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  • Windows 7 Family Pack Dissapears For the Holidays

    12/06/2009 12:38:10 AM PST · by Swordmaker · 24 replies · 640+ views
    Notebooks.com ^ | December 5, 2009 | by Josh Smith
    If you were hoping to upgrade all the computers in your house to Windows 7 as a present to your loved ones, and let’s be honest an upgrade from Vista really will show you care, you’re going to have to pay extra. In a move that makes about as much sense for pleasing your customers as handing out coal filled stockings, Microsoft has discontinued the 3 license Windows 7 Family Pack. WindowsITPro reports that stock of the discounted Windows 7 upgrade is already drying up at online retailers like Newegg; and though you can get it in some local stores,...
  • Apple's iPhone On Its Way To Becoming The Microsoft Windows Of Mobile

    12/06/2009 8:05:02 AM PST · by Star Traveler · 59 replies · 525+ views
    The Business Insider ^ | Saturday, December 5, 2009 | Henry Blodget
    Apple has the opportunity to do in mobile what Microsoft did on the desktop: Own the standard platform upon which every popular application is based.  The irony of this cannot be lost on Microsoft, which has flubbed its own opportunity to do the same. Google's Android could mount a strong charge here because it's hardware agnostic (the same way Microsoft Windows is, ironically).  But otherwise it's Apple's game to lose. Keep reading at the NYT >