Growing a business - even to a real big like Intel - in order to jump out a new operating system, must be more than changes in the interface and compatibility with old applications: It must be very worthwhile. That was probably for Intel for Windows Vista is not the case: The chip giant was one of the prominent Vista and objectors had on the computers of its employees, the slightly dusty, but stable, and above all continue to run popular Windows XP (see "Intel has a basket Vista ").

Now, Intel has once again weighed the pros and cons of switching to Microsoft's new operating system, and lo and behold everything in the green zone. The manufacturer has run extensive tests with Windows 7 and published the results as a PDF. Accordingly, "97 percent of test takers Windows 7 would recommend to their colleagues," the bottom line Intel would save by moving to Windows 7 in the next three years, around 11 million U.S. dollars in operating costs. Specifically, the Intel-Windows 7 testers certify, inter alia, a significant higher performance, greater stability than Windows XP, and relatively short boot times. Back to the beginning of the year, Intel will begin the conversion of some 100,000 systems.

Intel's decision for Microsoft, of course, very positive. So positive that the Redmond company CEO Steve Ballmer has reported on the day after the release of Intel-based study with a public e-mail on the Microsoft home page. In addition to several other well-known companies, he takes newcomers Intel as an example of a partner who is a 'new efficiency estimates of the Microsoft programs. "In the home, Intel," said Ballmer, "Windows 7 delivers improved performance, increased responsiveness of applications and a better platform for the employees on the road."