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Re: Microsoft record revenues

From	owl <owl@rooftop.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject	Re: Microsoft record revenues
Date	2013-02-02 21:10 +0000
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Big Steel <Steel@steel.com> wrote:
> On 2/1/2013 11:23 AM, GreyCloud wrote:
> > http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/01/microsoft-fails-to-notice-the-death-of-the-pc-posts-record-revenue-figures-instead/
> >
> >

> I just purchased a new laptop that had Windows 8 Home. I had to upgrade 
> to Win 8 Pro due my other laptop with Win 7 Ultimate is falling apart. 
> The lid on the old laptop will not stay upright, and the lid needs 
> something to hold it up. My briefcase is holding the lid up. :)

> One of the requirements for this .NET contract I am working is that you 
> had to bring your own laptop to work on this contract with MS, which I 
> didn't find out until the first day of work.

You dumbass.

> The only contract I have 
> work where the contractor had to bring their own computer. Anyway, I had 
> to do a hyper-v on Win 8 Pro to install Win 7 Ultimate. Win 7 is the 
> requirement to work the contact from a remote location hook up with the 
> client.

> Anyway, I like Win 8 Pro. This new laptop is not a touch screen, but it 
> doesn't matter, because I can still go to the old desktop when needed. I 
> don't see why business users will not migrate to Win 8 pro in a couple 
> of years, like they are now migrating to Win 7 from XP or Vista.

LOL.

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Microsoft record revenues GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-02-01 09:23 -0700
  Re: Microsoft record revenues Big Steel <Steel@Steel.com> - 2013-02-02 08:34 -0500
    Re: Microsoft record revenues GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-02-02 09:46 -0700
      Re: Microsoft record revenues Big Steel <Steel@Steel.com> - 2013-02-02 12:55 -0500
        Re: Microsoft record revenues GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-02-02 11:48 -0700
          Re: Microsoft record revenues Goblin <bytes4free@googlemail.com> - 2013-02-02 18:53 +0000
            Re: Microsoft record revenues GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-02-02 15:12 -0700
              Re: Microsoft record revenues Goblin <bytes4free@googlemail.com> - 2013-02-02 22:23 +0000
                Re: Microsoft record revenues GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-02-03 10:50 -0700
              Re: Microsoft record revenues flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-02-02 18:32 -0500
                Re: Microsoft record revenues GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-02-03 10:51 -0700
                Re: Microsoft record revenues flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2013-02-03 12:55 -0500
                Re: Microsoft record revenues GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2013-02-03 13:01 -0700
            Re: Microsoft record revenues DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2013-02-03 17:21 -0500
      Re: Microsoft record revenues Big Steel <Steel@Steel.com> - 2013-02-02 13:26 -0500
    Re: Microsoft record revenues RayLopez99 <raylopez88@gmail.com> - 2013-02-02 10:06 -0800
      You can dump Win8's "Start Screen" for whatever.  Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2013-02-02 12:23 -0800
    Re: Microsoft record revenues owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2013-02-02 21:10 +0000

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