On Jan 19, 1:20 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Microsoft's results to be hurt by Vista delay
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> | Microsoft Corp. is expected to report a lower quarterly profit
> | next Thursday, hurt by the deferral of $1.5 billion in revenue
> | to help pay for a marketing program to boost demand for delayed
> | versions of its key software products.
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An article in the New York times yesterday said that Apple's profit is
up 78% (as I recall) over the previous year (referring to 4th quarter
06 vs 05).
Microsoft spends $1.5 billion on marketing; Shuttleworth spends $15
millon on Linux development; ratio = 100 to 1.
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