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The PC Sales Boom Doesn't Really Matter
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| This particular series of ads was possibly
| the biggest blunder the company could have
| made. It revealed a monumental
| communications ineptitude. To make things
| worse, I think that Microsoft still hasn't
| realized what a bad idea the whole thing
| was. What the company did realize, however,
| was that Vista was not doing as well as it
| had hoped. Microsoft quickly ramped up
| Windows 7, selling it as though it was
| something different. Fact is, it was a
| face-saving Vista re-do. This time,
| everything was brilliant and on-time. This
| put the PC back on track, opening up the
| opportunity for upgrades without having to
| worry about "bad" PC systems.
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http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2365403,00.asp
Also new from Dvorak:
Should Microsoft buy AOL?
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| Microsoft Corp. just seems intent on doing
| something dumb, such as its earlier attempt
| to buy Yahoo Inc., so I think this rumor of a
| takeover of AOL Inc. may be in play. But
| there could be more to it than meets the eye:
| a curse!
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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-and-the-curse-of-netscape-2010-06-25?reflink=MW_news_stmp
Recent:
slow to pick up Windows 7
http://www.computerworlduk.com/technology/operating-systems/windows/in-depth/index.cfm?articleid=3357
Playing Chicken with M$
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| It turns out that some businesses are hoping M$
| will extend the life of XP indefinitely because
| they just do not want to migrate to â7â unless
| they must. There simply is no benefit to
| business of doing a lot of work and throwing a
| lot of money at M$.
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http://pogson.6k.ca/2010/06/02/playing-chicken-with-m/
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