Microsoft Partner Points to Soft Vista Demand
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| Overall, it's difficult to say how well Vista is doing. Yes, Microsoft
| has sold more than 20 million Vista licenses. But how many customers
| actually requested the operating system? And how many more would send
| it back to Redmond, if only they knew how? Based on all the negative
| Vista buzz, Apple is actually suggesting that the Vista party is over
| before it starts.
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| In reality, PC vendors are selling boatloads of Vista systems to
| consumers. But perhaps not as many as expected. How else can you
| explain Dell's decision to re-introduce Windows XP on some systems while
| at the same time launching consumer PCs with Ubuntu Linux preinstalled.
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http://techiqmag.com/2007/05/10/microsoft-partner-points-to-soft-vista-demand/
Apple's market share is said to have doubled in 8 months. Linux market share
cannot be measured.
Related:
Microsoft's Record Quarter: Shareholders Paid for Most of the Upside Surprise
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| "Said another way, Microsoft achieved record breaking earnings during
| the Vista launch quarter by taking money out of its assets, not
| through amazing sales of Vista and Office."
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| Now taking money of its savings account isn't necessarily a big deal.
| ... However, as a point in contrast, Apple Inc. has been launching a
| lot of products over the last nine months and has added almost $2
| billion to its balance sheet and assets in the same period that
| Microsoft's assets dropped $6 billion.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070503/34354_id.html?.v=1
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