vista will far outstrip
business take-up in terms of their share of the market, said
analyst IDC.
Microsoft's launch of the Windows Vista family of client
operating environments will quickly have an impact on the makeup of
the worldwide client operating environment market, said IDC.
With 2007 deployments of Windows Vista projected at 90 million
units, IDC believes Windows Vista will quickly displace the
majority of shipments of older Windows client operating systems,
led by strong acceptance on the consumer front.
During the calendar year 2007, Windows Vista Home products are
projected to account for 90% of new Windows client operating
environments deployed by home users.
By comparison, Windows Vista Business and Windows Vista
Enterprise will account for 35% of the new Windows client operating
environments deployed by business users.
During the second full year of availability, Windows Vista
Business and Windows Vista Enterprise will grow to account for 80%
of new deployments, said the analyst.
"After a long wait, the adoption of Windows Vista will take
place almost immediately among consumers, while businesses will
follow a decidedly more conservative adoption curve," said IDC
analyst Al Gillen.
Across the product mix, IDC expects to see a healthy movement
towards Windows Vista Home Premium, while Windows Vista Ultimate
will remain "a niche product for some time to come".
During 2007, IDC expects that Windows Vista Home Basic will
account for 67% of consumer purchases, with Windows Home Premium
capturing 30% of the consumer market. Windows Vista Ultimate will
account for 2% of the worldwide shipments.
On the business front, 82% of Windows Vista deployments are
expected to be the Business edition, while the remaining 18% will
be Windows Vista Enterprise, said IDC.
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