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rdf:about="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20401" dc:identifier="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20401" dc:title="Windows 7: Now it誷 an economic savior too" trackback:ping="http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/wp-trackback.php?p=20401"/> </rdf:rdf> <div class="post" id="post-20401"> <h4>June 29th, 2009 </h4> <h1>Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too</h1> <p class="meta">Posted by Larry Dignan @ 7:28 am</p> <p class="tags"><strong>Categories:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?cat=1" title="View all posts in General" rel="category">General</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?cat=75" title="View all posts in Microsoft" rel="category">Microsoft</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?cat=5" title="View all posts in Software Infrastructure" rel="category">Software Infrastructure</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?cat=172" title="View all posts in Windows 7" rel="category">Windows 7</a></p> <p class="tags"><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/Gross+Domestic+Product.html">Gross Domestic Product</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/PC.html">PC</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/Microsoft+Windows+7.html">Microsoft Windows 7</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/Microsoft+Windows.html">Microsoft Windows</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/Operating+Systems.html">Operating Systems</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/Software.html">Software</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/Larry+Dignan.html">Larry Dignan</a></p> <script> var tb1 = new CNET.Blog.Toolbar.Interact(); CNET.Blog.Toolbar.Interact.allToolbars.push(tb1); tb1.id = 'btl_20401'; CNET.Blog.Toolbar.Interact.service.contentId.push(tb1.id); tb1.idContainer = 'interact_'+tb1.id; tb1.title = 'Windows 7: Now it\'s an economic savior too'; tb1.emailTitle = 'Windows 7: Now it\'s an economic savior too | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com'; tb1.diggTopic = 'tech_news'; tb1.diggBodyText = 'A ZDNet Blog'; tb1.absoluteUrl = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20401'; tb1.relativeUrl = '?p=20401'; tb1.commentUrl = '?p=20401#comments'; tb1.blogThisUrl = 'index.php?blogthis=1&p=20401'; tb1.noTalkback = ''; tb1.numTalkbacks = ''; tb1.votingId = tb1.id; tb1.voteCount = 5; tb1.voteTotal = 15; tb1.recommend.hasVoted = false; tb1.recommend.contentId = 'btl_20401'; tb1.recommend.userId = ''; tb1.recommend.encodedTitle = 'V2luZG93cyA3OiBOb3cgaXQncyBhbiBlY29ub21pYyBzYXZpb3IgdG9v'; tb1.recommend.encodedUrl = 'aHR0cDovL2Jsb2dzLnpkbmV0LmNvbS9CVEwvP3A9MjA0MDE.'; tb1.recommend.rpcHost = 'blogs.zdnet.com'; tb1.recommend.loginUrl = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://www.zdnet.com/1320-4_24-44.html?path='; tb1.recommend.returnUrl = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20401'; tb1.recommend.cookieResults = ''; tb1.init(); </script> <div id="interact_btl_20401" class="interact"></div> <p>Expectations for Windows 7 may be getting a bit out of hand.</p> <p>It’s one thing to expect Windows 7 to juice a PC upgrade cycle, Microsoft’s earnings and tech industry growth. It’s quite another to think that Windows 7 is going to move the needle on gross domestic product.</p> <p><img class="alignright" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/gallery/294796-480-368.jpg" alt="" width="288" height="221"/>Yes folks, Windows 7 is now an economic savior. No pressure there Steve Ballmer.</p> <p><strong>Also see:</strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft+windows+7.html?o=2">Most popular Windows 7 content</a></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?cat=24">Ed Bott’s Windows 7 reviews and analysis</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?cat=59">Mary Jo Foley on Windows 7 developments</a></li> </ul> <p>In a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://www.bloomberg.com/tvradio/radio/index.html">Bloomberg Radio</a> interview John Herrmann of economic research outfit Herrmann Forecasting was riffing on how GDP would bounce back in the second half even as consumers were saving—not spending—money. The radio host, Tom Keene, called it Herrmann’s conundrum. For financial wonks the conversation was interesting fodder.</p> <p><span id="more-20401"></span></p> <p>But my jaw dropped when Herrmann said a chunk of his GDP expectations for the second half was based on Windows 7. Microsoft will juice capital expenditures and that’ll propel GDP. I don’t recall Herrmann putting a figure on Windows 7—like it’ll be responsible for 1 percent of GDP or anything—but the concept struck me as absolutely nuts.</p> <p>Yes, consumers may go out and buy new PCs. Yes, companies that haven’t upgraded PCs for five years are waiting for Windows 7. But c’mon. Is an operating system really going to move the U.S. economy? Perhaps it’s time for a new mantra: What’s good for Microsoft is good for the U.S.? After all, something has to replace GM in the slogan department.</p> <p>The real news is that the launch of Windows 7 is clearly reaching its ridiculous expectations stage. Analysts <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=19769">have been arguing</a> that Windows 7 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=19074">will unleash pent-up hardware demand</a>. For instance, Deutsche Bank analyst Todd Raker wrote in a research note:</p> <blockquote><p>This is the first OS that does not require higher end hardware and processors on the PC. This is significant as it will allow legacy Vista PCs to be upgraded to Windows 7. This should add $500m to $1b in incremental revenue if an additional聽1%-2% of the installed base upgrades to Win 7 without purchasing new PCs. In addition, we believe the traditional hardware refresh cycle will be stronger than typical given the aging base of PCs and pent-up demand from lackluster Vista聽adoption. We estimate this will add $400m in revenue for Microsoft in F2010.</p></blockquote> <p>I agree with most of Raker’s take, but the U.S. has an annual GDP of $14.29 trillion, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/US.html">according to the CIA Factbook</a>. Windows 7 will have to move a lot more than just a hardware cycle to move the U.S. economy. Now if Windows 7 can cure cancer too perhaps Herrmann has an argument.</p> <div class="bloggerDesc clear"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/ms/ms_ldignan_65x70.gif" alt="Larry Dignan" align="left" border="0">Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and Editorial Director of ZDNet sister site TechRepublic. See his <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/bio.php#dignan">full profile</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?page_id=5708">disclosure</a> of his industry affiliations.</p> <p>For daily updates, follow Larry on <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://www.twitter.com/ldignan">Twitter</a>. <p> <p><a class="icon mail" href="javascript:contactPopup('dignan', 'Larry Dignan');"><strong>Email Larry Dignan</strong></a></p> <p>Subscribe to Between the Lines via <span class="icon alerts"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/alertform.aspx?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.zdnet.com%2FBTL%2Ffeedburner.php&title=Between+the+Lines&source=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.zdnet.com%2FBTL%2F"><strong>Email alerts</strong></a></span> or <span class="icon rss"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/wp-rss2.php"><strong>RSS</strong></a></span>.</p> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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I can remember the lines out the door waiting for <br>midnight - and there was a kick to the economy.<br><br>What does MS have besides "It's not Vista" to get people <br>buying in large numbers?</b>...<span> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1343864">Read the rest</a>)</span></dd> <dd> <cite> <strong>Posted by:</strong> Ken_z <strong>Posted on:</strong> 10/08/09 </cite> <cite> <span class="reg-status reg-status-gen">You are currently: a Guest | <a onclick="CNB.Reg.logIn();" class="reg-login">Log in</a></span> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://www.cnet.com/aboutcnet/editorial/terms.html">Terms of Use</a> </cite> </dd> </dl> </div> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="tbThread"> <tbody> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245897">Analogy:</a> <span> nizuse | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245937">misquote</a> <span> gnesterenko | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245946">Wrong.</a> <span> nizuse | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246127">Analogy = similarity. So you were wrong. And his post was about history.</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246304">Wrong.</a> <span> nizuse | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246340">How about addressing this issue instead of imposing irrelavent questions?</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246438">You're changing the subject.</a> <span> nizuse | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246508">Talk to the cat. You're the one that changed the subject.</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246857">You're changing the subject.</a> <span> nizuse | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246605">They'll sell W7 copies despite their terrible marketing</a> <span> Rude Union | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1247199">Partly true</a> <span> nizuse | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245913">If Cap and Trade Passes People Will Balk At Buying Anything</a> <span> itanalyst2@... | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245950">Almost zero chance of passage</a> <span> WiredGuy | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245960">Oi!</a> <span> gnesterenko | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246082">You won't get an example....</a> <span> storm14k | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246144">But it is allways a "small price to pay"</a> <span> GuidingLight | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246198">Sorry - but we have to get over our 'Everything is Free' issue.</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245915">Not likely</a> <span> WiredGuy | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245964">Incomplete Picture</a> <span> gnesterenko | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246227">I think it's interesting that I always read about MS have 50 billion in $</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246232">I thing you have Apple...</a> <span> Erroneous | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245972">Too optimistic if you ask me</a> <span> Rude Union | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245968">Windows 7 =/ MS</a> <span> gnesterenko | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246281">I can tell you, based on Business Week reports, the OS makes up 40% of $</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246052">one thing..</a> <span> NoThomas | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246469">You obviously didn't watch the BS of Vista unfold</a> <span> Rude Union | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1245982">Unfortunately, to the horror of the anti-MS crowd...</a> <span> Qbt | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246001">Microsoft marketing dollars buy utter bullsh*t of the highest calibre</a> <span> whisperycat | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246053">So all of the world's finacial problems.....</a> <span> Erroneous | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246152">Ah, whisperycat</a> <span> GuidingLight | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246311">Please! Microsoft is not America. Don't give them that credit!</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246031">Well, Vista did disrupt our upgrade cycle</a> <span> DotNetPgmr | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246120">Too bad....</a> <span> JoeMama_z | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246314">Yes. But it's very say you paid 75$ for Vista instead of 15$ for XP...</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246026">FUD article.</a> <span> Narg | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246107">Inconceivable.</a> <span> JoeMama_z | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246108">Moving the dial in a down economy is easier</a> <span> de-void | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246353">"the release of Win7 will begin perhaps the biggest H/W and S/W upgrade"</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246124">RE: Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246173">RE: Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too</a> <span> Loverock Davidson | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246294">all kidding aside .... if all and I say all the oems deliver</a> <span> lightingrod | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246356">"Everyone will be upgrading to Microsoft Windows 7 and that is a fact."</a> <span> No More Microsoft Software Ever! | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.zdnet.com/i/zdnn/spacer.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1247087">"No More Microsoft Software Ever!" , your absolutely right <img border="0" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://www.cnet.com/i/mb/emoticons/happy.gif" alt="happy"> </a> <span> lightingrod | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246772">RE: Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too</a> <span> gennx30 | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeSkipItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1268732">All we know how to do is IMPORT EVERYTHING .......</a> <span> lightingrod | 07/21/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246856">Note to nomoremicrosoftever:</a> <span> nizuse | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1246947">RE: Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too</a> <span> Migration Expert Zone | 06/29/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1248856">Kinda like "Ginger" revolutionizing the world?</a> <span> kd5auq | 07/01/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1249062">RE: Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too</a> <span> manager2 | 07/01/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1253095">RE: Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too</a> <span> Randalllind | 07/06/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowUno" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1343632">For which economy, again?</a> <span> HypnoToad72 | 10/08/09</span> </td></tr> <tr><td class="rowDos" height="45"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858im_/http://i.zdnet.com/images/200803/treeLastItem.gif" align="left" border="0" width="20" height="45"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=66205&messageID=1343864">Will there be a line at midnight?</a> <span> Ken_z | 10/08/09</span> </td></tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="articleForm"> <h2>What do you think?</h2> <form id="reg-comment" class="reg-gated" action="https://web.archive.org/web/20091016094858/http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0-1.html" method="post"> <label>Subject (max length: 75):</label> <input type="text" name="subject" size="40" maxlength="75" value="RE: Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too" onblur="if (this.value == '') {this.value = 'RE: Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too';}" onfocus="if (this.value == 'RE: Windows 7: Now it's an economic savior too') {this.value = '';}"> <label>Reply:</label> <textarea name="body" cols="50" wrap="PHYSICAL" rows="8"></textarea> <input type="hidden" name="forumID" value="1"> <input type="hidden" name="threadID" value="66205"> <input 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