Small company builds on edge of Microsoft's real estate
Article Abstract:
A small Seattle firm is taking a chance on about a half inch of space on computer desktop screens, the screen where Microsoft's Windows dominates, the first screen a user sees after turning on and booting up. The firm is called Pixel Company and the space is referred to as the overscan area, around the edges of the desktop. The company is talking to several online sites for inclusion on the "My Space" control bar created by Pixel. Packard Bell is the first large computer maker that will install the software.
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Seattle start-up firm found some space around the edges of the Windows desktop to offer another software option
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Microsoft's Windows 98 sells much better than expected
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Microsoft Corporation's Windows 98 operating system software went on sale in June 1998. The application had a small marketing budget in comparison to what was spent on Windows 95 advertising. Sales of Windows 98 have been better than expected. It has sold just as fast as Windows 95 did went it first went on sale. According to a market research company, Windows 98 is selling even faster than Windows 95 did. In the first four days of sales, up to 530,000 Windows 98 copies were sold.
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Windows 98 sells even faster than Windows 95 did; in the first four days of sales, up to 530,000 Windows 98 copies were sold
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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Microsoft gives a freer hand to Gateway
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Microsoft Corp. has allowed Gateway Inc., a computer manufacturer, to alter its agreement concerning how Internet access is handled in the Windows operating system. The system allows Gateway to offer end-users equal access to the rival Netscape Navigator web browser. The contract restriction previously imposed by Microsoft are the focus of a US Justice Department antitrust suit.
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Gateway allowed to offer alternative web access with Microsoft Windows
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1998
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