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Windows 7 Tops Vista’s Rollout as Patch Tuesday Looms

Score one for Windows 7. The initial sales of the latest version of Microsoft ’s flagship operating system surpassed Vista’s performance during its first few days on the U.S. market, according to the NPD Group.

Windows 7 unit sales in the U.S. were 234 percent higher than Vista’s first few days of sales. A combination of early discounts on pre-sales and a lack of promotional activity for the Ultimate version resulted in dollar sales that were 82 percent higher than Vista.

“Microsoft’s program of early low-cost pre-sales, high-visibility marketing, and aggressive deals helped make the Windows 7 software launch successful,” said Stephen Baker, vice president of industry analysis at NPD. “In a slow environment for packaged software, Windows 7 brought a large number of customers into the software aisles.”

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EMI Wins Beatles Music Injunction

On Friday, EMI won an injunction against BlueBeat.com, forcing the web site to stop selling Beatles songs without permission. The London-based record label alleged that the music site was breaching its copyrights.

A Los Angeles federal court moved swiftly to issue a temporary restraining order against BlueBeat. EMI, which represents The Beatles works, filed suit against the BlueBeat site on Tuesday.

BlueBeat.com was selling songs from the British band’s archives for 25 cents each. By contrast, Apple’s iTunes Store sells songs for about $1, but does not have The Beatles’ catalog. BlueBeat had all its Beatles bases covered, offering original recordings and remastered versions of Beatles classics.

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