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Windows 7 Fails to Boost Profits of PC Makers
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| Microsoft Corp.'s new Windows 7 operating
| system has fattened the company's earnings
| and boosted personal-computer sales at
| retailers like Best Buy Co. But it hasn't
| increased the profits of PC giants Hewlett-
| Packard Co., Dell Inc. and others.
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704343104575034233214601248.html
Microsoft faked its results (details below).
Microsoft warns of Windows 7 RC cut off
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| Although the Windows 7 RC officially
| expires 1 June, users will be hit with bi-
| hourly shutdowns from 1 March, making it
| impractical for day-to-day use.
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http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/355225/microsoft-warns-of-windows-7-rc-cut-off
Windows 7 RC nears auto-shutdown deadline, Microsoft warns
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9150398/Windows_7_RC_nears_auto_shutdown_deadline_Microsoft_warns
Running Windows 7 RC? Prepare for Shutdowns
http://www.pcworld.com/article/188281/running_windows_7_rc_prepare_for_shutdowns.html/
Windows 7 RC 'buy a copy' shut downs start next month
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/02/windows_7_rc_auto_shutdowns/
Microsoft Windows 7 RC Goes Into Reduced Functionality Mode On 15th Of February
http://www.itproportal.com/portal/news/article/2010/2/2/microsoft-windows-7-rc-goes-reduced-functionality-mode-15th-february/
Recent:
http://www.betanews.com/joewilcox/article/Microsoft-reports-19-billion-quarter-lifted-by-171-billion-deferral/1264716321
"# Business: $4.75 billion, down 3 percent from $4.88 billion a
year earlier. # Online Services Business: $581 million, down 5 percent
from $609 million a year earlier. # Entertainment & Devices: $2.9 billion, down
11 percent from $3.26 billion a year earlier."
First They Ignore Usâ
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| Update The figures are now in. That other
| OS client division brought in $2.8 billion
| more revenue than in the same quarter last
| year. The sad thing is that $1.7 billion of
| revenue counted this quarter was deferred
| income from sales of Vista (with upgrade
| rights to â7â). That means they got a 20%
| increase in revenue when PC production
| returned to normal from the slump. That
| means no âpopâ in the quarter in which â7â
| was released. The CPU and PC sector saw 30
| and 15% increases. Up-selling is just not
| workingâ
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http://pogson.6k.ca/2010/01/28/first-they-ignore-us/
Windows 7 gives untrustworthy battery stats
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| He said the machine came with Linux and he
| spotted to Windows 7. "Big Mistake," he said.
| "I am not pleased."
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http://www.techeye.net/software/windows-7-gives-untrustworthy-battery-stats
Windows 7 â Itâs Vista All Over Again
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| âThere you go againâ. The Gipper said it in
| 1982, and Iâm saying it today â but about
| Windows 7, not Jimmy Carter.
|
| Because the more I play with Windows 7, the
| more I see the Vista debacle unfolding all
| over again. The commonly accepted wisdom is
| that Windows 7 is oh-so-much-better than
| Vista. Well, based on my own extensive
| testing, itâs not. Not at all.
|
| First a bit of history. Back in 2006 I was
| editor-in-chief of PC Magazine. Vista was
| coming out and we were pretty darn
| laudatory. Microsoft provided us with new
| hardware, we tested beta versions of Vista,
| and we loved it. Shortly after it shipped,
| alas, the Wow was less Now than Ow. Vista
| sucked upon release to the world for a wide
| range of reasons â not least because the
| networking and audio driver models were
| completely rebuilt in the six months prior
| to release. That led to driver problems,
| along with general instability. When I left
| PC Magazine in 2007, my parting column was
| a bit of an apology â weâd been too easy on
| what turned out to be one of Microsoftâs
| more uneven efforts.
|
| Itâs easy to get snowed. Microsoft provides
| its favored reviewers a steady stream of
| highlights, new versions, and new features
| â along with brand new hardware to run the
| new builds upon. A team of technical
| marketers inside the borg stand at the
| ready â helping the anointed work through,
| and around, any problems that develop
| during testing.
|
| [...]
|
| Weâve seen this story before. Vista was
| overhyped when it came out by everyone from
| PC Magazine to the Wall Street Journal. And
| now Windows 7 is getting the same treatment.
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http://louderback.com/2009/windows-7-its-vista-all-over-again/
Overheard: Windows 7 is just Vista with new shade of lipstick
http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/overheard/overheard-windows-7-is-just-vista-with-new-shade-of-lipstick/
Is Windows 7 Just a Vista Service Pack?
http://seekingalpha.com/article/118240-is-windows-7-just-a-vista-service-pack
Is Windows 7 just Vista in disguise?
http://www.daniweb.com/news/post975843.html
Ballmer: Windows 7 is Vista, just 'a lot better'
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9117399/Ballmer_Windows_7_is_Vista_just_a_lot_better_
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