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Microsoft customers balk at 'forklift upgrade'







Microsoft customers balk at 'forklift
upgrade'

Microsoft customers balk at 'forklift
upgrade'
04/19/2004 11:03 AM

Microsoft expects IT shops to upgrade their PCs so they are current with the latest release of Windows. When a new version of the operating system comes out, it encourages customers to do a "forklift upgrade" -- an upgrade that requires a massive technology investment. however, didn't share that sense of urgency when Windows XP was released, and the health care provider still had new Windows 2000 desktops.




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