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Microsoft: 96% Of Netbooks Run Windows
informationweek.com - 4/6/2009
Microsoft: 96% Of Netbooks Run Windows
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Gains in PC market's hottest category come at the expense of Linux, Redmond says.
appleinsider.com - 4/5/2009
Microsoft allows HP to wipe Windows 7 with XP through 2010
— appleinsider.com — Despite valiant efforts to push its Windows licensees to adopt Vista and the forthcoming Windows 7, Microsoft... has one again agreed to extend the option of selling Windows XP for use on new PCs for another year, through April 30, 2010. (more) Microsoft allows HP to wipe Windows 7 with XP through 2010

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windowsteamblog.com - 4/4/2009
Windows on Netbook PCs: A Year in Review
— windowsteamblog.com — It’s hard to believe it’s been a year since we first started to see netbook PCs running... Windows come to market. Little did we know that these devices would evolve so much in such a short time. A year ago, they were Internet-centric devices defined ... (more) Windows on Netbook PCs: A Year in Review

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Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP
blogs.zdnet.com - 4/6/2009
Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP
— blogs.zdnet.com — Microsoft and its PC partners are going to allow Windows 7 users to downgrade not just to... Windows Vista, but also to Windows XP, Microsoft officials are confirming. (more) Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP

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Engadget:  Microsoft boasts that 96% of netbooks now run Windows

Gizmología:  Microsoft se regodea en el éxito de Windows en las ultraportátiles

Wired: Gadget Lab:  Google Prepares to Walk a Mile in Linux’s Shoes

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Microsoft boasts that 96% of netbooks now run Windows
Engadget — Remember the old days when Microsoft was dragged kicking and screaming into offering Windows XP on netbooks? Neither does Microsoft, apparently, as the company is now all too happy to boast that a full 96% of the netbooks on the market run on its venerable OS. It's also, unsurprisingly, quick to point out that virtually all of that growth comes at the expense of Linux, which Microsoft ...

Microsoft se regodea en el éxito de Windows en las ultraportátiles
Gizmología — Microsoft al menos tiene algo con qué regodearse y ahora salió a informar que el 96% de las netbooks del mercado utilizan Windows XP. Brandon Leblanc, un blogger de Microsoft, anunció que el crecimiento que tuvo el OS en las ultraportátiles fue algo fenomenal. Además comentó que este gran éxito no es sólo gracias a su trabajo, sino también al de Linux. ¿A qué se refiere? Explica que las personas que se llevan las pequeñas notebooks con el sistema operativo de los pingüinos lo hacen para ahorrar dinero y un porcentaje muy grande lo termina devolviendo. Supuestamente esto, según la opinión de LeBlanc, lo hacen porque la gente quiere tener un ...

Google Prepares to Walk a Mile in Linux’s Shoes
Wired: Gadget Lab — Google’s netbook-friendly Chrome OS takes direct aim at Microsoft, whose eight-year-old Windows XP leads the netbook market. But the odds are stacked against Google. In competing with Windows, Google Chrome OS will have to deal with many of the same challenges Linux has: compatibility, usability, and unfamiliarity. The record isn’t good: In the past year, Linux-based netbooks have rapidly lost market share to Microsoft, as people find that Linux doesn’t work as expected, may not support the applications or peripherals they’re used to using, and is just plain different. “The propeller heads or early adopters understood what Linux was ...

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