Comments on: How will Windows 7 financially impact Microsoft?

Windows 7 is slated for a release this holiday season. Here's a look at how the operating system's release is set to impact Microsoft's financial performance.

[madheroesfan]

if they're making 75 cents profit on every dollar of Vista, they need to drop their prices, greedy bastards. windows 7 is turning out good, but it needs to be cheaper as a big "sorry" about Vista. M$ doesn't have any positive PR at all atm.

[blafouille]

I use them all,all of them are workable,Linux,Window,Mac.Eclectism....

[TravisTech]

I'd have to say that after using the 7 RC, Vista x64, Ubuntu 8.10, and Mac OSX(on a Sony Vaio laptop no less), that all of these OSes have a use to someone. It's true that Linux and OSX are more of a niche market, but it doesn't change the fact that they are viable platforms. In fact, the majority of the computers at Ole Miss in the language and first floor Weir hall computer labs are Apple PCs. They are a more aesthetically pleasing experience, but there's also plenty of easily-available modifications out there to streamline usage of Windows such as the excellent Rocketdock, and I know that Dell is also including a dock now with their systems. In spite of everything they claim about their wonderful systems, I find more and more people coming to me asking for hardware upgrades. As far as Linux goes, it is a bit more hassle to work with than most people are willing to deal with. If you're like me and spend lots of time tinkering and tweaking your system, then it's not too big a problem. For the average user, though, a largely unsupported OS with an at-times confusing set up and update system is too much work. That's why Windows holds the majority market share. They've more or less consistently delivered a functional, internationally recognized system that uses data type standards that allow for smoother workflow across the board. Which is why Mac has Office:Mac. They want to run with the rest of the world, they have to work with a standardized format. Just my two cents.

[windooor7]

The good news is that microsoft has not yet,hit the skys the limit like apple. Apple has done everything the can ever do. all that is left is upgradding stuff. The future of microsoft is stealth aproach, every windows of late has an upgraded Netframework i guess they are waiting for NET FRAME 4 to ship out win 7 this Netframe work is the future. Infact they are willing,and have given out to, millions of students windows server, visual studio and xna .this means that a time will comes when its microsoft all over the without walls. give it 5 years. and that what i call lets play the monopoly game. mark my fingers. so forget this little money from windows ,its what underneath the hood. if i was a developer, i would start planning for an app store for winphone.