economy

  1. Ballmer: Windows 7 worth the investment (ARNnet)

    Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer put on his sales hat Tuesday and made a case for why businesses should upgrade to Windows 7, despite an economy in which many IT budgets have been frozen or are lower than in years past. Link Removed - Invalid URL
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  2. Windows 7 Windows 7 pricing is a potential obstacle for users

    "In tough economic times, I think it's naive to believe that you can increase your prices on average and then still see a strong swell than if you held prices flat or even lowered them. I can tell you that the licensing tiers at retail are more expensive than they were for Vista." Link Removed...
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  3. Windows 7 Why Windows 7 Will Flop - It's The Economy

    Hey, far be it for me to piddle on anyone's parade and having worked on computers since the KayPro days, I am a fan of anything new. I like MS as a company, albeit their money making schemes sometimes tick me off. Anyway, I like XP, that has been around since 2001 and now that we have Service...
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    Windows 7 At these prices for W7 I'm going back to XP.

    Ho guys sorry if this is in German but you should be able to see some of the "Semi-Official" pricing for Windows 7. These are for "New" editions (I Hope). If there's no cheaper Upgrade versions then much as I like Windows 7 count me out -- I'll just stick with XP and run a number of Virtual...
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    Windows 7 In Defense of Vista!!

    Frankly, I don't understand all the glowing praises for Windows 7 Beta. I don't understand also all this hatred for Windows Vista. Under Windows 7, almost all of my current applications DO NOT work! Three of my devices DO NOT work! I am a professional video editor and my Magix Movie Edit 14 does...
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    • compatibility driver issues economy media player professional use software user experience video editing windows 7 windows vista
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    Windows 7 HP Photosmart 7660 Printer

    Well, darn it all. My HP Photosmart 7600 series printer won't install or work at all in Windows 7. No updated drivers available. I just love this printer. Nothing wrong with it and it prints beautifully. Since this is a beta OS, is it a possibility that later down the road, drivers might be...
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    • Forum: Windows Hardware