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Microsoft Vista sells even if it doesn't work | |
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| Time: 00:02 EST/05:02 GMT | News Source: *Linked Within Post* | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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Imagine a product that many people do not think works well but sells millions of copies. Well, that's Microsoft's operating system, Windows Vista. According to the FT, both business and personal computer users have tried to stick with older versions of the Microsoft OS, Windows XP, but adoption is still good enough to drive outstanding earnings for the world's largest software company. As the newspaper says: "None of this, however, has had any discernible impact on Microsoft's financial fortunes. Many companies buy their software from Microsoft under an arrangement called Software Assurance, which lets them upgrade to new software whenever they like in return for a fixed annual payment." Perhaps that is what having a monopoly is all about. Even if products are not perfect, they are adopted. Even if companies normally would not make an investment, they are on an "automatic upgrade" program. | ||
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