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Apple is seeing strong growth in first time buyers though marketshare remains low
Apple is used to having strong quarters. However, the recent one brought some bad news, with a major shareholder lawsuit pending against Apple CEO Steve Jobs and other

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“Dell has answers” … like a Vista Downgrade to XP, but only for some users, and expect to possibly pay a substantial fee
Some corporate and private users of Windows XP remain lukewarm about Windows Vista and its higher hardware demands. Microsoft has tried repeatedly to transition XP into end-of-lifespan mode, but has [...]

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One writer/analyst is speaking out blasting XP “holdouts” and lauding Windows Vista while comparing XP to a crummy airport terminal
Don’t like Windows Vista? Love Windows XP? Well columnist/pundit Rob Pegoraro with Fast Forward, carried by The Washington Post, doesn’t like your attitude. Having heard a wealth of criticism for Vista and praise for XP, Pegoraro [...]

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(Source: BusinessWeek)GM becomes the latest big business customer to consider rejecting Vista
Microsoft, typically known for a self-confident business approach has been sending clearly mixed signals on the health of Windows Vista that are perhaps indicative of the problems the OS is experiencing. The situation, rather uncharacteristic for Microsoft, which has had a long string of [...]

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Last-minute changes to Windows Vista broke drivers, forcing key hardware vendors to “limp out with issues” when the OS launched last year, according to a presentation by Dell that was made public last week.
“Late OS code changes broke drivers and applications, forcing key commodities to miss launch or limp out with issues,” said one [...]

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You rarely hear about a new OS causing people to panic. But IT consultant Scott Pam says that’s exactly what his small-business clients are doing when they install Windows Vista on new PCs and run smack into compatibility or usability roadblocks.
Pam’s clients are not alone: Since InfoWorld launched its petition drive on January 14 [...]

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NEC Computers has launched a kit that will allow IT administrators to quickly “downgrade” machines running Windows Vista Business to Windows XP Professional.
Known as NEC FlexLoad, the kit is comprised of two DVDs, and is now included in its Versa notebooks and PowerMate desktops ranges for the EMEA region.
“We still offer NEC computers [...]

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