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Re:Google Buzz by michaelcampbell on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @05:08PM (#1113497)
What did Microsoft ever give away to sell more Windows? (Serious question.)
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Re:Google Buzz by smallblacksun on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @05:53PM (#1113614)
IE, Silverlight, Express editions of Visual Studio off the top of my head
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Re:Google Buzz by michaelcampbell on Wednesday February 10, 2010 @11:39AM (#1115267)
I'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!

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Re:Google Buzz by Teulon on Tuesday February 09, 2010 @08:47PM (#1113986)
They 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.
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