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Pirates prefer Windows XP over Vista, says Microsoft
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| Software counterfeiters pass on Windows Vista and instead prefer to pirate
| Windows XP, a Microsoft Corp. attorney said today, outlining a practice that
| tracks with the leanings of many of the company's customers.
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| While explaining the "Global Anti-Piracy Day" educational and enforcement
| effort Microsoft launched today, Bonnie MacNaughton, a senior attorney with
| the company, acknowledged that pirates prefer Windows XP over Vista.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9117569&intsrc=news_ts_head
Related:
Microsoft Partners: Use Of Downgrade Rights Is Surging
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| Downgrade rights, which are only available through volume licensing, have
| existed for more than a decade with Office, and since 2001 for Windows. But
| system builders and other Microsoft partners say they're witnessing a large
| and growing number of customers exercising downgrade rights to roll back
| Windows Vista to XP Professional, and Office 2007 to Office 2003.
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http://www.crn.com/software/204600906
Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista
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| Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to
| openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the
| Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
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| Lanci said the operating system was riddled with problems and gave users and
| businesses no reason to buy a new PC, according to the report. Taiwan-based
| Acer is the world's fourth-largest PC manufacturer, after HP, Dell and
| Lenovo.
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| "The whole industry is disappointed with Windows Vista," Lanci said.
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http://www.techworld.com/opsys/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=9579
Dell casts doubts on Vista
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| Dell today revealed that it will restore the option to use Windows XP on
| some of its home systems, marking a potentially damaging blow to
| Microsoft's hopes for the newer Windows Vista.
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| [...]
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| While a popular request through the company's IdeaStorm website, the
| choice was substantially outnumbered by requests for pre-installed
| Linux, US-based technical support, and other features -- pointing to a
| larger general demand for the change. The turnaround may be a reflection of
| an overall backlash against Vista, observed IDC analyst Richard Shim.
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http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/04/19/dell.casts.doubts.on.vista/
Why Microsoft's ribbon sucks
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| Bottom line, I have a lot of respect for Microsoft and many of the
| outstanding people that work there (e.g. Bill Buxton).
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| But the new ribbon sucks.
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| I've been using it daily for months (Word, Powerpoint, Excel), and I
| consistently stumble on the same functions over and over again. I doubt I
| will ever master it. And I'm an interface designer!
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http://www.dexodesign.com/2007/08/why-microsofts-ribbon-sucks.html
July 1: No more Office 2003 for OEMs
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| It’s only been six months since Microsoft launched Office 2007 at retail. But
| as of July 1, 2007, Microsoft won’t be making the OEM version of Office 2003
| to its PC partners, a k a “OEMs.”
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| [...]
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| Microsoft has told OEMs that they must stop selling Windows XP preloaded on
| machines as of January 29, 2008. Retailers also are required to stop selling
| XP on that date.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=519
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