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		<title><![CDATA[For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=11673]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    Is this how you work? Then don't get angry at your OEM when they invalidate your warranty when you send your PC in for service.    Yesterday our own Apple Core blogger Jason O'Grady reported that Apple has now adopted a policy of voiding...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:26:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RE: Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask MicrosoftI built my current desktop in July and purchased/installed an OEM version of Vista Home Premium. I also took advantage of Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium which I installed on the same PC....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=1561]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you go shopping online for Windows 7, you'll find OEM System Builder copies at significant discounts from full retail prices. Microsoft's own web sites and support forums give conflicting, confusing, often inaccurate information about these products. What's an honest consumer supposed to do? by Ed Bott]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:00:25 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[OEM Program eBook]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1163347]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Find out how to tap into a long-running program with over 750 OEM partners worldwide, and make SAP BusinessObjects market leading BI platform your own.    ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1", 14-hour battery]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Processor is a Z550 (2GHz)I went to the Sony ordering page and that is what it shows as the processor.RE: Sony debuts Vaio X; 'world's lightest laptop': 11.1If I were going to go to the PC route, I would definitely get a Vaio.  They are the best PC laptops...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:49:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows 7 OEM pricing emerges ... some serious discounts available]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You forgot to mention ...... That OEM means it must be pre-installed on the machine that was purchased by the end user ... meaning it cannot LEGALLY be purchased for installation by your average Joe ...   I own a small IT company in Canada, and I have a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows 7 OEM pricing emerges ... some serious discounts available]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=5606]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Online retailer Newegg.com has listed various editions of Windows 7 OEM, and there are some deep discounts on offer. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:27:09 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Russia drops XP investigation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally.That case was BS. XP is old and Microsoft doesn't want to support it anymore. It's not like this was in the books from day 1, they have a set support cycle. Eventually, you have to let it go. Too bad, so sad. Either use Vista/7 or move to a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:06:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft denies holding up Win 7 tools for PC makers]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft denies holding up Win 7 tools for PC makersPirate'sThey're probably "unknown" or backroom OEMs that just want to pirate the official Windows 7 disc!!All "known" OEMs have what they need and they've had it for quite some time - except for the final RTM code.  The tools they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:02:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack details]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack detailsAre you tempted or turned off by these details?What do you think of Microsoft's decision to make the Family Pack a limited-quantity offer? Are the upgrade prices fair?Leave your comments here.RE: Microsoft sticker shock: Anytime Upgrade, Family Pack detailsI, for one, would like...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[While the EC wastes time with IE, Russia tackles bigger issues]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the EC wastes time with IE, Russia tackles bigger issuesConsumer Issue.  Congress can enact same legislation.ntWell over due      {nt}.Lack of SuperstructureThese are all independent companies. Without proof that there is some collaboration between them that results in a monopoly, can their independent actions,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:57:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is Windows 7 E just a gimmick?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Windows 7 E just a gimmick?How is this Microsoft's fault?They removed IE just like Opera was crying about. If OEM's will install it anyway, then how is this Microsoft's fault?Again, the solution to this is not to complain. It's Microsoft's OS, they should be allowed to include what they...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[    Been eyeing a thin-and-light laptop recently? You know, the kind that usually comes prefixed with the "Macbook Air killer" tag?    Be careful what you wish for.    Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman said Wednesday to CNET contributor Brooke Crothers that some...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:22:40 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-17924-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66305&messageID=1249204&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!CrapwareYour average non geek will get a fair amount of pressure at the point of sale to drop another $35-$50 to get the junk off the computer.  Let's see, now... If you crank the subsidy to Dell,etc from the crapware makers, then that extra...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:24:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=10430]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    Buying a new PC from one of the Tier 1 OEMs can often be a frustrating exercise in crapware removal.    My Tuesday morning started like this. Phone rings. 9AM.    Hey Jason, uh, it's Christine. Javi just booted up the laptop...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:09:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launch]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launchGet Vista, Wipe Entire Machine, Put On Windows 7I've never had a good experience doing an upgrade, it's better to just wipe completely and install the new OS from scratch.I agree but....I upgraded my Vista Ultimate desktop to the Windows 7 Ultimate...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveiling]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveilingNot likely to change my mind about MS...I'm quite certain their pricing for their various crippled Win 7 OS versions will still be a huge rip off compared to the "one OS for one reasonable price" pricing structure of Apple's OS X. So,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:58:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12558-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=65724&messageID=1231352&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?Bigger flaw in the analysis.We're talking about the per-copy price of Win7 as if it were a fixed amount, which it probably is - but the tacit assumption is that the price of the netbook it's running on is *also* a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=3074]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The most misunderstood and closely guarded piece of the Windows pricing equation, in my view, is OEM pricing. A June 12 report on OEMs allegedly balking at Microsoft's planned Windows 7 pricing is fanning the flames. by Mary Jo Foley]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:29:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[It's official: Acer to offer Aspire One netbook with Google Android, Q3 2009]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's official: Acer to offer Aspire One netbook with Google Android, Q3 2009Good news! I'm eager to give Android a try....on my current Acer Aspire One, which is running on UNR 9.04 right now.If we can still download all of the normal Linux applications, it will be great!Yet more evidence...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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