Sales of boxed Vista copies down over XP
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| Sales of boxed copies of Windows Vista at retail stores significantly
| trailed those of Windows XP in each product's first week on
| shelves, according to new figures from NPD.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9593_22-6159700.html
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Microsoft Down Eight Straight Days: Reversal Time?
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| Going into today's trading, Microsoft is down eight days in a row.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070213/26914_id.html?.v=1
Microsoft counts on Vista to recharge stagnant stock
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| There was a time in the 1990s when shares of Microsoft stock seemed to
| double every couple of years. 1996: college for the kids. 1998: a place
| on Whidbey. 1999: early retirement.
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| Times have changed.
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http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003437957_vista19.html
Commentary: Microsoft needs more than just buybacks to lift its shares
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| Microsoft shares, which have been dormant for the last few years,
| have been looking up over the last couple months. The Dow industrials
| component has gained about 20% since hitting a 4-year low of $21.46 o
| June 13.
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| To help move things along, Microsoft not only launched a $40 billion
| stock repurchase program that lasts through 2011, the company also said
| its previously announced 4-year, $30 billion stock buyback program was
| completed in just 2 years.
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