http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/ Engadget Comments for Microsoft notches record profits, thanks Vista http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/

Astroturfers die.
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Now lets see a nice Zune 2.0]]>Apr 27th 2007 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
I'm all for MS products...working in IT it's nice for everything to work together well with very little fuss. But even if your post was about OSX you'd still get some people (not as many) claimig the same. I honestly thought you were being sarcastic untill I read your reply.]]>Apr 27th 2007 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
Just work my ass. My sister's Mac Pro crashes once a week (although she still swears by Apple, for what that's worth). Is that "just working"? How about the iPod I had... I owned it for 2 months and then it stopped syncing. So I wanted to take it in for repairs. Only I couldn't send it in the mail or take it to the Apple store, I had to make an appointment. But guess what? I couldn't even do that because Apple's "Genius Bar" website said they were too busy!

For the record, I don't own a Zune (because it's not PlaysForSure, that's BS), I own a Gigabeat S. And I think Ubuntu is a great OS. My only argument is that when you get past all this stupid anti-Micro$oft stuff and take a look at Vista, it's a great OS! I haven't had one crash, it's caught up with OSX in the graphic department and it's extremely stable. And given the fact that Microsoft releases products before they're 100% ready, SP1 is only going to make it better.]]>Apr 27th 2007 10:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
Maybe you're not on the payroll, but re-read your first post...it's just DRIPPING with vomit-inducing marketspeak! Shame on you!

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Thankfully that mistake has been corrected.]]>Apr 27th 2007 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
but i'm also sure you've used the lie enough times to actually start believing it yourself by now. ]]>Apr 27th 2007 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
I'm not sure if MS really needs congratulations for profiting from their vendor lock-in. (the piles of money should be enough of a congrats for 'em.)

It's not as if they actually made a product that SOLD for that much profit, so much as just flex their lock-in muscles on people who don't understand that there are better alternatives. congrats!

to John Miller: it's easy to pretend you had an iPod. And if your sister's mac pro is crashing regularly, you're probably running windows in parallels or something. I have a handful of old g4 towers at home with uptimes of a few months regularly, only really restarting for software updates. At work, my iMac and Mac pro have never crashed. All of this doesn't really matter, of course, because your story is so obviously made up to support your silly conclusion.

"Smooth, intuitive and stable" are the bare minimum requirements for an OS. it's nothing to be proud of that Vista finally caught up to what OS X was doing years ago. If you're trying to pimp MS, you'll need to come up with some BENEFITS, not just what SHOULD be the most basic aspects of any operating system.]]>Apr 27th 2007 11:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
And it is just as easy for you to pretend that your mac pro never has crashed.

For the record, I HAVE seen macs crash. ITs a computer, and sometimes computers crash. That said, a well running machine, whether xp, vista, or mac osx should be very stable. (It has been 5 years since I have seen xp crash) ]]>Apr 27th 2007 11:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/though only run major programs at work, which may have something to do with it... and i don't have to use MS office! in fact, the most recent semi-crash i can remember at home was MSWord dying. :)

anyway, you're right, a well running machine (regardless of OS) should be very stable. I'm my experience, keeping XP "well" is significantly more work.]]>Apr 27th 2007 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/]]>Apr 27th 2007 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
Vista is selling well because people want it, not because they're forced to own it or because it's OEM. The increase in sales was above all Wall St forecasts (that what drives the price of the stock higher) and whether it's copies off the shelf or people buying new computers with Vista pre-installed, it's all due to the (perceived) quality of the product. I think consumers' perceptions are right.

Now, if y'all want to continue paying $750-$1000 more for an Apple with the same exact specs as a PC, go ahead. But you're not getting any additional value for it, except your perception that the Apple is better.]]>Apr 27th 2007 11:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/You're wrong if you think that people are buying Vista because they want it. I deal with people every day who return systems or put other OSs on it because they hate it, but were forced to get it because they needed a new system. They also buy Macs instead because they DON'T want Vista. When Vista was released, a whopping FIVE people bought it within the first 12 hours at the local computer retailer. When the last Mac OS was released, cops had to control the lines of hundreds of people waiting to get it. Now, that doesn't make the Mac any better or worse; it's a question of needs and what suits each person best. But it's stupid and wrong to say that an Apple system is $750+ more comparably equipped. You can find a billion online comparisons that will show the exact opposite. So don't try and equate your Apple bias for anything positive about Vista; they're two separate issues. And surely don't try and think that you should be happy that the MS stock went up a wee amount; just think of how much better off you'd have been if you'd gotten Apple stock instead!]]>Apr 27th 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
OS X is more stable when it comes to surviving sleep mode. I have actually never seen it crash - but I have had more than a few incidents where it needed to be restarted because something didn't work anymore.

So no it's not crashing. It just stops working.]]>Apr 27th 2007 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
Personally, I was a fan of Win2K over XP. It generally worked pretty well for me, without all that extra b.s. on top. All I can say about Vista so far is, of the 4 or so friends I know that have it, they are not pleased at all. I have only spent a little time using it myself, but it seems like some people love it, a lot of people hate it. Just my opinion and observations.]]>Apr 27th 2007 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
i don't buy it.

if you're really having problems, fix it or get it replaced. it's idiotic for you to assume "that's just how it is."]]>Apr 27th 2007 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
I can count the number of people I know who "upgraded" to Vista on one hand. The majority put XP back on their cpus... :/]]>Apr 27th 2007 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/See last year MS sales were bummer because ... nobody cared. Nobody has Vista (or Longhorn at the time) and they had XP. Nobody was buying new XP copies because of the hype certain OS was making.

So now comes the new OS and all sales break loose. Well this was bound to happen... People deferred their consumption of an OS (or a PC with one of those installed).

Oh, and by the way, ask your retailers (if not DELL) and they will tell you that thanks to the glorious strategic alliance, Microsoft has imposed that every new PC that comes with Windows should use Vista, not XP.

That's it... Not even Intel wants it (yet) and MS is claiming victory. I say let's stay watching them, just to laugh when they flop.

By the way, if you do not already know, Vista Sucks Big Time... Ask the Home version users if they can restore their backed up files? Or how secure everyone feels with the "allow/deny" question.]]>Apr 27th 2007 12:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
So what's the reason? If anybody would like to come up with something other than the fact that consumers might *shock* like Vista, I'd like to hear it.

Now please excuse me... I'm going to take $140 of the money I made on this stock and upgrade to a dual core AMD. Sure is nice to be able to nearly double the speed of your computer for $140 instead of buy a whole new $1400 iMac.]]>Apr 27th 2007 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Why the constant obsession with Apple? If you like Vista or XP or whatever, yippee. ]]>Apr 27th 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
You could have bought Apple stock Jan 1 2003 $7.40/share. As of right now, Apple stock is at 99.62. $10,000 invested would be worth $134,584.

You could have bought Microsoft stock in Jan 2003 for 23.12 and it is now at 30.19. It would now be worth $13,122. WOW.

Microsoft beat expectations, big deal. There are many reasons the analysts got it wrong. Microsoft could have given conservative guidance. Or the analysts are just lazy. Or stupid.

And in case your wondering Apple DESTROYED analyst estimates last quarter. They were expecting 64 cents. Apple came in at 87 cents. The analysts weren't even close.

hmm, a Microsoft investor profits enough to buy a cpu. An Apple investor profits enough to buy a house...

Enjoy that cpu.
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Tuberculosis was a #1 killer at the turn of the century. Through the efforts of scientists, the disease was MOSTLY eradicated. unfortunately, it wasn't COMPLETELY eradicated, and so now it is making a comeback in poorer nations around the world. TB is an airborne disease that is highly contagious and frequently fatal. We have now seen "XDR" (extremely drug resistant) TB cases, where standard drug treatments are less effective - and have now seen strains of "TDR" (Totally Drug Resistant) TB.

Unfortunately, there is no money to be made on new TB vaccines, so drug companies are not working on new treatments. So guess who is funding the research? That's right - Bad Boy Bill and his evil, moneymaking empire - The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

So next time you piss on a dude for making money, ask yourself the last time you gave tens of millions towards fighting a disease that no one else is willing to since there's "no money in it".]]>Apr 27th 2007 2:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
* $104 million, five-year grant to the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development to build a portfolio of drug candidates with the potential to shorten and simplify TB treatment, fight MDR-TB, and improve the treatment of latent TB infection.(2006)

* $1 million grant to Treatment Action Group to educate HIV advocates about TB and to support TB/HIV advocacy in general. (2004)

* $83 million to the Aeras Global TB Vaccine Foundation to develop and license an improved vaccine against TB (January 2004)

* $45 million to the Harvard Medical School to establish Partners for TB Control, and to develop and demonstrate an effective model for treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (July 2000)

* $23 million to the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics to develop diagnostic tests for infectious diseases including tuberculosis (December 2003)

* $47.7 million to the Consortium to Respond Effectively to the AIDS-TB Epidemic to develop and promote new uses of existing tools to control TB in areas heavily burdened by HIV (September 2002 and June 2004)]]>Apr 27th 2007 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
So, let's say you own 100 shares of a company at $50 per share. Then the stock splits and the price per share drops to $40 per share. 50-40=10*100 shares=$1000 lost. Ouch! But wait! The stock split, which means you now own 200 shares at the new price of $40 per share. 50*100 shares=$5000...40*200 shares=$8000-$5000=$3000 return! Amazing!]]>Apr 27th 2007 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 3:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 3:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
Yes, since Mico$0ft ( or however your kind spells it) has started up in the early 80's, the PC and software industries have STAGNATED :rolleyes:

What a tool. BTW, I run Ubuntu.]]>Apr 27th 2007 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/Apr 27th 2007 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
It's a good thing I'm a tool, since by your post you seem to have a few screws loose that need tightening.]]>Apr 27th 2007 7:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/
ALL products put you in one state of dependence or another. Sorry, dude - in logic what you've committed is called a "false equivocation". Go ahead and believe that 'open source will set you free'. It, like all software, is just one way of attacking a problem. In Gate's case, he made money off his (or IBM and Xerox's) grand ideas, boo hoo. Don't cry because he capitalized on them while you are left saying crap like "dependence on Office/XP/Whatever is equivalent to being on crack. It isn't, and you are an ignorant idealistic, unrealistic fool for thinking so.]]>Apr 27th 2007 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/27/microsoft-notches-record-profits-thanks-vista/--

Dont make me laugh, if there was no fuss, you'd be out of work. We all know why you love MS products. ;)]]>Apr 27th 2007 6:18PM