Re: "In IT terms a 2009 product is close to end-of-life" - Does not compute!
>Try sticking Windows 7 on this year's Ultrabooks and let us know how you get on.
That was my last point about obsolescence!
Windows 7 runs just fine on the hardware designed for Windows 7 and is still useable for business - even with hardware purchased in 2009; just like a 2009 BMW.
>but most businesses now work with hardware with an intended operational life measured in single-digit numbers of years..
That, as we know, is more a consequence of factors such as rapid software and hardware evolution, cost of integration and deployment, ease of asset management and finance. Whilst it may be some years before we see double digit operational life, the trend since circa 2007 has been for longer operational life - where the main factor is the support lifecycle of software, something MS is pushing against as they start to withdraw support for Intel chipsets, which were supported by early versions of Win10 (2015).
Biting the hand that feeds IT
