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Some Vista users say they're getting the Ultimate shaft | Beyond Binary - CNET News
"Now, that frustration has turned to anger after Microsoft offered its pre-order program for Windows 7.Through July 11, Microsoft is offering a steep discount for those moving to cheaper versions of Windows 7, but nothing for those who want to stay on Ultimate. Under the terms of Microsoft's discount pre-order program, users can buy an upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium or Professional at roughly half the list price, but the Ultimate version is offered at the full $219 price."
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Another Apple ad slams Microsoft Vista campaign | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com
This is a very good one. Bake sales are a popular motif in today's economic situation.
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New signs point to Windows 7 debuting earlier than expected | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com
I predict that eventually Windows 7 will arrive before Vista did, thereby erasing Vista from memory and human history. Maybe not, but it seems like it can't come too soon.
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Poll: Seinfeld and Vista, what gives? | Crave, the gadget blog - CNET
"As CNET News reported earlier Thursday, Microsoft has tapped comedian Jerry Seinfeld to star in a $300 million marketing campaign aimed at countering negative perceptions of its oft-maligned Vista operating system. The comedian, best known for his eponymous NBC sitcom, will reportedly get $10 million for the campaign, which is expected to play off the phrase "Windows, Not Walls," and to stress the connection between people and ideas."
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Microsoft fighting cognitive lock-in as users hold on to XP
"A further indication may come from InfoWorld, which suggests that over a third of what it terms "enterprise class" users are exercising the downgrade option. InfoWorld provides a performance monitoring tool, called Sentinel, that reports in with data about a system's configuration and operation, allowing the community to analyze the data and detect trends. The InfoWorld staff combed the data for hardware that's new enough to have shipped after Vista had been preinstalled, and found that 35 percent of it was actually running XP."
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heise online - Kein Vista und Office 2007 bei Daimler
No Vista for Daimler or GM, to add on to Intel. Obviously this is a big opportunity for those who want to encourage adoption of non-Windows operating systems like Linux and OS X. Does Open Solaris have a shot here as well? Are people switching from Windows to Solaris on the desktop?
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Windows Vista Won't Be Inside Intel -- Microsoft -- InformationWeek
"An anonymous source at Intel told the New York Times that the chipmaker will stick with the older Windows XP until Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 in 2010 because it has found "no compelling reason" to upgrade to Vista."
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Microsofts Vista Problem - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
"Microsoft keeps insisting that Windows Vista is a winner, but the questions keep mounting — and Thursday’s quarterly report only added to the doubts."
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