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		<title><![CDATA[Negotiating with your hardware vendor 101]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10395]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Squeezing the most out of technology budgets seems to be a running theme these days, but customers frequently give up leverage in negotiating hardware deals.    According to Gartner analyst Leslie Fiering most hardware negotiations go wrong early on. A customer's maximum leverage occurs when a company is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:05:18 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don't be fooled: Windows 7 hasn't slipped to 2011]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12558-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=43649&messageID=807742&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Don't be fooled: Windows 7 hasn't slipped to 2011Wrong year for Vista RTMVista was released to manufacturing in November 2006, not 2007. If it takes three years to produce Windows 7 then it would be due at the end of 2009, but that seems unlikely to me.I don't think MS...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:45:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Electronic Licensing: The Build vs. Buy Decision]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=157733]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Software and hardware vendors today face profitability challenges from both internal and external sources. Factors such as rampant piracy, unlicensed use, and support on outdated versions cost the industry billions of dollars each year. At the same time, customers are demanding new ways of buying software, including subscription or term-based...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EU probes Microsoft's licenses to hardware makers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[EU probes Microsoft's licenses to hardware makersWhat are they talking about?"Computer makers are heavily dependent on Microsoft for software updates which are provided on a weekly or semiweekly basis."Huh?  What OEM does updates???  Just installed a brand new Dell for a client.  First thing to do was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2003 06:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
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