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The Office 2010 Technical Guarantee allowed customers who purchased Office 2007 after a certain date to upgrade to Office 2010 for free. Microsoft deferred $305 million in revenue related to this program, as noted in its third-quarter FY 2010 earnings report. This guarantee was part of Microsoft's strategy to encourage adoption of the upcoming Office 2010 suite. Discussions on WindowsForum.com cover the financial impact and implications of this guarantee for consumers and businesses.
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    Under-the-radar tidbits from Microsoft's third-quarter 2010 earnings

    Link Removed Windows 7 and overall PC growth buoyed Microsoft’s third-quarter FY 2010 earnings of $14.5 billion and .45 per share. As many news outlets and bloggers have reported, approximately 10 percent of PCs are now running Windows 7. Microsoft officials are crowing that “the business PC...