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wahaneebelly
Joined: 24 May 2010
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| Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 5:53 am Post subject: Re: The Windows 7 Procrastinators |
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| I have been planning to post on here and join the Procrastination Workshop,I regret to inform you that I will not be attending your Procrastination Workshop. I just got my new computer glasses today and realized that I've been reading your topic's title in error. I had mistakenly thought it said Prostitution Workshop. |
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elgato
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: The Windows 7 Procrastinators |
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"Microsoft warns on Windows 7 upgrade tool"
Parallels, known for using virtualization to solve consumer problems, thought it had a surefire new use for its technology.
Why not use the same approach it used to put Windows on a Mac to help ease the move from XP to Windows 7. The solution was elegant, helping users both make the move and even run older programs that weren't compatible with the new version of Windows. At first, the signs from Microsoft were encouraging; the company even invited Parallells to a Windows 7 momentum event in Paris to publicly talk about the program, Parallels Desktop Upgrade to Windows 7.
There was only one problem: the way the product works runs afoul of Microsoft's license rules, at least for most users. That's because the $50 software puts the user's old Windows XP system into a virtual machine, running alongside Windows 7, a concurrent use not allowed under most Windows licenses.
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elgato
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| Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: The Windows 7 Procrastinators |
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"Windows 7 Sales are Hot and Just Getting Started"
Microsoft reports that it has sold more than 150 million copies of the Windows 7 desktop operating system in the roughly nine months it's been available--making it the fastest selling OS in history. Windows 7 has more than redeemed Microsoft for the fiasco that was Windows Vista, and it is still just getting started.
Apple impressed the world recently in revealing that it has sold an iPad roughly every two seconds since launch--equating to three million iPads sold in less than three months. That number seems much less impressive compared with Microsoft selling around seven copies of Windows 7 every second--and for three times longer.
Other technologies are also doing well riding on the coattails of Windows 7. The rapid pace of Windows 7 sales has also led to a spike in PC demand, and Windows 7 adoption is also responsible for much of the success of Internet Explorer 8--the number one Web browser with the fastest growth rate.
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