Microsoft makes room for Netbooks rising popularity

Microsoft blamed disappointing Vista sales in recent months on the comparative increase in netbook sales against traditional laptops and desktops. The firm believes many netbook manufacturers steered clear of Vista believing (rightly in some cases) that it wouldn’t work on their machine. Microsoft might well find itself having to lower the price of Windows 7 (or produce a special slimmed-down version) to make it financially viable in netbooks. That risks making the system less profitable – though the boom in low-end machines may make that inevitabile anyway.Click here to the full story.