Predictions for Microsoft: Windows 7 Leads, Office 2010 Lags

Predictions for Microsoft: Windows 7 Leads, Office 2010 Lags

Techinciter believes 2010 will be another tough year for Microsoft, though less so than the year that is about to end. IT service Windows 7 will be a hit with business users, but Office 2010 has a lot of convincing to do.


It feels like IT Services provider ignores IT companies with, say, 200 employees or less. Microsoft's various cloud projects are not yet aimed at small business, which provides an opening for Google and everyone else. It's easy to see a small business running on Google Apps with a few copies of Office around for use when needed.



Low-cost IT products like laptops become more powerful in 2010. Netbooks don't really cut it for business users, but the under $400 price drives sales do.