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Microsoft has been waiting for security researchers to say that its Windows operating system has a lower total cost of ownership. One finally has, but that's not good news.
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Software giant claims businesses will rush to upgrade to Vista, but analysts paint a different picture.
Sales of new and used PCs running the Linux operating system will reach US$10 billion by 2008, market researcher IDC predicted Wednesday.
A market research report on database sales last year found that Oracle has the most market share and that revenue from databases overall grew slightly last year.
After adding it back as an option for small businesses, Dell offers the older OS on consumer machines in response to demand in the US.
Shipments of tablet PCs topped 72,000 units in the fourth quarter of last year, and will "grow considerably" this year, research firm IDC said Friday.
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The growing popularity of Linux will force Microsoft to bring its software to the Unix clone starting in late 2004, a research firm has predicted in a study that Microsoft promptly disputed.
Microsoft on Monday added another year of life to its aging Windows NT 4 operating system as the company struggles to convert customers to newer products.
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