computerworld.com - 12/1/2008
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November 26, 2008 (IDG News Service) Some used PCs are being purchased not for the hardware but because people want to get their hands on a copy of Windows XP , according to industry analysts and hardware suppliers. A lot of PCs have been disposed of because Microsoft 's Windows Vista OS has ...
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Trend: Some Buying Used PCs Just for Copy of XP
The Raw Feed —
Industry analysts and hardware suppliers report an increasing trend whereby people are buying used PCs just to get the copy of Windows XP that comes with it. Windows Vista is the greenest operating system ever because it's motivating people to recycle!
People Buying Used PCs for Salvage Copies of Windows XP [Windows]
Gizmodo —
Hey, what the hell people? I thought we were finally cool with Vista. We're all PCs, right? So why are analysts yapping about people buying used computers just for copies of Windows XP? Apparently, according to IDC and computer repair outfit Rescuecom, it's cheaper for businesses to pick up a used PC with Windows XP, than it is to buy a brand new computer with Vista and downgrade it. The flip side of this trend is that shady resellers are slapping bootleg copies of XP on used computers, so you're safer buying used Dells and HPs or other mass maker machines, ...
Microsoft losing share in OS and browsers
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
Microsoft is having a bad month. Redmond is losing share in Web metrics as well as in the OS market. (Oh and people are buying up old PCs for the XP licenses)
In the broader operating system market (depicted below) you'll notice that Apple's OS's (Mac and iPhone) now operate at over 9.25 percent of the market. Microsoft dipped below 90% for the first time ever in this survey.
Firefox also had a great showing, scoring over 20% of the browser Marketshare for the first time ever. Safari and Chome also gained ground on Internet Explorer. ...
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