pcworld.com - 9/4/2009
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The biggest danger to Windows 7 and Windows Vista isn't Mac OS X or Linux --- it's Windows XP, whose windows xp the aging operating system. But it looks as if XP may finally be on the way out, which is good news for Microsoft. Computeworld reports that according to the Web measurement company ...
techspot.com - 9/2/2009
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techspot.com —
Windows 7 has already earned itself a blue
ribbon, and it isn't even in stores yet. Many...
Vista users will migrate to Redmond's latest and greatest operating system in search of greener pastures, and countless Windows XP laggards will be lured from the ...
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Understanding Windows 7 upgrade paths
infoworld.com - 9/3/2009
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infoworld.com —
Metrics show the biggest drop in Windows XP
share since late '08; Windows 7 breaks the 1...
percent barrier Maybe people are actually starting to tire of Microsoft 's eight-year-old Windows XP. According to Web measurement company Net Applications, which ...
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Users abandon XP for Vista, Windows 7 | Windows
driverheaven.net - 9/12/2009
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driverheaven.net —
Windows 7 Features Guide In the past couple
of months we have looked at the process of...
upgrading to or installing Windows 7 and outlined some of the more interesting features which are present in the new operating system . In the latest of our Windows ...
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Windows 7 Gaming Performance V XP & Vista - Introduction
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Windows XP: Finally on its Way Out?
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... As I've written before, in Microsoft's biggest enemies: Windows XP and IE 6, XP's continuing dominance presents a serious problem for Microsoft. Enterprises staying with XP means they're not paying for upgrades to Vista or Windows 7. As for consumers who opt to stay with XP, the problem isn't really upgrade revenue, because consumer upgrades are a drop in the bucket. The real problem is that XP users don't buy new PCs, and so Microsoft is losing out on new sales.
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