FENDI
01-27-2002, 11:12 AM
At a recent technical conference, a speaker from a noted software company told an audience of information-technology professionals that upgrading to a new operating system would be "seamless." His listeners reponded with uncontrollable laughter.Adopting a new operating system seldom is easy. As a result, no matter what the benefits,epople often are reluctant to give up their operating systems. Although receivers agree that each new version of Windows offers several advantages over previous versions, one of t he earliest editions of the operating system,Window3.1 reamains popular.Why might people be unwilling to embrace new version of an operating sytem?How could developers hasten acceptance of a new operating system? If you generally were satisfied with your current operating system, would you upgrade?Why or why not?