Microsoft
The software giant had already turned heads a week earlier when it announced that PC users running XP, Vista, or Windows 7 will have to pay only $39.99 for a download of Windows 8 Pro. This week it revealed that anyone buying a Windows 7 PC as of this week will be able to receive an upgrade for just $15.
Microsoft isn't messing around. It wants to make sure PC users upgrade to its new platform quickly. It's a good way to make sure Microsoft doesn't repeat its lost decade.
Briefly in the news
And now let's take a quick look at some of the other stories that shaped our week.
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Citigroup analysts booted Apple
off its Champions list. Really? The stock is selling for just 11 times next year's earnings, and it's growing a lot faster than that -- and that's not good enough?(Nasdaq: AAPL) -
Sirius XM Radio
revealed that it closed out its second quarter with 622,042 more subscribers than it had when the period began. The satellite-radio giant has now added more than a million net subscribers so far in 2012. I think it's safe to say that satellite radio is here to stay.(Nasdaq: SIRI) -
LinkedIn
took a hit on reports that Facebook(NYSE: LNKD) was working on a job board for its leading social-networking site. Disruptors can disrupt fellow disruptors, but maybe Facebook should be networking with the folks on LinkedIn if it wants some qualified help to make it happen.(Nasdaq: FB)
Moving on
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