Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Microsoft’s Windows 7 May Not Cure Netbook Headache
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> This time, as Microsoft readies Windows 7, the company is planning a
> basic version, as well as more expensive editions that are also
> targeted at netbooks. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said last week that
> he will make sure consumers can “trade up.”
>
> ‘Pessimistic’
>
> Many netbook buyers won’t go for it, because they want the cheapest
> option possible, said John DiFucci, the JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst
> who asked the question that prompted Ballmer’s comment. That means
> investors shouldn’t expect Microsoft to make much more money on
> netbook software, the New York-based analyst said in a note to
> clients. Microsoft hasn’t released specific prices for the different
> versions of Windows 7.
> “I don’t know that there’s much room to charge more than what’s been
> charged currently,” said Michael Cherry, an analyst at Directions on
> Microsoft in Kirkland, Washington. “I’m pessimistic about this.” `----
>
> http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ahmXCOAixVMw&refer=
> us
I look forward to the RISC ARM versions soon to be distributed, those
with Linux will be a real winner.
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HPT
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