SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp <MSFT.O> posted a bigger-than-expected 60 percent jump in quarterly profit, helped by strong sales of Windows 7, and ...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Taiwan's Acer Inc, the world's No.2 PC maker, said Microsoft Corp's Windows 7 operating system launch last month has been ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday sales of Windows 7 were running at twice the level of any previous version of its operating system. Windows 7, launched a month ago, has "already sold twice as ...
THE (HARD TO INSTALL) WINDOWS 7 WHOPPER What delivers a marketing message--and a day's worth of calories? To publicize the release of Windows 7, Microsoft and Burger King's Japanese unit have teamed up to sell a seven-patty hamburger at the fast-food chain's ...
Windows 7 is great stuff, just don't forget to go to the control panel and turn security on. Windows 7 is a tremendous improvement over Vista and XP. Where I felt annoyed at just about every turn by Vista, I find myself ...
Microsoft's new-generation Windows 7 operating system hit the ground running, with US sales in its opening days blasting past those of its Vista predecessor, according to NPD Group. Sales of Windows 7 in the days following its October 22 release were 234 ...
HOBBLED BY WINDOWS MOBILE These should be fat times for Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC. As cellular operators across the globe rush to introduce handsets using Google's Android operating system, the company is at the front of the pack of manufacturers hoping to ...
McDonald's (MCD) took plenty of flak years ago for its super-size meals. But Microsoft's (MSFT) strategy for building buzz in Japan gives new meaning to the term. Beginning on Oct. 22, to mark the launch of its Windows 7 in Japan, Microsoft ...
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Lenovo <0992.HK>, the world's fourth-biggest personal computer maker, expects a boost in its PC sales from the launch of Microsoft's <MSFT.O> new operating system, Windows 7, its chairman said on Saturday. "It will have a big impact, and we ...
Packages of Microsoft's newly-released operating system, Windows 7, are lined up for purchase inside the company's first retail store grand opening Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Microsoft's profit fell 18 percent in the last quarter, partly because it deferred revenue ...
Microsoft's much-heralded Windows 7 went on sale around the world as the US software giant seeks to reboot after the disappointment of its previous generation operating system Vista. Windows 7 made its global debut Thursday to generally good reviews with most technology ...
