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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- SKU
- StockKeeping Unit The number of one specific product available for sale. If a hardware device or software package comes in different versions, there is an SKU for each...
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- Are there really too many Windows editions?
- Are there really too many Windows editions?Are there really too many Windows editions?Nope!Still, from a consumer point of view, he wants one version, 20 bucks,enable any features you want. The multiple versions are ONLY for Microsoft's benefit in order to extract more money from YOU the eager customer.There is something...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?
- Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?They'll all be bitter.Don't get me wrong. I'm what passes for a happy Microsoft user, but all the "flavors" have and shall continue to leave a bitter taste and confused consumers. Another plus for...
- Tags: Home entertainment, 64-bit, Operating systems, Games, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft NEEDS, real question, home theater
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Windows Vista just can't catch a break
- Windows Vista just can't catch a breakThat's unfair, not everybody loves to hate Vista... there's Penelope, Rupert, Ballmer, No_Ax, Loverock, Ye and friends ...Vista isn't the problem. Microsoft is...I don't hate Vista. I just strongly dislike Microsoft and their marketing strategies geared toward bilking consumers out of every possible dollar...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Corp., SKU, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Microsoft axes paid versions of Office Live Small Business
- Microsoft is merging the three existing paid versions of its Office Live Small Business product into one and making that single version available for free, the company announced on February 11. Office Live Small Business is the set of Web-based services, targeted at companies with 10 employees...
- Tags: Microsoft Office Live, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Service, Office Live Small Business, SKU, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
- Sub-$300 PCs and SKU proliferation
- Sub-$300 PCs and SKU proliferationResponse to price...... is not strict. If it were, everyone would be using free copies of desktop Linux. Office is an even better example of acceptable pricing because it's a separate purchsae from the pc itself. OpenOffice has little traction.When considering what the...
- Tags: OpenOffice, SKU, SKU Proliferation, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-19
- Sub-$300 PCs and SKU proliferation
- As reported yesterday, Wal-Mart has started selling a Sub-$300 PC that runs Windows Vista just in time for the back-to-school shopping set. Though the machine won't win any performance awards, it still strikes me as "not so bad" for a $300.00 PC. It sports an 80GB hard drive an a...
- Tags: Microsoft, Economic Policy
- Blog posts 2007-07-19
- New iPods for the holidays
- New iPods for the holidaysNew iPods for the holidaysThey might be a little too diverse in their ipod offerings which could hurt them. Too many models to choose from, confusing customers.Nice TicYou are correct sir. That was wrong of me to include all the OS's from Apple that...
- Tags: Digital music, Operating systems, Digital media, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., iPODS, SKU, New iPods, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Loverock, Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-10-11
Additional Resources
- Will Apple launch a netbook? And other burning questions
- Apple has said "it doesn't do cheap," but one analyst reckons that Steve Jobs & Co. will address the netbook market at some point--either with an 11-inch MacBook Air priced between $800 and $1,000 in 2009 or a tablet Mac in 2010. That's one of the more...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Gene Munster, 3G, Notebooks, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-25
- Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?
- As the e-mail trail in the "Vista-capable" class-action suit continues to unfold, I can't help but wonder whether Microsoft will apply some of the lessons it hopefully learned about working with OEMs to Windows 7 -- especially in the netbook space. The original suit, filed in March...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Passcode, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- Would you buy a 13-inch MacBook Pro?
- Would you buy a 13-inch MacBook Pro?It would depend on the specifications and price.The new laptops are very nice and I almost picked one up over the weekend.??? I could get a 15.4 inch widescreen laptop for that price. ntntAbsolutely!I love the size of my 13" MacBook - it handles...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, laptop computer, Apple MacBook Pro
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Look who’s buying Vista Home Basic hint: it’s not home users
- Look who’s buying Vista Home Basic hint: it’s not home usersMakes senseMakes sense. Your average small biz probably doesn't want very much. They just want something that works. If it runs the databases and the tax software, it's good enough. For a small business, a single PC is usually...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Vista Basic, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista Home Basic hint, Vista Home Basic, Vista Home
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- New MacBooks and MacBook Pros: $800 and Mini-DVI (updated)
- More details are emerging on the new MacBooks, due to be announced on Tuesday. Inquisitr received word that price lists provided to some Apple retailers in the United States include an SKU for an $800 notebook computer – a first for the Cupertino company. Apple retail...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Upside, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Samsung SyncMaster T240HD
- The 24-inch Samsung SyncMaster T240HD is a HDTV disguised as a $499 monitor. The OSD menu design is taken directly from the menus used in Samsung's HDTVs. It has tons of connection options--all of which face toward the back, not down as they do with most monitors--including two HDMI ports...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Corporate communications, TVs, TV & Home Theater, display, bezel, footstand, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Syncmaster, Samsung SyncMaster T240HD, OSD, connection option
- Product reviews 2008-09-26
- OEM licensing confusion starts at Microsoft.com
- OEM licensing confusion starts at Microsoft.comKind ofone of the reasons MS can cut Dell or large OEMs such a price cut is the OS is tied to the hardware. It lives and dies there, so obsolescence and the next sale of course is built into the hardware. So...
- Tags: Operating systems, OEM, Windows 7 Home, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?
- Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?It is an apt comparison>Your Ubunutu/Vista comparison doesn't pass the common sense test. Think about what you can get with Ubuntu-- Compiz Fusion for eye candy, drive encryption, MythTV DVR app, OpenOffice.org, ect. You have to get Ultimate Windows to get all...
- Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), pricing strategy, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change
- Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus changeA sempron could run aeroI got a AMD Sempron for my neice with only 512mb RAM. Windows Vista32 Ultimate, it could run aero. I use a ATI 9600 vid card. I had to get rid of XP, hurts my...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Refurbished PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista capable PC, cheerful Vista capable PC, Vista Capable, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Greif, Inc. Automates and Improves Efficiency of Global Transportation Management
- Greif, Inc. wanted to centralize and automate transportation planning and procurement to enhance operating efficiency. The challenge was to improve visibility into detailed freight data at the Stock-Keeping Unit SKU level and control escalating fuel and freight costs. Greif, Inc. worked with Oracle Partner Capgemini to implement Oracle Transportation Management...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Greif Inc., Transportation
- Case studies 2008-08-01
- Microsoft's $300 million makeover
- Microsoft's $300 million makeoverI'm For GatesIt works for Apple. why not turn Apple's lovable, but inept buisiness type into Bill and fight fire with fire?sell the company...there's no way, that M$ is getting a better name because of this "stunt"..They can take classes about ethics, morality etc.. all they like,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., advertisement, operating system, ad campaign, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-05-20
- Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percent
- Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percentExchange for Small Business?A small business running their own Exchange Server is silly. There are many viable and less expensive outsourcing alternatives. The same can be said for Sharepoint.Agreed. Good features, overkill for small businessI think the new price is great...
- Tags: Servers, Groupware, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, price 80-percent, Windows Small Business, Windows Small Business Server price 80-percent, server, small business, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percent
- When Microsoft starts shipping its Windows Small Business Server 2008 product later this year, its price will be substantially higher -- as much as 80 percent -- than the current version of Small Business Server. Surprisingly, some testers and at least one market researcher don't seem fazed...
- Tags: U.S., Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Product, Microsoft Corp., Pricing Strategy, CAL, Microsoft Windows, Pricing, Marketing Research, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
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