Guardian Writes:
Here are a few headlines for you: "Six in 10 companies in a survey plan to skip Windows 7", said Reuters; "Majority of IT execs have no plans for Windows 7", said IDG. PC World, meanwhile, said that "most IT pros say 'no'".
It's certainly great, incendiary stuff: after all, Microsoft is the world's biggest software company, and it is pinning an awful lot on the launch of Windows 7. And if 60% of IT departments are giving the new system the finger, then that's a big deal.
But the truth revealed by the survey in question - commissioned by ScriptLogic, and largely about how companies are cutting costs during the recession - is a little more prosaic than that.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.
What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.
We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.
If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."
I dont see why, Windows 7 kicks ass!
I definitely won't be upgrading my current pc with w7, but if I get a new one after it comes out then I will be getting it with my pc
I will stick with XP. Runs all my games. Windows 7?, not there yet.
If Windows 7 fixes even half the compatibility problems Vista had then these guys will fall in line and switch soon enough. XP is nice and all, but in this age of 64 bit, quad core processors it's just not going to be able to keep up for much longer.
Sooner or later they're all going to have to bite the bullet and either upgrade to Windows 7 or seriously consider a Unix based alternative.
I'm running it right now :) On an old desktop too, and even still the whole system feels NEWER than when I first installed XP on it! Whoa! :O
Oh, and I need a prayer right now guys...my laptop's motherboard went out on me yesterday. 2 years and I've finally succumbed to the g84/86 problems that I've been hearing all about :\ oh well.