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New York Times Agrees: Microsoft Windows Toast
alleyinsider.com - 9/4/2008
New York Times Agrees: Microsoft Windows Toast
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The market trend that, slowly but surely, is eroding one of the greatest business monopolies of all time--Microsoft's Windows--is now visible enough that general business columnists in the mainstream media are writing about it. Consider the latest from Joe Nocera of the New York Times :  ...
Microsoft to copy Apple Genius strategy
electronista.com - 9/5/2008
Microsoft to copy Apple Genius strategy
— electronista.com — Microsoft on Friday said that its $300 million marketing campaign will now involve in-store representatives to promote... the brand, the company's general manager of corporate communications, Tom Pilla, says. Effectively mimicking Apple's Geniuses as w... (more) Microsoft to copy Apple Genius strategy

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seattle.computerjobs.com - 8/31/2008
Product Manager
— seattle.computerjobs.com — This Job is eligible for the following work arrangements :Flex Time Job Title: Senior Product Manager -... Skymarket This is a unique opportunity and time of rapid change in the mobile industry for a Senior Product Manager in the Mobile Communications ... (more) Product Manager

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biz.yahoo.com - 9/5/2008
Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
— biz.yahoo.com — NEW YORK -- As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp.... plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases. The world's ... (more) Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps: ...

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MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News:  New York Times: Microsoft Windows Monopoly is Slowly Eroding

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  • humano humano
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    I frankly don't care which OS i use -- it's all about what software is available for it. And unfortunately, i felt barred to use a Windows-based PC primarily for this reason. I'd love it if all software was available for Windows, MacOS and Linux, so we can choose which OS we want behind it all. I think i'd go Linux ultimately.
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New York Times: Microsoft Windows Monopoly is Slowly Eroding
MacBlogz - One Stop Apple News — ... Microsoft’s Windows Operating System continues to make billions of dollars being sold and prepackaged with new computers. However the inevitable demise of its dominant monopoly, is so apparent that even mainstream media is writing about it (via Silicon Alley Insider). ...

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