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in this particular case, the company is global and has a fixed load set for their computers/notebooks. the last version was compiled together around 5 years ago.

when you have to support multiple thousands employees, having a stable environment is key. upgrading becomes an expensive and slow process.

the next load set at that company is currently in testing for the last 9 months (!) and will upgrade to ie9 and office 2010 - both will be around for a few years to come, their extended support periods end in 2020.



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