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- Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade
- Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fadeTalk about beating a horse to death.How many more articles are we going to see about Windows pricing. Let me make it really simple for everyone:You either find the price acceptable for what you get and you buy Windows 7...
- Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, pricing strategy, Microsoft Windows, rose-colored discount, Windows 7 pricing, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade
- The dust is beginning to settle a week after Microsoft went public with its Windows 7 retail pricing plans. Now the details and lack of details are starting to sink in with some Windows users. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Pricing Strategy, Microsoft Windows 7, Pricing, Microsoft Windows, Marketing Research, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Frugal Friday: Residential Broadband Woes, Jacko, Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard pricing, Red Hat, Virtualization, Cleversafe
- Frugal Friday: Residential Broadband Woes, Jacko, Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard pricing, Red Hat, Virtualization, CleversafeBroadband DowntimeI was on Cable for Broadband for about 2 years, and suffered intermittent problems for the entire time, and I won't even discuss DSL when I used it.I went to Verizon Broadband...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Pricing, Microsoft Windows, Residential Broadband Woes, Snow Leopard pricing, Jacko, Red Hat virtualization, Cleversafe, Frugal Friday, broadband, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows 7, pricing strategy, Red Hat Inc., virtualization
- Discussion threads 2009-06-29
- ipTrader 1.0 (Mobile)
- ipTrader allows for you to make the most of your TD AMERITRADE account by providing instant access from your iPhone. You can place trades, check account balances, review your portfolio, get up-to-date trading news, request stock quotes, view dynamic charts, investigate stock pricing histories, and create a stock watch list.
- Tags: Mobile, Stock, Pricing Strategy, Infiniti Global Solutions, ipTrader, Investment, Pricing, Finance, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-06-29
- Windows 7 upgrade pricing is too expensive
- Windows 7 upgrade pricing is too expensiveAdrian, you just shot down your entire argument[i]If free really dominated people's thinking, Linux would commad a massive market share by now.[/i]If Windows was really too expensive (and Windows 7 is around the same price as Vista and XP were) and OS X was...
- Tags: Pricing, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, amazon, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 upgrade pricing, Windows 7 Upgrade, pricing strategy, Microsoft Windows, massive market share, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Windows 7 upgrade pricing is too expensive
- Windows 7 upgrade pricing is too darn expensive. There, I've said it, and I feel better for having that out in the open. And not only is the upgrade pricing expensive, it's overly complicated. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Pricing Strategy, Microsoft Windows 7, Pricing, Marketing Research, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- Microsoft's Windows 7 pricing: Too high, too low, or just right?
- Microsoft's Windows 7 pricing: Too high, too low, or just right?These prices...after Vista? MS has cojones...It's disappointing that Microsoft is charging such outrageous amounts for their operating system for two reasons:1. The Vista debacle...no sign of a "mea culpa" from MS and there likely never will be. So much for...
- Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Too-high, Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy, Microsoft Windows 7 pricing, Microsoft Windows, service pack
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- Microsoft's Windows 7 pricing: Too high, too low, or just right?
- Microsoft took the wraps off Windows 7 retail pricing on June 25. There are still plenty of unanswered questions, but some details are now public. So what's your take? Is the pricing too high, too low, or just right? by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Pricing Strategy, Microsoft Windows 7, Pricing, Marketing Research, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- TeeCal 2.01 (Windows)
- Teecal will is great and easy to use shop management software for the Screen Printing and Embroidery industry. Utilizing TeeCal will help you to manage your business on day to day bases. TeeCal can assist you with the following task: tracking customers, quoting, invoicing, scheduling, building purchases orders and tracking...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Pricing Strategy, Grid, Plug-in, T-Boss Catalogs, TeeCal 2.01, Pricing Grid, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing
- Software downloads 2009-06-24
- Washington digs in on text message pricing; asks about carrier exclusivity
- Congress continued to take the wireless carriers to the mat over the wrong issue, specifically the cost of a text message. Now, it looks like there may be an effort to pin them down on a matter that will likely resonate with a greater a number of people: carrier exclusivity...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Senator, Wireless Carrier, AT&T Corp., Pricing Strategy, Wireless, Pricing, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing Research, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?
- 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...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Pricing, Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), REAL QUESTION, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, OEM, pricing strategy, Microsoft Do, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-06-16
- Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?
- 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
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, Microsoft Corp., Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- Microsoft, Mississippi settle over software pricing
- Microsoft, Mississippi settle over software pricingWhat a huge waste of moneyI cannot believe that the state of Mississippi spent the $ necessary to get some of it's residents a few dollars refund. We'll never know but I bet after factoring in the cost per taxpayer for the lawyers fees...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Pricing, Investment, Personal finance, Microsoft Corp., software pricing, software, pricing strategy
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- Microsoft, Mississippi settle over software pricing
- Ina Fried at News.com reports that Microsoft has settled with the state of Mississippi over the price of Office and Windows. Microsoft will pay the state $40 million and provide $60 million in vouchers to consumers and local governments. Consumers and businesses that bought Windows 95, Windows...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Pricing Strategy, Mississippi, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Apple's MacBook flop - fixed!
- 6 months ago I asked: Apple's new MacBooks: flop or fiasco? Apple answered "flop" by backpedalling on pricing, the unibody and FireWire - in record time! The big loser? Microsoft's successful ads focused on price. Maybe that's a card you don't want to play. ...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, FW400, Notebooks, FireWire, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiasco
- Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiascoPlus OS X is complete OS for one price.Not only is the price for the various Win 7 crippleware still outrageous compared to OS X, but with OS X you get the entire OS for that much lower price. It's a double-strike against...
- Tags: Pricing, Operating systems, Vista-to-7, Win 7, pricing fiasco, service pack, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Corp., pricing strategy, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- Apple vs. Microsoft: Yet another upgrade pricing fiasco
- Once again, Apple shows Redmond how it should be done on pricing upgrades, especially ones with plenty of internal fixes. Will Windows users feel grateful when Mac users get their upgrades for half to a quarter of the price? Or is it another sucker moment? by David Morgenstern
- Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Mac prices: Bargains to some, still too high for others
- Lauren would have felt so uncool at yesterday's Worldwide Developer's Conference keynote speech. You remember Lauren, right? She was the gal in the Microsoft commercial who actually wanted to buy a Mac but had to walk out of Apple store when she discovered there was no 17-inch laptop there for...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, 17-inch, Desktops, Pricing, Hardware, Marketing, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Apple iPhone 3GS: Specs, features, pricing
- Apple iPhone 3GS: Specs, features, pricingApple is a great American compnay! Love to see the competition.Also looking forward to vigorous competition from handset makers using Android.Not Much.....for another $200 (supposing I upgrade my Current 16g 3g). What might make it interesting is some benchmarking by somebody other than Apple...
- Tags: Pricing, Engineering, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular phones, Microsoft Windows, Wireless and Mobility, Apple iPhone 3G, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, mobile, 3G, pricing strategy
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Apple iPhone 3GS: Specs, features, pricing
- Apple announced the successor to the popular iPhone 3G today with the iPhone 3GS, dropping the original 3G to $99 (8GB) and offering the 3GS at $199 (16GB) and $299 (32GB). So what's the difference between the two smartphones? I'll...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Hour, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, 3G, Cellular Phones, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-06-08

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