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> Richard Rasker wrote:
>
>> And yes, it's about the allegedly $300-million-dollar ad campaign, trying
>> to improve Vista's reputation -- and making a pathetic bellyflop, so far:
>>
>>
>
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/09/windows_vista_t_2.html
>>
>> "The background: Windows is losing market share to Apple's Mac OS and
>> even
>> Linux.
>> ...
>> ... the first spot is being greeted with a resounding, "Huh?" "
>>
>> And my favourite:
>>
>> [Microsoft is,] in the words of Windows senior VP Bill Veghte, trying to
>> "deliver a world-class shopping experience that aligns with the brand
>> promise of our online presence."
>>
>> 'nuff said ...
>
> You almost feel sorry for them.
Online presence?
Google Gets 70% of U.S. Searches
,----[ Quote ]
| But Google's gain led to lower numbers for other search companies. Yahoo Inc.
| received 19.62% of U.S. searches in June, down from 21.31% last year, while
| MSN Search received 5.46%, down from 9.85% in June 2007.
`---- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/148649/google_gets_70_of_us_searches.html
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"There's a lot of Linux out there -- much more than Microsoft generally signals
publicly -- and their customers are using it..." --Paul DeGroot, a Directions
On Microsoft analyst.
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