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Rumours are that Microsoft have plans to do away with full retail copies of it's next os. Now like with all other windows rumours I wouldn't hold your breath but still..... Reference: Microsoft may scrap full retail edition of Windows 8, offer OEM and upgrade only | The Verge

Some interesting statistics regarding PC (desktop / laptop) sales over the past year from multiple top tier OEMs showing a somewhat flat or even a mild decline in most instances (excepting ASUS). Not sure what the take away should be from the article, as there seems to be the usual speculation...

It seems that Microsoft wants to have their cake and eat it too. Who wouldn't, after all what good is having cake if you can't eat it. On the one hand they have this new OS (Windows 8) which is likely to RTM in August (some suggest as early as July) and become GA (Generally Available) in...

Microsoft reported stronger-than-expected sales of its current Windows software despite all the buzz surrounding its upcoming Windows 8 revamp. The surprising boost from Windows sales actually helped Microsoft post a 6 percent increase in revenue for its Q1 2012 (fiscal Q3) earnings results...

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Last year at this time, Apple had a 94.3 percent share of the worldwide tablet market, an analysis firm says. But, by the end of last month, that chunk had fallen to 61.3 percent of tablets shipped. Tablets running Google’s Android mobile operating system are taking a bite out of the iPad...

A new study on tablets unsurprisingly shows that Apple has the lion's share of the tablet market. What is more surprising, and maybe a little depressing depending on who you ask, is that Microsoft manages to sell more Windows 7 tablets than RIM sells BlackBerry PlayBooks, despite Windows 7 not...

New data from Strategy Analytics suggested that even Microsoft had managed to ship more tablets than RIM in the spring. Windows 7 tablets made up 4.6 percent of the tablet space, or 697,000 devices, where RIM's 500,000 PlayBooks were only enough to give its platform 3.3 percent. RIM was larger...

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Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Tuesday praised the widespread adoption of his company’s desktop operating system, saying it has now sold more than 400 million Windows 7 licenses. However, Ballmer acknowledged Microsoft’s struggles in the mobile phone market, where the company’s...

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[Updated, July 12] -- CEO Steve Ballmer opened Microsoft's 2011 Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Los Angeles with a broad-based discussion of everything from Windows 8 to the Skype acquisition. More than 400 million Windows 7 licenses have been sold in two years, he told his audience. Link...

It’s fair to say that Windows 7 continues to sell like hotcakes all over the world. The previously announced pace of 7 copies per second back in June of 2010 shows no signs of slowing, with Microsoft now trumpeting another significant milestone. More than 400 million Windows 7 licenses have have...

At its Worldwide Partner Conference yesterday, Microsoft announced that it has sold more than 400 million Windows 7 licenses since the operating system's debut in 2009. More...

Link Removed - Invalid URL By Thurrott, Paul In the opening keynote of its annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC), being held this year in Los Angeles, California, Microsoft provided a series of updates about Windows 7 and related products and services while casting an eye to its Windows 8...

Windows 7 is adding users like Facebook. Today, Microsoft has reminded us again of its dominance, reporting that it has sold 400 million licenses for the OS in the 20 or so months since its debut. This comes about three months after the April news that sales had breached 350 million and...

Microsoft kicked off their annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) in Los Angeles today. CEO Steve Ballmer took the stage for the opening keynote to boast the company’s Windows 7 accomplishments and to discuss a variety of other Microsoft products, including XBox, Bing, Windows 8, and Windows...

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Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer used his Worldwide Partners Conference keynote on Monday to tout Windows 7's success while trying to downplay the success of the Mac. The most recent OS had now reached 400 million licenses sold, up from 350 million in the winter and still growing faster than XP. He...