Vista Predictions
Will Dell start selling Windows 7 computers before the end of 2009?
[ Most Likely ]
No Win 7 computers in 2009
(65% chance)
With all the stability and software compatibility issues, Windows Vista really gave Windows a bad name. It was so bad that Microsoft decided to tell everyone it is actively working on the next big pro...
will close on 2010-01-01 EST
AMEX:VGZ - Bully or Bearish?
Microsoft Windows 7, the next version of Windows, is scheduled for public release in Jan 2010. It promises to fix most of the problems in Windows Vista. And recently, Microsoft releases a pre-beta ve...
[ Closed ] on 2008-11-28 EST,
Unanswered
There can be no doubt that Vista is a trainwreck. But opinions vary a great deal about whether or not is has damaged the brand "Windows" and the market share of Windows in the OS market.
Some people...
[ Closed ] on 2008-12-31 EST,
Unanswered
Microsoft plans to halt all online Updates for Windows 98,perhaps Win2000, and Windows XP.To try to stop pirating,and to push Vista sales up.
[ Scored ] on 2008-08-18 EDT
Will you get Windows XP if you buy a new PC in Q3 2008?
[ Predicted ]
Buy PC with Vista
(49% chance)
According to the news, Microsoft will stop selling Windows XP in a week time from most retail outlet and OEM. It means it becomes harder and more expensive to downgrade your computer from Vista to XP....
[ Closed ] on 2008-07-24 EDT,
Unanswered
Will Microsoft extend the Jun 30, 07 deadline for OEM to sell Win XP Computer?
[ End Result ]
It did not happen
Because Windows Vista weren't selling since its release in early 2007. Computer OEMs had a hard time selling PC with Vista. So they requested Microsoft to extend the deadline for selling XP machine t...
[ Scored ] on 2008-07-08 EDT
Rio Vista Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ:RVEP)
[ Most Likely ]
3 days
(50%),
2 weeks
(50%),
1 month
(50%)
NASDAQ:RVEP - Bully or Bearish?
According Gates and Ballmer, the new windows is going to include the multi-touch input, photo management and mapping software. Gates also emphasize that voice recognition will be the future of PC's. ...
[ Closed ] on 2008-06-28 EDT,
Unanswered
Will your company/department skip Vista and upgrade to Windows 7 directly?
[ Predicted ]
No, upgrade to Vista
(56% chance)
Infoworld has published 10 reasons why you can skip the Vista upgrade and stick with XP, maybe until Windows 7 is released:
http://www.infowor...
Do you think your company or department will wait f...
[ Closed ] on 2008-05-17 EDT,
Unanswered
Predict Windows Vista market penetration by the end of 2007
[ End Result ]
Windows Vista Market Share
To continue our prediction about Vista: we were able to predict its market share in Sept at a rather good accuracy (http://www.ziitre... Let's predict what market share Vista by the end of 2007. We wi...
[ Scored ] on 2008-01-21 EST
Predict if Microsoft will update Windows without users' permission again in 2007
[ End Result ]
It did not happen
There was a report on Sep 15, 2007 that Microsoft secretly updates the "Windows Update" software on Windows XP and Vista machines without users' permission. Let's predict if Microsoft will do it AGAIN...
[ Scored ] on 2008-01-04 EST
Predict Windows Vista market penetration by end of Sept 2007
[ End Result ]
Windows Vista market share
The market penetration of Windows Vista had been very slow since its launch more than half a year ago. Let's predict what market share Vista will get by end of Sept 2007. We will use the W3Schools OS...
[ Scored ] on 2007-10-22 EDT