Compatibility issues are being raised with the upcoming release of Windows 7 which is to take over the failed Vista OS which failed to gain the status of the former Operating system form Microsoft. Many companies have opted not to adopt the last installment for Microsoft long line of Operating systems due to very complicated security issues that seemed to ask a question each and every step of the way. Corporate markets are the biggest users of operating systems due to their size with hundreds of computers in a single office all installed with an operating system that allows it to function. There is another avenue of concern that has surfaced witht he announcement of the development and pending holiday release of the new operating system which focuses on compatibility issues.
When Microsoft introduced Vista to take over from XP it was released in two versions 32 and 64 bit which is pretty much the way it handles data and anything older that cannot deal with such data structures were deemed incompatible. Coupled with the release of newer multi-core computers, the mix becomes more and more complex in what is promised to be a true leap in terms of computing power. Windows 7, is going to again raise a very huge challenge to many business oriented programs which are being forecast to be incompatible with the new and upcoming operating system which may sway corporate customers from again adopting it due to costs of having their specialized software that were developed to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars or even more for multi-national firms. This was one of the reasons which caused corporate users from adopting Vista and may be the same problem the new Windows Version would be facing.

Posted on May 26