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Vista debut hits a delay

March 21, 2006 Microsoft puts back release date, meaning PCs with the Windows update won't go on sale in time for the holidays. TAGS: Jim Allchin, delay, PC company, holiday, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Vista, Bill Gates, development, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, security, PC

Two in three retail PCs are notebooks

December 19, 2006 Black Friday showed consumers are largely fed up with desktops, and more data reveals the laptop preference has grown. TAGS: Black Friday, Stephen Baker, notebook computer, holiday, printer, Best Buy Co. Inc., laptop computer, PC, Microsoft Windows

Can a Vista coupon save holiday PC sales?

August 24, 2006 Microsoft plans to offer some kind of Vista-related promotion, but it's unclear whether promises of upgrades will fend off sluggish sales. TAGS: Stephen Baker, coupon, holiday season, PC company, back-to-school, Microsoft Windows Vista, holiday, offer, upgrade, retailer, Microsoft Corp., PC, Dell, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Online, everyone has a view on Vista

March 22, 2006 Reaction to Microsoft's delayed OS launch ranges from warnings of dismal holiday sales to accolades for the software giant. TAGS: holiday, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., PC, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Is Vista's delay good for the industry?

March 22, 2006 Microsoft's Brad Goldberg says the company made the right call. But will PC sales suffer? TAGS: WinFS, holiday, decision, Microsoft Longhorn, feedback, Microsoft Windows Vista, OEM, Microsoft Corp., MP3, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Vista delayed beyond holidays

March 24, 2006 Crucial PC-selling season in jeopardy as new OS hits speed bump; it's now expected in 2007. TAGS: jeopardy, Redmond, delay, holiday, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, season, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, retailer, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows, Intel

'Tis the season to send spam

November 20, 2006 The volume of junk e-mail is spiking--just as consumers gear up for holiday shopping. TAGS: antispam company, Ironport Systems Inc., spammer, spam, MessageLabs Ltd., anti-spam, holiday, season, Turkey, expert, Yahoo! Inc., message, e-mail, PC

Microsoft sales unharmed by Vista delays

January 25, 2007 Software giant reports quarterly earnings Thursday that beat expectations and its own forecast. TAGS: earnings, forecast, Thomson First Call, expectation, holiday, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, console, Microsoft Office, server, Microsoft Windows, PC
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