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community.winsupersite.com - 3/9/2009
Microsoft's business model is done
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John C. Dvorak shoots for controversial but pulls a Michael Moore and gets his facts wrong: I've been playing with one of many new systems that are hitting the market which allow the user to quickly boot the machine and go directly to a small version of Linux rather than wait to load ...
Microsoft’s Windows 7 May Not Cure Netbook Headache (Update2)
bloomberg.com - 3/9/2009
Microsoft’s Windows 7 May Not Cure Netbook Headache (Update2)
— bloomberg.com — March 4 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. , already suffering from netbook makers using older and cheaper versions... of Windows, probably won’t find a remedy with Windows 7. Microsoft is planning to offer several editions of Windows 7 for netbooks, ... (more) Microsoft’s Windows 7 May Not Cure Netbook Headache ...

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blogs.computerworld.com - 3/6/2009
Google CEO hints Google/Linux netbooks may be coming
— blogs.computerworld.com — There's been lots of speculation that Google might launch its own Linux-based desktop operating based on its... Android. Now, Google CEO in hinting that that's exactly what Google might be doing. read more Presented By:  ... (more) Google CEO hints Google/Linux netbooks may be coming

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blogs.computerworld.com - 3/5/2009
Study: Windows clobbers Linux on netbooks with over 90% share
— blogs.computerworld.com — There's been a lot of talk -- including from me -- that Linux is hurting Microsoft because... of its big market share in netbook sales. But recent figures from the research firm NPD Group show that it's a myth. Windows now has more than 90% of all ... (more) Study: Windows clobbers Linux on netbooks with over 90% ...

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Mobility Site:  Is Microsoft Software Expensive?

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Is Microsoft Software Expensive?
Mobility Site — ... but Microsoft OS will cost you around 200 dollars  and if you buy Office you will end paying around 400 dollars more, for a total of 600 dollars, twice what you have paid for your hardware”. Coincidentally, Paul Thurrott has posted a very good article about this same topic where he says that this argument is completely false because in reality the cost of such setup could cost you as little as 150 dollars and for sure never near 600 dollars. You can read the whole article here.  --- Related Articles at Mobility Site: ...

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