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March 25th, 2010 @ The Royal Garden Hotel, London
The third annual PCR Awards is set to be the social event of the year for anyone involved in the PC retail sector, and a well deserved celebration for the nominees.
Competitive
Woking, Surrey
UK users among the first to see a 'browser choice screen' on Internet Explorer
Microsoft exec says firm wanted to "create a Mac look and feel"
Exec admits users aren't keen to pay for protection
Windows 7, Vista and XP users will be given a menu of browsers to try and install
Mainstream support ends, future users will have to pay for the service
Poll finds that three quarters are likely to stick with Windows XP for another year
Microsoft plans to make both operating systems available to let the market decide
Industry figures look to open source software as Microsoft begins PR buzz for next generation OS
Moulster says operating system is 'fastest selling ever'
Intel CEO says Microsoft's insistence on pushing Vista will hand market to open source rival
June 30th deadline extended till 2010 but only for sub-notebooks
But only for sub-notebook devices as it seeks to head off Linux invasion
Report suggests corporate demand stationary while PC sales set to drop
Microsoft-based Eee PC set to launch before end of Q1 2008
Educational technology agency warns about interoperability problems and against mixing Vista and XP
Microsoft have released two new service packs for XP and Office 2007 users
McAfee analyst warns attention will turn to new OS as it passes critical penetration
Survey reveals 44 per cent of corporate XP users considering rival to avoid Vista problems
In addition, 42 million volume licensing agreements have been signed since November 30th 2006
Microsoft could be forced to further extend XP support says survey
