SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it plans to keep selling its Windows XP operating system until the end of June 2008, delaying a scheduled transition to its newer Windows Vista software by five months. Microsoft said it decided to extend XP sales in response to feedback from computer manufacturers who said there […]
Microsoft could pull the trigger on putting out a beta of the first service pack for Windows Vista any day with a final release by November, sources close to the company said. Microsoft has been mum about exactly what will be included in Windows Vista Service Pack 1, a rollup of updates for the OS, […]
Worldwide PC shipments are expected to increase by 11 per cent this year spurred by uptake in emerging markets rather than the launch of Microsoft’s Vista operating system, according to research.
PC sales are projected to total 257.1 million units in 2007, an 11.1 per cent growth on from 2006 shipments of 231.5million units, but the […]
That’s more than the total install base of Windows’ largest competitors, Gates quipped as he began his keynote at the Windows Hardware and Engineering Conference (WinHEC) here.
“As of last week, we’ve (sold) nearly 40 million copies,” Gates said. “That’s twice as fast as the adoption of Windows XP, the last major release we had.” Confirming […]