____/ Ramon F Herrera on Tuesday 29 April 2008 15:56 : \____
> On Apr 29, 10:41 am, "Ezekiel" <a...@xxxxx> wrote:
>> "Ramon F Herrera" <ra...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>> > Is this the beginning of the end?
>>
>> No. But that doesn't stop "advocates" from claiming for the past 10 years
>> that it's the end.
>>
>> >http://www.itnews.com.au/News/74904,windows-sales-drop-nearly-a-quart...
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>> Try comparing apples-to-apples for a change. Sales are down from a year ago
>> but last years sales were artificially high because of deferred revenue.
>> Because of finance/accounting regularions Microsoft couldn't charge
>> customers for Vista until the product actually shipped. When it finally
>> shipped they saw a large "one-time" increase in revenue a year ago. So now
>> you're comparing regular sales and regular revenue to last years sales PLUS
>> the deferred revenue.
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> > I know it's hard for you but do get a clue.
> > Try comparing apples-to-apples for a change.
>
>
> Ezekiel:
>
> You are obviously trying to debate the author of that magazine
> article, and for some unfathomable reason you seem to believe that he
> follows COLA.
>
> His name is Guy Dixon, and you can contact him through this link:
>
> http://www.itnews.com.au/Feedback/Feedback.aspx?PID=18407&Story=74904
>
> You are welcome,
>
> -Ramon
Tell the Munchkin to mail Mary Jo, Joe Wilcox and dozens of other pro-Microsoft
journalists that could not find better explanations (other than lame excuses)
for this major drop. Apple's sales of Mac computers (as opposed to iPhones and
Apple TV) saw a huge jump. As for Linux, there is no way of telling, but
surveys suggest that the number of users doubled over the past year.
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