Joe Demartino wrote:
> "Rudy Velthuis (TeamB)" <✉rvelthuis.de> wrote in message > news:✉forums.codegear.com... > > Ever heard that car sales slow down a lot and people must be > > enticed to buy a car by reducing prices when a new model is > > announced? This is a similar situation. > > Ever hear of Microsoft giving out its beta of Windows 7 to anyone who > wanted it for a year prior to release, so that the positive buzz it > generated would help sales?
Yes, because Vista sales were already on a low level, and they can bundle their software with hardware, which is not something others can do. <g>
-- Rudy Velthuis (TeamB) http://www.teamb.com
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