74 Percent of Windows XP Users to Move to Windows 7 Thanks to the Familiar Interface

There are many reasons why Windows XP users prefer to stay away from Windows 8, but a new research points out that many consumers actually pick Windows 7 because of its familiar interface. The same research conducted by Spiceworks that we’ve told you about yesterday adds that “seventy-four percent of IT professionals cited the importance of ‘maintaining a similar user experience’ as the primary reason why they’re planning to upgrade to Windows 7-based devices.”

In plain English, the familiar look of Windows 7 is much more appealing for users currently running Windows XP, as the new Windows 8 comes with too many modifications in terms of design.
As you probably know by now, Windows 8 brings quite a lot of changes, including a new Modern interface and the removal of.

Windows XP will be retired very soon, but many users are still running it right now, despite all of Microsoft’s efforts to show everyone that such a decision is very risky.  In case you’re wondering how come that so many users prefer to stay on Windows XP, a research conducted by IT firm Spiceworks comes to set things straight.

While many users said that they didn’t have the time to move to another platform, 55 percent of them explained that money was a problem, mostly because other operating systems are very expensive and, in some cases, they require upgraded hardware.

Only 7 percent of the respondents said they were planning to move to Windows 8, with everybody else agreeing that Windows 7 is a much better choice because it boasts a much more familiar look, obviously with a Start Menu and everything else.

via softpedia