Windows 10 may be a radical change from its predecessors, maybe even the last version of the OS, but for enterprises planning to migrate to the new operating system, it will be the same old, same old, analysts said today.

“Business as usual,” said Al Gillen of IDC in an interview when asked how corporations will approach Windows 10.

The experts’ consensus was that Microsoft’s major customers would treat Windows 10 much like they have previous upgrades — such as Windows XP to Windows 7, the last major move by most — rather than accelerate the process and jump on the new OS faster than they have others.

While Microsoft doesn’t have the leverage with enterprises that it does with consumers and small businesses — whose current Windows 7 and 8.1 devices are eligible for a free upgrade under a one-year time limit — the Redmond, Wash., company has urged corporations to move quickly.

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