New feature to downgrade to XP version from Windows 7 that Microsoft launched to entice users are analysts forecast will make it difficult for the customer, especially the administrator.
Windows XP product key Mode (XPM) will be available in Windows 7 Professional, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions later this year.
Although analysts still believe that Microsoft should have the option of downgrading to persuade users to upgrade to Windows 7, the US giants' trouble for the user.
The decision to roll out the XP virtualization on Windows 7 professional product key will help people who want to change software on their computers, but this will force Microsoft to expand its customer support. "Microsoft will have to support both versions of Windows, be it security, antivirus, firewall updates and patches for both operating systems," said Michael Silver, an analyst with Gartner.
He also emphasized that having this "downgrade" option would cause software developers to neglect the extremely important task of creating applications compatible with Windows 7. "They will not want to make Because XPM does not know whether all of the applications are supported on Windows 7. "
Analysts say Microsoft is in conflict with its business strategy. On the one hand, the company wants to extend the life span of Windows XP by adding XPM to Windows 7, but does not want to change the plan for Windows XP. Microsoft office 2010 product key will only support this older operating system until mid-April 2014.