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The Windows 7 'give away'
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| So Vista users should go out of their way to thank Linux users for getting
| free, early access to Windows 7. Does anyone think for one moment that
| Microsoft would have ever made this offer if it hadn't for the community
| Linux desktop distributions? I can't imagine it.
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| Of course, there's nothing 'free' about Microsoft's Windows 7 RC offer. If
| you own a Vista PC, you already paid for the operating system once. If you're
| going to buy a new PC for Windows 7, chances are, again, you'll be paying
| Microsoft for Vista anyway. You may have hated Vista. You may never use
| Vista, but you almost always end up paying Microsoft $50 to $100 on any new
| PC. Linux users know all about this Microsoft tax.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_windows_7_give_away
Microsoft fires another shot at Linux netbooks by extending XP availability
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| Though it will still add a bit to the cost of a system, the amount has been
| pegged as low as $15. That's a negligible amount and one most consumers will
| be willing to absorb to have access to an operating system that is far more
| familiar to most than any Linux distribution.
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| The extension will give Microsoft an entire year to build public awareness of
| Windows 7 and showcase Starter Edition - or scrap it and offer better pricing
| on another more complete version. Either way, today's announcement could mean
| a continued rough road ahead for mainstream Linux.
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http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/04/30/microsoft-fires-another-shot-at-linux-netbooks-by-extending-xp-a/
Poor Microsoft. Linux has been driving it to giving its inferior wares away.
Recent:
A Day to Remember: 23 April, 2009
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| And there's another reason why yesterday was significant: Microsoft announced
| what are probably its worst quarter results ever:
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| Microsoft Corp. today announced revenue of $13.65 billion for the third
| quarter ended March 31, 2009, a 6% decline from the same period of the prior
| year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the
| quarter were $4.44 billion, $2.98 billion and $0.33 per share, which
| represented an increase of 3% and declines of 32% and 30%, respectively, when
| compared with the prior year period.
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| Now, the global financial crisis certainly contributed to those figures, but
| I think there's a bigger underlying trend here, which is that the Microsoft
| money machine is faltering.
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http://www.computerworlduk.com/toolbox/open-source/blogs/index.cfm?blogid=14&entryid=2136
Microsoft slashes rates for temp workers, blaming bad economy
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| Microsoft, citing the "realities of a deteriorating economy," will reduce by
| 10 percent the amount it pays employment agencies for many of its temporary
| workers -- and cut by 15 percent the target billing rate for future temporary
| work.
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http://www.techflash.com/microsoft/Microsoft_slashes_rates_for_temp_workers_blaming_bad_economy_40321577.html
Microsoft reaffirms grim outlook for year
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| Shares of Microsoft sank 58 cents, or 3.4 percent, to $16.63 in midday
| trading amid a broader market sell-off.
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008780059_apmicrosoftanalystmeeting.html?syndication=rss
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