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Wed, Jun 24, 2009 17:46 EDT

Microsoft Has Itself a Windows 7 Netbook Pricing Dilemma

Topic: Infrastructure

Blog: Eye on Microsoft

Current Rating: 5 Comment: 1

A recent BusinessWeek story put a spotlight on how Windows 7 is going to create a smackdown between Microsoft and PC makers like Acer, Dell and Hewlett-Packard.

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Thu, Jun 18, 2009 11:57 EDT

Microsoft's Six Questions to Ponder Before Buying a Netbook

Topic: Infrastructure

Blog: Eye on Microsoft

Current Rating: 5 Comment: 1

Netbooks — or in Microsoft parlance, "small notebook PCs" — now account for between 10 and 20 percent of worldwide PC sales, depending on where in the world you live.

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Tue, Jun 16, 2009 14:00 EDT

Android May Lose Netbook Battle to Windows, but Win the War

Topic: Infrastructure

Blog: Eye on Microsoft

Current Rating: 4 Comments: 2

I recently wrote a blog post about how Google's mobile OS Android will be a welcome addition to netbooks, but has little chance of success against Windows.

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Fri, Jun 12, 2009 8:20 EDT

Microsoft: Windows 7 Will Star in Ad Campaign

Topic: Infrastructure

Blog: Eye on Microsoft

Current Rating: 5 Comments: 0

Microsoft will continue to hammer home the value of a PC over a Mac with a "Laptop Hunter" TV spots, but soon the Windows 7 OS will gain prominence in the company's advertising play, said Microsoft Advertising GM Gayle Troberman in an interview.

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Thu, Jun 11, 2009 10:02 EDT

Microsoft Markets IE8 While Feeding the Hungry

Topic: Infrastructure

Blog: Eye on Microsoft

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The Microsoft advertising train just keeps a rollin'. Read more »

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Mon, Jun 8, 2009 11:56 EDT

Best Buy Memo Reveals Aggressive Windows 7 Pricing, Mocks Vista

Topic: Infrastructure

Blog: Eye on Microsoft

Current Rating: 0 Comments: 0

Word to the wise: If you're thinking of buying a new computer, hold off for a few weeks.

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Fri, Jun 5, 2009 14:25 EDT

Android Netbooks Will Fall to Windows Stronghold, Linux Indifference

Topic: Infrastructure

Blog: Eye on Microsoft

Current Rating: 5 Comments: 2

Should Microsoft be scared about Google expanding its mobile OS Android to netbooks? Well, how scared can a company be when it owns 98 percent market share of something?

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