Schools are notorious for keeping their equipment much longer.
However here is a twist.
Very often companies will buy new equipment but put legacy OS's on
them because their applications or the vendor of their applications
are behind the curve in getting their systems to run on the new OS's.
I remember putting in new hardware in a Veterinary Clinic in early
01/02. Vendor of the software insisted on 98SE even though XP was
running pretty good by then.
This is not uncommon.
That is why Windows is still overing and will continue to offer and
downgrade license for XP/Vista with the new 7. (Although I doubt
many will go for the Vista one)
Stewart
At 06:58 AM 8/31/2009, you wrote:
Depends on what you use the computer for and your budget. Generally
every three to five years is common. Some high end professionals
replace their computers in two to three, some more often. My company
replaces laptops every three years. Some home users keep them much
longer, but they become less useful as things change, such as faster
interfaces.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net
Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org
Ozark, AL SL 82
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