How Corporate America Will React to Windows 8

Microsoft's announcement that Windows 8 would soon be along to render Windows 7 obsolete was doubtlessly met with collective groans of frustration.

After spending considerable sums of money training employees to understand all the “enhancements” and “ease of use” improvements that Windows 7 provided over Window XP, many employers and IT managers felt that it was much too soon to deal with a new operating system.

One aspect of Windows 8 that does appear at first glance to be very positive will be the ease of using Cloud Storage as a way to securely back up files and documents without relying on on-site hardware, who everyone knows seems to be capable of crashing at the most inopportune time.

Another thing that looks very promising is the integration with mobile devices where the interface will be identical, making it very intuitive for users to switch between devices.

If beta tests of the new Windows operating system are any indication, however, it does seem to appear that Microsoft is poised to hit one out of the park that may influence PC users to forgive Microsoft for Windows ME and Vista.

It certainly does appear that cloud storage is the trend of the future, and Windows 8 will facilitate this trend toward making it easy for users to be mobile and productive without the necessity of accessing company servers in order to get the information they need in order to be productive and collaborate with other employees.

While there are certain to be bugs and other issues for early adopters of Windows 8, just as there have been with early releases of previous Windows operating systems, it seems as though Microsoft has gained valuable motivation from looking in the rear view mirror and seeing Apple getting closer and closer, which can only benefit PC users that need to get up to speed quickly without needing to reinvent the wheel with every new operating system.

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