Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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Microsoft plans to use Windows 7 to raise netbook prices
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| After publicly advertising the idea that Windows PCs are cheaper than Macs in
| its "Laptop Hunter" ads, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an audience of
| financial analysts that the company's attempts to cut prices of Windows to
| induce demand in emerging markets had failed over the previous year, and that
| the solution to the company's woes will be to increase the price of
| computers.
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| "The theory was wrong," Ballmer said, explaining that there wasn't enough new
| demand to make up for the drop in profits. "Youâll see us address the theory.
| Weâre going to readjust those prices north [using Windows 7]."
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http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/31/microsoft_plans_to_use_windows_7_to_raise_netbook_prices.html
Should be interesting to see if consumers will pay the MS Windows 7
premium on Netbooks or whether Linux based Netbook sales will increase.
The Eee PC strategy of going Windows only might come back to bite
ASUS. It will be nice to see a resurgence of Linux in the Netbook space.
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