Comments on: Microsoft looks for Windows of opportunity

By: mister mailman Fort Worth, TX

mister mailman Fort Worth, TX — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:48:39 +0000

Practically every mail sorting in the US Postal Service runs xp. Most machines have several xp machines in them. This will not change for at least 3-4 years. After that, we will problbly go to linux.

By: Marty, Naperville, IL

Marty, Naperville, IL — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:17:13 +0000

The thing that Microsoft needs to do to boost shareholder confidence is to drop its Yahoo bid, pure and simple. This is a terrible waste of shareholder money.

By: Heywood, Heywood, Ohio

Heywood, Heywood, Ohio — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:55:20 +0000

I somewhat agree with Bjorn Thrane, some citation is needed in several places in the article. The piracy rates for Vista will increase over time. The majority of pirates are a little more tech savy and will wait for the better stability service packs offer. My point is that if it can be pirated, and people choose not to, what does that say about the product? Even free isn't cheap enough?

By: Dave, Tampa, Florida

Dave, Tampa, Florida — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:55:01 +0000

Small businesses strapped for cash could zero out their software line item by switching to Linux and OpenOffice.

By: Bjorn Thrane, Arhus, Denmark

Bjorn Thrane, Arhus, Denmark — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:41:14 +0000

Thank You for en excellent article. You write: "Did they keep up their software-buying spree, or did they begin showing some timidity, as IBM noted recently?"

Can you tell where (link to article) IBM "noted recently"?