Microsoft can't afford to support OEM Vista?
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| In a characteristic fit of no comment, Microsoft declined to
| make a spokesperson available to discuss the issue of its
| support policy with APC.
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http://apcmag.com/6090/microsoft_we_cant_afford_to_support_oem_vista
Vista sales rate cut in half
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| While significant, the sales point to a rapid slowdown in adoption of
| the new operating system. Microsoft had observed that it sold 20
| million copies in the first month, which doubled XP's achievement
| but now indicates that the average number of copies sold has been cut
| in half during March and April. The firm has so far declined to
| compare its most recent figures with the relative size of the market
| today or to any decline that may have occurred during XP's 2001 release.
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http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/05/15/vista.sales.halved/
They sell to the channel (shlves), not to people who often just wipe Vista
immediately.
Related:
The brag figures are less than meets the eye.
Microsoft's Record Quarter: Shareholders Paid for Most of the Upside Surprise
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| "Said another way, Microsoft achieved record breaking earnings during
| the Vista launch quarter by taking money out of its assets, not
| through amazing sales of Vista and Office."
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| Now taking money of its savings account isn't necessarily a big deal.
| ... However, as a point in contrast, Apple Inc. has been launching a
| lot of products over the last nine months and has added almost $2
| billion to its balance sheet and assets in the same period that
| Microsoft's assets dropped $6 billion.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070503/34354_id.html?.v=1
Microsoft Refuses to Reveal Current Vista Sales
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2122837,00.asp
Uh-Oh, Vista! PC Sales Levels Are Normal
http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vista/oh_oh_vista_pc_sales_levels_are_normal.html
Channel stuffing:
http://www.informationarbitrage.com/2007/04/microsoft_phili.html
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