The need to replace aging machines and upgrade to Windows 7 drives uptick in corporate market.



From InformationWeek:

For the three months ended March 31, business PC sales to enterprises and SMBs increased 9% worldwide, according to the company. "On the business desktop, customers continue to embrace our offerings," said Microsoft, on a conference call Thursday with analysts.

Industry watchers said the gain was driven by the fact that most companies are long overdue for new PC hardware because they held off on technological investments during the recession.

  Microsoft Sees Business PC Sales Up 9%