Oct. 21, 2010 at 10:25 a.m.
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Consumer electronics,
Technology
By Reuters
Packages of Windows 7 lined up for purchase on Oct. 22, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
Microsoft Corp.’s Windows 7 has sold more than 240 million copies in its first year, the company said on Thursday, making it the fastest-selling operating system, and helping the software giant to record profits despite a recent dip in computer sales growth.
The new software, which costs from $80 for a simple upgrade to $320 for the top-of-the-range edition, was launched a year ago this week to supersede the unpopular Vista.
Although Apple Inc’s OS X and Linux-based operating systems have won some market share in the past few years, Microsoft still controls 90 percent of the world’s 1.4 billion or so personal computers, and is expecting more customers to upgrade or switch to Windows 7. Get the full story »
Oct. 12, 2010 at 2:57 p.m.
Filed under:
Philanthropy,
Retail,
Technology
By Wailin Wong
The Microsoft store planned for Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook will open on Nov. 4, making the Chicago-area location the fifth such store for the technology giant.
Microsoft’s first store opened a year ago in Scottsdale, Arizona and the company also has locations in Mission Viejo, Calif., Lone Tree, Colo., and San Diego. Get the full story »
By Wailin Wong
Young customers at the grand opening new Microsoft Store in San Diego’s Fashion Valley Shopping Center. (Microsoft)
Microsoft is planning to open a store at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook by the end of the year, making the Chicago area one of just seven locations for the company’s new retail initiative.
The company announced the Oakbrook store last week at an analysts’ conference in Seattle and on its Microsoft Store Facebook page. Get the full story »
