With a month to go until Windows XP springs to life, many IT users are still
unsure if the benefits are worth the expense of upgrading. So before handing
over shed-loads of cash to Microsoft for its latest operating system (upgrades
will cost £89.99 for XP Home Edition and £169.99 for XP Professional), it could
be worth checking out the Forbes.com site. Here you will find the
Forbes Windows XP ROI calculator, an
online test to calculate how much the upgrade is likely to save (or cost)
individuals or companies in the first two years after the switch. Surfers answer
questions on expenses associated with the transition - such as how many PCs are
destined for the upgrade, the percentage of machines that will need extra memory
or disk space, and if many will have to be replaced with new hardware.
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