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fudzilla.com - 12/31/2008

Fudzilla: Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff

— fudzilla.com — Image Worldwide cutbacks The rumor that Microsoft was set to lay off people on January 15th, 2009 is no longer a rumor but a fact. Staff at Microsoft have been informed that the company is readying major layoffs to its worldwide operations and it's ... (more) Fudzilla: Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff

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fudzilla.com - 1/1/2009

Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff

— fudzilla.com — Worldwide cutbacks (more) Microsoft getting ready to lay off 17% of staff

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searchengineland.com - 12/31/2008

Tough Love For Microsoft Search

— searchengineland.com — Back in June, I spoke at Microsoft as part of a regular series for those involved with its webmaster tools group and anyone generally interested in search. My talk was called “Tough Love For Microsoft Search,” and I covered various reasons why I felt ... (more) Tough Love For Microsoft Search

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What Are The Damages From Vista-Capable PCs?
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — Topics: Microsoft What Are The Damages From Vista-Capable PCs? Posted by Dave Methvin , Jan 4, 2009 02:05 PM [image] Here's another installment in the continuing saga regarding Microsoft's "Vista Capable PC" logo. This time, the question is about damages. If the buyers of these PCs were deceived because of the logo, what did it cost them? Here's where the lawsuit falls apart. No doubt Microsoft and Intel did something sleazy here, but it's hard to figure out who got hurt and by how much. An expert for the class-action suit has estimated ...

Windows Vista Capable stickers might have been a Microsoft cash cow
CrunchGear — ... Microsoft is currently in court over the dubious claim and that’s where this tantalizing detail was revealed. According to expert, Keith Leffler,  ...

Microsoft May Have Made $1.5 Billion from Vista Capable Program
Technologizer — ... portion of his statement was redacted, but it seems as if Leffler estimated his figure from data from data provided by Redmond itself. $1.5 billion is not chump change by any means. In fact, its practically pure profit as the company has to do little if anything other than print out the stickers for the manufacturers to use. If the courts do find that Microsoft did indeed mislead consumers, you better believe they’ll be looking for the company to forfeit some of that money. (Hat tip Seattle P-I )

Microsoft made $1.5B through “Vista Capable” PCs
D' Technology Weblog — An expert estimates Microsoft earned more than $1.5 billion through the sale of PCs labeled as “Vista Capable,” according to a court document. Microsoft allowed PC makers to label some XP-running PCs as “Vista Capable” prior to the release of the Vista operating system in early 2007. Full Article ...

'Vista Capable' A $1.5 Billion Windfall For Microsoft, Expert Says
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... Vista operating system. I have "reached the opinion that Microsoft revenue from Windows XP licensing on Vista Capable but not Vista Premium Ready PCs sold to plaintiffs was $1.505 billion," said University of Washington economist Keith Leffler, in a court document obtained this week by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Leffler provided the estimate at the request of consumers who claim that Windows XP PCs labeled as Vista Capable were not able to run key Vista features, and that Microsoft knew it. Microsoft launched the Vista Capable program in 2006 with the hope of ...