Financially bruised Microsoft ends some Windows discounts
A day after announcing that quarterly earnings will fall short of estimates, Microsoft says it's ending volume discounts for consumer versions of Windows.
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A day after announcing that quarterly earnings will fall short of estimates, Microsoft says it's ending volume discounts for consumer versions of Windows. "You can't have virtually every person participating in the PC market come out and warn and expect it not to hit Microsoft." -- Dave Nadig, MetaMarkets.com portfolio manager | 
| | | Volume pricing ends for consumer Windows Attributing the change to increased business demand for Windows 2000, Microsoft next year will end volume discounts for consumer versions of its Windows operating system.
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