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It used to be that a new version of the Windows operating system was enough to get people excited about buying a new computer, giving sales a nice pop. Vague s
by zaidf 14y ago
It used to be that a new version of the Windows operating system was enough to get people excited about buying a new computer, giving sales a nice pop.
Vague statements like above make me wish papers like NYT published detailed sources. My entire family has been on Windows for around 15 years and not once do I remember getting excited about the upgrade...and yet, we've done the upgrade. My family could be atypical but that is why I wish I had the source behind the article lead.
- brisance 14y agoWindows 95 which is 17 years ago. I remember people camping out for it.
- lesterbuck 14y agoI remember "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones licensed by Microsoft as the center of their advertising campaign. That is really a catchy riff and it worked very well to generate buzz about the launch. (Windows 95 introduced the Start button.) The common television ads for Windows 8 seemed built around synchronized opening and closing of tablets/laptops. My, how the mighty have fallen.