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Has Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows Easy Transfer Companion?
Back in March 2006, more than two years ago, Microsoft purchased Apptimum, Inc., which had developed two system utilities for transferring programs and settings from one computer to another: the consumer-focused Alohabob PC Relocator and its corporate cousin, Migrate DT.
The stated plan in Redmond, as I wrote back in October 2006, was for an “extended public beta.” And so the software sat for more than 18 months, available via Microsoft’s Download Center for the curious but otherwise lacking in vital signs.
Then, last month, with no announcement, Windows Easy Transfer Companion disappeared from Microsoft’s website around the middle of June.
Back in March 2006, more than two years ago, Microsoft purchased Apptimum, Inc., which had developed two system utilities for transferring programs and settings from one computer to another: the consumer-focused Alohabob PC Relocator and its corporate cousin, Migrate DT.
