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Microsoft may find it tough to convince netbook users running the low-end Windows 7 Starter to later upgrade to a more expensive edition, a retail market analyst said Saturday. Previously, analaysts ...

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Windows Anytime Upgrade (WAU) lets customers upgrade to a more powerful — and more expensive — version of Vista by paying for and downloading a new activation key. WAU prices range from $79 (to ...

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Microsoft's new upgrade strategy for Windows 7 appears closely aligned with the free-to-paid Apple App Store business model Here’s a BusinessWeek article, “Microsoft is Fighting Back (Finally).” The ...

I've been using a new Windows 7 laptop (Home Premium 64 bit) this week, my first exposure to any version of Windows after XP and I have to say: I love it. Don't miss XP one bit. I have a things that I ...

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