Replying to an old topic that I'm currently facing with my CEO (who is on a Mac). Our servers are primarily Windows Servers, office is about...
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I think he's referring specifically to Android apps, as Apple do regulate their App Store, but Google seem to let any old crap onto the Android store!
Keep the crap apps out?! How will they compete with Android and Apple's claim to fame of having so many life changing apps?
I wonder if the media...
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1000272134 and bluedalmatian
with you both there but then I'm still in 10.04 land (and happy with it)
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Looks like the rush has felled the UK store:
http://emea.microsoftstore.com/UK/Microsoft/Windows/Windows-Vista/Windows-7-Preview
Call me cynical, but I wonder if that was in fact a publicity ruse...
'Look guys we're so popular the demand crashed our server'
I had exactly the same suspicion. Nothing is beneath MS in their banal attempts to hype Vista-with-Lipstick.
Maybe they should migrate to Linux?
Amazon have also gor problems, as at 10:00 this morning they were failing to take orders for Windows 7 Professiona E (PC) with the following message:
Important Message
We're sorry. The item Microsoft Windows 7 Professional E (PC) is no longer available from the seller you selected.
The seller of course is Amazon UK.
There seems to be a new sales technique going on which seems to be creating that 'must buy now' desperate effect reeling in customers hook, line and stinker, whether its legal is another matter - very possible market collusion? (Or is it just me)
Firstly the Microsoft Shop going down - microsoft.com seems to hold up even when downloading 3GB Windows Previews. A publicity stunt?
Then removing promotional pricing along with Amazon.
Amazon no longer selling at the promotional price, yet Dixons / Tesco seems to have plenty of copies at the promotional price of 44.97/ 89.97 respectively.
It could be a case of Amazon trying to muscle the price back up because of a large number of pre-orders - I doubt it.
Or are Amazon acting under instructions from Microsoft, in order to gain a longer term deal with a better long term profit margin on future sales for a bit of market manipulation during the promotion.
After all these initial sales are insignificant to Amazon, when you look at their projected sales of Windows 7 , over the next 3-5 years. Forego a few sales now , for richer rewards later on - by being subservant to MS - its certainly a possiblity.
The high prices currently charged by Amazon give the impression that this deal will run out in hours - prompting mainy to put down their cash with the likes of Dixons/Tesco, in case they miss out. Its clever but its got the look of market manipulation.
Buyers feel pressured because they can compare prices online and see amazon selling at nearly twice the price - its enough to get most people to part with their cash.
It just doesn't seem to fit with Amazon, to blindly let these sales go to their competitors. There has to be more to this apparent non competitive/ sitting on the sidelines action by Amazon.
Also the 3 licence 'family pack' home premium is bound to come in at £99-£119 eventually - so this idea that households will miss out is over hyped.
For small business though, £44.97/89.97 is a cheap price to pay for the Full Version Retail 'Vista Service Pack' and anyone running Vista just needs to put that buying experience down to bad judgement and stump up the cash. Its a monopoly - they can charge what they like. If anything you might learn to understand how a drug addict might feel.