Benjamin Gray, analyst for Forrester Research, wrote recently in a research report called "Getting Ready for Windows 7" that "major independent software vendors are looking to phase out support for Windows XP later this year by adding support for Windows 7 early next year. Companies don't want to be caught running an operating system that is no longer supported by their vendors."
Gray encourages companies to start planning now by either migrating to Vista as a bridge to Windows 7, or at least test applications and hardware for compatibility against Windows Vista -- which will ease eventual upgrades to Windows 7 because both operating systems are built on the same code base.
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