“There are really good reasons (to deploy Windows 7) for the business client. You’ve got compatibility mode that takes away that argument,” he said. “Security, power management. A lot of good reasons,” he said.
Maloney’s comments were focused on business, but he said “consumer will happen, too.”
“This time I think it will go faster,” said Sean Maloney, speaking Wednesday at the Intel Technology Summit.
He also addressed Netbooks saying that Netbooks will not attract first-time buyers. “The first time you buy something you want the real deal,” he said, referring to mainstream laptops. He also reiterated a recent Intel theme that Netbooks will become more of a market targeted at children.
Intel made a splash last year when it said there was “no compelling reason” for Intel’s IT department to upgrade to Windows Vista.
Intel sales chief Sean Maloney
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Intel)
“There was a reason not to deploy Vista because you’re waiting for service pack X or (because of) compatibility issues,” he said.
Intel’s sales chief said Wednesday he expects
Windows 7 to deploy at a faster pace than Vista did.