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Microsoft debuts new retailer software
May 18, 2005
The company's point-of-sale software is designed to provide comprehensive information about a retailer's business.
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Microsoft extends Vista bulk license discount to Europe
March 26, 2007
Amid complaints about bloated prices for the OS in the United Kingdom, software maker extends a U.S. discount program's reach.
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Still 'no demand' for media-player-free Windows
November 18, 2005
Microsoft offers Windows without its media player. The EU Commission is satisfied, but consumers and retailers don't seem to care.
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Microsoft steps up Xbox 360 distribution
March 21, 2006
Shipments of the gaming consoles to retailers are expected to at least double, software giant says.
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Microsoft targets more software pirates
April 3, 2007
Legal action aimed at groups that sold copies of Windows and Office discounted for academic use to regular users.
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Study: Zune fails to crack top 10 in sales
January 5, 2007
Market researcher says 8 of top 10 models sold at big retailers during holiday season were iPods; SanDisk held the other 2 spots.
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Microsoft Zune
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SanDisk Corp.
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Apple Computer
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Microsoft, Fujifilm team on digital prints
December 14, 2004
Windows XP will feature a new icon that lets people click to order prints of their digital photos and pick them up at Fujifilm retailers.
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Xbox 360 mania slams Circuit City site
November 19, 2005
Internet sale of Microsoft's hotly anticipated video game console slows retailer's Web site on Friday.
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Retailers aim to get Vista boost
January 22, 2007
While there may be only a modicum of midnight madness, Vista's hefty hardware needs could offer an opportunity for services and add-ons.
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Circuit City Stores Inc.
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Best Buy Co. Inc.
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Microsoft confirms Xbox shortage
March 22, 2005
Most major retail outlets are out of stock as Microsoft scrambles to keep up with demand.
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Running the numbers on Vista
September 11, 2007
Over its first six months, the latest Windows version can't hold a candle to XP. But, Office sales rock, according to NPD report.
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How to score an Xbox
November 19, 2005
Stampede to nab one of Microsoft's next-generation game consoles will hit full frenzy at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
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U.K. retailer links poor profits to Vista sales
October 18, 2007
DSG International profits drop for first half of year, partly due to slow Vista-related hardware sales at its PC World stores.
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Commentary: A blue Christmas without Vista
March 22, 2006
Retailers, PC makers get coal in stockings nine months early as Microsoft operating-system debut slips to 2007.
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Forrester Research Inc.
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PC sales jump in Vista's debut week
February 8, 2007
Retailers experience a big bump following five weeks of slow sales, according to a report.
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Nintendo to bring 2 million Wiis to U.S. by year's end
November 21, 2006
Want a Nintendo Wii? Looks like you probably won't have to break a bottle over someone's head to get one.
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eBay Inc.
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Lawyers: Vista branding confused even Microsoft
November 28, 2007
Company marketing manager among those unclear about what "Vista capable" means, say lawyers pursuing class action suit.
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Samsung minitablet debuts in U.S.
May 1, 2006
Q1 device to sell through Best Buy's online store next week, show up in some of retailer's outlets this summer. Photos: Samsung's Q1 unveiled
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Microsoft exec lauds Xbox 360 sales
January 5, 2006
Redmond's Peter Moore says sales are on track and that the company will soon catch up with demand.
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Apple's iWork emerges as rival to Microsoft Office
January 23, 2006
Corel says it's No. 2 overall, but Apple's iWork has taken the No. 2 spot in U.S. retail sales.
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