From InfoWorld: Businesses are rushing toward Windows 10 as fast as they can, but they simply need more time. To accommodate them, Microsoft is trying something different: creating a transitional list of PCs built on the latest Intel Skylake hardware, but certified to run the tried-and-true Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 operating systems for now.
The program tacitly acknowledges that enterprises have a hardware budget they need to spend, and migrating a company from Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 can literally take years. Running an older OS on top of the latest hardware represents a "customer-first" approach to the transition, Microsoft said.
Still, the carrot comes with a pair of sticks. Microsoft will support the list of Skylake PCs running Windows 7 and 8.1 for only 18 months, until July 2017. And while the Windows 7/8.1 integration is being designed with Intel's Skylake in mind, new PCs based on upcoming chips -- Intel's Kaby Lake, Qualcomm's 8996 chips, or AMD's Bristol Ridge -- will all require Windows 10.
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