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What did Microsoft ever give away to sell more Windows? (Serious question.)
by michaelcampbell 17y ago
What did Microsoft ever give away to sell more Windows? (Serious question.)
- smallblacksun 17y agoIE, Silverlight, Express editions of Visual Studio off the top of my head
- michaelcampbell 17y agoI'm curious if Silverlight or VS actually caused any Windows sales. IE too, really; would someone who's not already running Windows actually switch to it for IE? Seriously? But point taken; that it worked (or not) doesn't negate the fact it was done. Thanks!
- Teulon 17y agoThey used to give away free copies of MS Office at Military conventions to senior personnel. The idea was that those people would start using the new default formats and others would be required to buy upgrades. It worked quite frequently that I know of.