Assuming a similar number of people bought a new computer that came with Vista and it took 5 months to reach the same market share as Win7 in 3 weeks, I would say that a good portion of Win7 sales is on upgrades and not new computers.

The interesting part of this is that the CEO had EA purchase his old company for a high amount of $$$ and only two years later shut it down while he personally pocketed several million.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/96237-Analyst-Chews-Out-EA-CEO-Over-Pandemic-Closure

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Easy_Transfer

You assure us anonymously without any proof? Of course.

Looking at the timeframe that Danger was acquired by MSFT and that the Danger OS was likely based on NetBSD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_Hiptop), it's more likely that Danger was still using NetBSD as their Server Software and this was merely a process issue. Blaming it on the "Microsoft Platform" without any real data is just spreading FUD.

Modding a car to go faster is not illegal, but other modifications (such as removing the Cats, tinting the front windshield, installing radar jammer, etc...) are illegal.

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You could have a "pin" by simply having a 4 digit number the user remembers and adds onto the resulting number. It would require some mental math, however.

If the concern is standards, then it makes more sense for the EU to require IE to adopt standards than to enforce bundling.

I see you arguing that UI should be consistent so you can remember where options are without reading them. Well, I would say that UI is really only needed for people looking for something (in which case dynamic is fine). For people who already know what they want, they would be using keyboard shortcuts anyways which beats the mouse every time.

According to the Bible, the only acceptable reason for a divorce is if your spouse committed adultery. Otherwise, if you divorce and remarry, you've committed adultery yourself. Why doesn't the church fight as hard to enforce this rule of divorce as they fight to prevent marriage?

Take a look at the most recent MSFT earnings report (which came out yesterday I believe). You can find it on www.microsoft.com the Investor Relations section. Basically, in terms of income (not revenue): Client (aka Windows) made $3.2 billion, Server and Tools made $1.1 billion, MSFT Business Division (I'm assuming this includes Office) made $3.3 billion, and Entertainment (includes Xbox360) made $178 million. Online Services lost $480 million.