__/ [ The Ghost In The Machine ] on Wednesday 21 February 2007 17:56 \__
> In comp.os.linux.advocacy, John Locke
> <johnlocke98513@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote
> on Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:26:15 -0800
> <f10pt254t4tjk56llhh4calqqfab8gbh7k@xxxxxxx>:
>> On 20 Feb 2007 09:46:27 -0800, royschestowitz@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>
>>>Here we go again :(
>>>So much for Linux *killing* Microsoft Vista.
>>>
>>
>> My nine year old niece installed Ubuntu by herself. My 75 year old
>> uncle installed Ununtu with no problems. My mother and wife are using
>> Ubuntu...no problems. I might give the cat a shot at it.
>>
>> So what is the problem here ????
>>
>
> The problem is that Microsoft is running scared. :-)
> Can't be too careful when billions of dollars of revenue
> per year are at stake...
And it shows.
Microsoft profit on slide
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| Some analysts are looking for any signs of improvement from
| Microsoft's internet division, which continues to lose market
| share in web search to Google.
|
| Microsoft's online services group saw revenue fall for the last
| four quarters and posted a loss in the past three quarters while
| it shifted to a new internet advertising platform and overhauled
| the company's web properties.
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http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21109542%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
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