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09/22/2006, 6:25pm, EDT
Friday, September 22nd
MS to offer Vista incentives in fall
A new report supports previous rumors that Microsoft will offer incentives to customers looking to purchase PCs moving into the holiday shopping season. Retailers recently voiced fears that sales of systems loaded with Windows XP would slip in the fourth quarter of this year, just ahead of Microsoft's planned 2007 launch of its new Windows Vista operating system. Starting in October, vendors of laptops are expected to partner with Microsoft to offer coupons for Vista upgrades until the official launch, which is slated for January of next year. The primary focus, according to Electronista, will be to spur sales of Media Center-equipped laptops by offering a free upgrade to Vista Home Premium to buyers of systems with XP Media Center Edition. Those who buy less expensive portables using Windows XP Home Edition will receive a 50 percent discount on the Home Premium update.
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Vista = the world'd biggest crock.
vs vista media edition home plus plus extra good express.
WTF.
Now Zune, on the other hand, smells like dead fish!
Same goes for apple. See Mac OS X 10.0, 10.1, and 10.2. Also see Permissions from 10.0 till 10.4. And don't get me started with OS X Server.
Idiots! But thats expected for Mac Zealots