Microsoft Happy with the Evolution of Windows Vista Piracy
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| But the truth is that Microsoft is happy with the way Windows Vista
| piracy is evolving. Is there a catch to this? No. The fact of the
| matter is that Windows Vista has delivered a heavy blow to
| software counterfeiters. The reason for this is the new Windows
| Genuine Advantage security mechanism integrated into the
| operating system.
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| You may not notice this on the surface. On the surface, the
| Internet is crawling with Windows Vista cracks, hacks and
| workarounds. On the surface, every Windows Vista edition has
| been cracked and is available for download via peer-to-peer
| networks. But this is not the true extent of Windows Vista piracy.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Happy-with-the-Evolution-of-Windows-Vista-Piracy-50577.shtml
Vista sales unimpressive, says expert
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| Despite Vista's apparent out-selling of XP, February statistics
| show shipments of Vista to U.S. retailers trailed XP's first-month
| shipments by about 56 per cent, according to the NPD Group, which
| tracks retail software sales.
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| [...]
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| Swenson also blames Microsoft's advertising strategy, which had
| little TV penetration, for the drop in sales.
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http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2007/03/27/tech-vistasales.html
Related:
Survey: Vista Used Less than 1 percent of PCs
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| Windows Vista may yet prove to be an unstoppable juggernaut,
| but statistics released Thursday by a market research firm
| show that the new operating system hasn't even licked its
| nine-year old ancestor.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,129525/article.html
Windows Vista: Microsoft's Version of the New Coke
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| The irony here is that many corporations are already on this plan.
| Since corporate licensees usually pay per desktop regardless of
| Windows version AND manage their own OS images, they can install
| Windows XP to their hearts content, even in the age of Vista.
| The only thing that forces them to get off Windows XP is when
| Microsoft discontinues mainstream support, currently estimated
| to be on or about January 2009. And even then, businesses can
| pay for support through about 2014.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070302/28519_id.html?.v=1
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