Despite interesting features in its new Windows version and backing of all major computing device makers, users in India may take a wait and watch approach.

Analysts and some companies that BusinessLine spoke to said that the launch is coming at a time when a lot of companies in India have moved into Windows 7 or 8. “There is no doubt that the platform is good but enterprises have many apps running and will have to wait and watch how they can manage this,” said Vishal Tripathi, Research Director, Gartner.

The head of a billion-dollar Mumbai-based company, who did not wish to be quoted, said that he would prefer to see how this works before jumping into it. “For us, we do not want to be in a situation where our system goes through more complications as it would impact our day-to-day business,” he said.

Other IT heads seem to have a different point of view. According to Sudeep Jit Singh, DGM-IT Solutions at Tata Communications, enhancements in security, along with secure and password-free way to log in are big draws.

This development comes at an interesting time for the Redmond-based giant when an increasing number of new users in emerging markets like India are adopting Android and iOS.

Recently, Gartner said that worldwide PC shipments totalled 68.4 million units in the second quarter of 2015, a 9.5 per cent decline from the second quarter of 2014, the steepest decline since the third quarter of 2013. Further, PC shipments are projected to decline 4.4 per cent in 2015.

Device-makers seem to have their weight behind Microsoft. Lenovo, on July 27, said it will begin shipping a wide selection of products preloaded with Windows 10. Similarly, Dell in a statement said that nearly 70 configurations of laptops and 2-in-1s and desktops and all-in-ones featuring Windows 10 are available on Dell.com and 51 Dell systems will be available.

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