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Windows 7 Sales Outperform Vista Launch

Initial sales of Microsoft's Windows 7 software outperformed those of Vista's first few days on the U.S. market, according to the latest analysis from The NPD Group. Windows 7 software unit sales in the U.S. were 234 percent higher than Vista's first few days of sales. A combination of early discounts on pre-sales and a lack of promotional activity for the Ultimate version resulted in dollar sales that were 82 percent higher than Vista.

Microsoft Prolongs XP's Life Yet Again

Windows XP is, in a sense, like a horror movie franchise that the studio just won't let die.  Microsoft has said it will deliver XP licenses up until May 30th, 2009, even though January 31st of the same year was supposed to represent a death date of sorts.

Gamers Sticking With XP, Searching For Wii

Go to a retailer like Target early some morning, and you'll likely find a group of non-employees waiting to be let in.  When the doors open, a race to the electronics department ensues, and the cashiers get busy.  So since gamers are so willing to spend money, two new reports take a look at where their interests lie.

Microsoft Talks Up Vista Customer Satisfaction Trend

A lot of eyes may be fixed on Windows 7, but Microsoft hasn't given up on Vista just yet.  An executive recently spoke out in defense of the operating system, saying that customers' reactions are improving.

Hard Times For Vista

In an earlier article about Apple's domination of the American Customer Service Index (ACSI), it was touched upon that the overall dissatisfaction with Windows Vista may have been a key factor in propelling Apple up the charts. I have not seen a Taiwanese equivalent to the ACSI, but it is pretty evident that some people in Taiwan aren't real fond of Vista either.

Windows 7: 2009 Release, Multi-Touch Abilities

A whole lot of people (your humble author included) have been hanging onto old computers, hoping they'll last until Windows 7 is released.  At a conference yesterday, a late 2009 launch was confirmed, and interesting multi-touch abilities were demonstrated.

Ballmer: Vista A Work In Progress

Microsoft's CEO admits what thousands of techies have thought of the company for years: they toss stuff into the user community and need a couple of additional releases to make it work.

Gartner Analysts Share Bleak Outlook On Vista

Vista is crap, according to a number of users; Google gives over 20,000 results for that exact phrase.  And thanks to Vista, two Gartner analysts have gone so far as to say that Windows is collapsing.

Microsoft Clears Up Vista SP1 Issue

Installation processes for a Vista Service Pack 1 prerequisite caused some people to experience endless rebooting.

Official Vista Blogger Moving On

Several of the big Internet companies - Google, Yahoo, and eBay - have lost important employees in the last week or so.  And if it seemed like Microsoft was going to skate through, it's not - Vista blogger Nick White is leaving.