Windows XP has long road to top
C|Net | at | by Mike
Windows XP will not surpass previous versions of the operating system for at least two more years, market researcher Gartner predicted Wednesday. Windows XP, set to arrive on store shelves Thursday, will dominate business PCs in 2003 and home PCs in 2004, Gartner said in a new report. The report paints a sobering picture for Microsoft, PC makers or anyone else expecting Windows sales to take off with XP the way they did with Windows 95 six years ago. Despite rich new features for the two versions of XP--Home for consumers and Professional for businesses--most users won't switch operating systems until they buy new PCs, Gartner said.