Archive for February, 2008

Microsoft Reduces Price on Retail Stand-Alone Versions of Windows Vista (PDA Buyer’s Guide)

Nicholas Carlson wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptMicrosoft today announced price reductions on several consumer stand-alone editions. Here is an interview with Brad Brooks, corporate vice president for Windows Consumer Product Marketing at Microsoft, done by PressPass:PressPass: What did you announce today?Brooks: Today we announced a …
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Dell Pointed Out Vista Mistakes, Internal Documents Show (New York Times)

Nicholas Carlson wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptLast-minute changes to Windows Vista broke drivers, forcing key hardware vendors to ?limp out with issues? when the OS launched last year, according to a presentation made public this week.
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Microsoft cuts Vista prices (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Nicholas Carlson wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Microsoft announced Friday that it is cutting prices of packaged Windows Vista operating systems it sells in stores.
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Windows Tip: Getting RunAs Back in Vista (IT World)

Nicholas Carlson wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFor the last while I’ve been on the Service Pack 1 beta for Windows Vista and in my opinion SP1 has fixed most of the issues the original RTM release had, especially performance issues. So I’m confident that enterprises will begin accelerating their deployment […]

Microsoft To Cut Vista Prices By Up To 50% (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

Nicholas Carlson wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt Price cuts for standalone packages of Windows Vista range from 20% to 50%, depending on the country and version of the software, Microsoft said.
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Microsoft slashes Windows Vista retail price in surprise move (BetaNews)

Warner Crocker wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptMicrosoft appears to be attempting to increase Windows Vista sales by making the operating system more affordable both in the United States and abroad.
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Microsoft to cut price of Vista operating system (Los Angeles Times)

alfhenrik wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptMicrosoft Corp. , the world’s biggest software maker, will cut the retail price of its Windows Vista operating system by as much as 48 percent to encourage customers to upgrade and to cut piracy in countries such as China.
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Microsoft admits “we probably got the pricing mix wrong”, and slashes prices of Windows Vista (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

admin wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe sign seen in a US shop window was obviously an omen, as Crazy Steve Ballmer and his Crazy Warehouse Prices has slashed the price of Vista. Just one year after launching…
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Microsoft Cuts Prices for Three Versions of Windows Vista (AnandTech)

Spencer wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptMicrosoft cuts Vista prices just a year after its consumer launch…
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Microsoft Changed Vista Rules for Intel, E-Mail Says (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)

Spencer wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFeb. 29 (Bloomberg) — Microsoft Corp. caved in to pressure from partner Intel Corp. to certify some chips as capable of running the Windows Vista operating system to help Intel meet earnings estimates, a Microsoft executive said.
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