Windows 8 won't hit critical mass in enterprises, Forrester says | PCWorld

So Microsoft will have to settle for first (Windows 7), second (Windows XP), and third (Windows 8) place enterprise desktop finishes, for now...

"Windows 8, the most significant upgrade to Microsoft’s operating system since Windows 95 and one of the most important products in the company’s history, will not achieve enough adoption in enterprises to be considered a standard, according to Forrester Research.
By the time the next major Windows upgrade is released, Windows 8 will be in less than 50 percent of workplace PCs, unable to overtake its predecessor Windows 7.
“I have to believe Microsoft expected better enterprise adoption for Windows 8,” said Forrester analyst David Johnson, the lead author of the report “IT Will Skip Windows 8 As The Enterprise Standard,” released Thursday."

Windows 8 won't hit critical mass in enterprises, Forrester says | PCWorld