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Calling All Vista Gurus

Microsoft will be pushing Vista hard this holiday season. It has new TV commercials and a big retail campaign coming. Part of the retail strategy is hiring hundreds of gurus to work in stores and talk to you all about Vista.

Then again, the word "guru" might be a little strong. If you're hiring hundreds of people to work in big electronics stores, you're not going to find too many true gurus. Trust me, I've met some Mac geniuses and their IQs are far from Mensan.

Want to read about real Windows gurus? Read my cover story here.

Posted by Doug Barney on September 11, 2008


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