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blogs.zdnet.com - 10/16/2008

Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still ‘makes sense’; Google Apps ‘primitive’ | Between the Lines

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October 16th, 2008 Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still ‘makes sense’; Google Apps ‘primitive’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:53 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology , Gartner Symposium , Google , Microsoft , Cloud computing , Gartner Symposium 2008 ...

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i4u.com - 10/16/2008

Microsoft Explorer Mouse with BlueTrack Review - I4U News Review

— i4u.com — All Reviews | More Peripheral Reviews Microsoft Explorer Mouse with BlueTrack Review Date: 2008-10-16 Reviewed by: Shane... McGlaun Manufacturer: Microsoft Specifications & Features The Microsoft Explorer Mouse uses BlueTrack technology and can track on ... (more) Microsoft Explorer Mouse with BlueTrack Review - I4U ...

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techreport.com - 10/23/2008

Evidence mounts for 2009 Windows 7 launch

— techreport.com — Ronald already caught this one in the 'bread, but it definitely deserves some extra attention. The guys... at istartedsomething have noticed something very interesting on the website for Microsoft's WinHEC 2008 developer conference. Under the headline, ... (more) Evidence mounts for 2009 Windows 7 launch

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computerworld.com - 10/22/2008

Pirates prefer Windows XP over Vista, says Microsoft

— computerworld.com — October 21, 2008 (Computerworld) Software counterfeiters pass on Windows Vista and instead prefer to pirate Windows XP... , a Microsoft Corp. attorney said today, outlining a practice that tracks with the leanings of many of the company's customers. ... (more) Pirates prefer Windows XP over Vista, says Microsoft

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Steve Ballmer says it's okay to skip Vista
The Tech Report: News — ... ). While playing up Vista's upsides, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said at an event that he doesn't mind businesses skipping Vista altogether . According to ZDNet, Ballmer stated the following in response to a Gartner study that says "61 percent of respondents are thinking about skipping Vista:" Ballmer said that Microsoft would be ready for that outcome too. Mentioning Windows 7–he quipped about the creative naming convention of using just "7"–he indicated that Microsoft would be ready for folks that want to skip Vista. In fact, he said Windows 7 would be compatible with ...

Ballmer Ardently Defends Vista, Lampoons Google Apps
Maximum PC — Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touched upon virtually all the major issues concerning MS – from Windows 7 to Yahoo - at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Orlando. Unsurprisingly, he was confronted by many questions regarding Vista and Windows 7 .He ardently defended Windows Vista. “The adoption rate of Vista is two times faster than XP at two years in,” Ballmer said in Vista’s defense. However, he tacitly gave the thumbs up to enterprises that have abandoned all plans of upgrading to Vista and are already waiting for Windows 7. Regarding the possibility of a deal with Yahoo, he said ...

Windows 7, or Vista Second Edition?
The Tech Report: Blogs — ... I really didn't buy into the "Windows Vista = Windows ME" talk when Vista launched. Although I still have problems with the analogy, Vista really is starting to feel a lot like Microsoft's previous ugly duckling. To be fair, it's not the broken, unsupported mess that ME was, but it already seems poised to receive similar treatment from Microsoft. Rather than continue to upgrade and enhance the OS as it did with Windows 98 and XP, Microsoft seems content to fast-track a replacement. Just two weeks ago , Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that "Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot ...