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Apple investors have their say on the Macworld 08 keynote

Apple investors have their say on the Macworld 08 keynoteiPhone: no exchange server clientI was disapointed that there was not more innovation for the iPhone: no exchange server client, no 3G speed upgrade, no memory increase.Stocks go up and downInvestors are simply doing what they always do for Macworld--selling off...

Tags: Investment, MSFT, Citigroup Inc., Honda Motor Co., Apple Inc., Apple Investors, Macworld, Apple iPhone, stock, tech stock, Apple-hardware

Discussion threads 2008-01-15

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Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile

As if Windows Mobile wasn't slow or bloated enough already...not much left to say. Windows Mobile is toward the horse's heiney of mobile platforms, right now and I doubt Apple or RIM will screw up their products just to let proven crapware back in... In a socialized world,...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, phone, Steve Ballmer, strategy, Internet, smart phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Zune, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holes

Is MS going to pay for my Gb/month overage?With ISPs grasping for profits I see the day when the "download cost" of these mega-patches become an issue!RE: Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holesWow, my Microsoft software is sure to be secure now.GOOD JOB!If only other manufacturers...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Internet Explorer, media player, patch management, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

The anti-capitalist GOOG founders . . .

Well duhhh....[i]They don?t trust the government, they don?t trust the press and they don?t trust Wall Street.[/i]So people wonder why they're so successful? Duh! They don't trust the three groups of people who constantly think they are oh so smart, but aren't....Sounds like a great life philosophy even...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Microsoft hints at second low-cost Office option

Looks like they figured out that the price people are willing to pay for MSOffice is going to be falling like a rock. Can you say "pennies on the dollar"??$0 is about rightfor all the headaches MS has caused the world.M$ still has to drop the price a lotin order...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Analyst: non-exclusive iPhone could dominate world

Apple's iPhone could dominate the world's smartphone market - if the company can dump those exclusivity deals, such as the one it has with AT&T in the U.S. I've more or less said that in the past, too - that exclusivity deal with AT&T in the U.S. is holding the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Could Microsoft fix Windows Mobile by buying Palm?

Nokia remain the strongest by far."The platforms in the strongest position are the Apple iPhone and RIM?s BlackBerry."Ex-US sales don't back that up I'm afraid. Nokia still dominate despite being behind technologically in terms of interface. With the release of the N900 and the X series this will...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, PDAs, Mobile applications, default control, Palm Web OS, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., WinMo, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Disposable iPhone apps

Is Oh Noes Done Yet?Well. Isn't that like books, with the exception that, for the near-term, the one retailer welcomes self-published works?Every where I look, one has to write the thing. One has to wrap it and ship it. And one has to market his or her butt off to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, app store business model, developer

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Palm's growth plan: Can it work in a changing mobile market?

When Palm announced a new mobile operating system - WebOS - and plans for the first smartphone built on it - the Pre - at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January, the company became the darling of the industry. Here, after all, was the company whose name was once...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing Research, Branding, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Office 2010 for students excludes Office Web Apps

I have to defend Microsoft hereThey have chosen to play in the price game so that's what you get: a price.You don't get a Rolls-Royce for the price of a Ford Ka now do you?MS has enormous investment costs to recover here. I'm no MS lover but their stock...

Tags: cloud computing, Web application, Office Web Apps, Office Web, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Open source loves profit

with M$ on the brink....OSS is the only way to make money from software.nah, socialism doesn't workIt doesn't at national level. It ain't in software industry as well.RE: Open source loves profitThe brink of what?re: aboveDo you even know what socialism is? It's not driven by money it must be...

Tags: European Socialists, socialism, socialist, Microsoft Corp., brink, OSS, open source

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Five reasons Apple botched its new iPod lineup

No Camera in the TouchStill or video = no sale. I considered upgrading my Gen-1 iPod Touch, but why bother if there's no camera?Enough On The ClassicI agree with all but enough bashing he classic, it still is sold and used. Many, MANY, don't want to compromise on...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, shuffle, Apple iPod, camera, flash memory, Apple iPod Touch, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Apple preview: A non-event for Wall Street? Are camera iPods ready?

See, that's the problem......no-one outside the fanboys and tech journalists really cares anymore.I'm sure you'll all be there tapping away but ultimately no-one will give a crap. The iPods will sell right enough - they always do - but that would happen anyway.Obviously, you care...or you wouldn't have read...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, iPODS, camera

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Apple TV as cable box concept 'killed,' exec says

Ignore the rumors: Apple TV will not have cable box-like functionality, a company executive said. Analysts from Caris & Company recently met with Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer, and said in a note to investors on Tuesday that the Apple TV will not have long-rumored cable box-like functionality,...

Tags: Cable Box, Apple Inc., Apple TV, Cable, TVs, Network Technology, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Analyst: Apple to offer iPhone on U.S. carriers within a year; replace cable with iTunes subscriptions

The exclusive single-carrier deals Apple has struck worldwide may be nearing an end. In his latest note to investors, Piper Jaffray senior research analyst Gene Munster suggests the iPhone could be available for carriers other than AT&T in the U.S. within a year. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: U.S., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Cable, Carrier, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-31

Apple's future TV: Can Web-based apps replace "channels," kill cable?

Gene Munster's living room of the future is centered around a Web-connected, iTunes-powered Apple-branded TV - a 50-inch, high-def, wall-mounted iPhone, if you will. And the stuff you'll watch on this "TV set" won't come in via Comcast or DirecTV. It will all stream in from - or be archived...

Tags: Web, Apple Inc., Apple TV, Apple iTunes, Cable, Munster, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-20

Apple App Store to be bigger than Wal-mart?

OMG. Where do you "journalists" get these stupid comparisions? Wallmart? Since when does the App Store sell furniture, mobile phones, electronics, computers, body care etc. ? What the F ? It sells mobile applications for a mobile platform, what does this have to do with wallmart?Why not compare it to...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Wireless and Mobility, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple Inc., rice, metaphor

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Microsoft removes Mac price reference from Apple-aimed ad

Microsoft removes Mac price reference from Apple-aimed adI am reminded of a Ron White joke"You can ride the donkey to the top of the mountain, or you can take the tram, it's the same price"Funny you mention that price comparison[i]when custom-configuring a Studio XPS 13 to roughly match the 13"...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, KARMA, advertisement, battery, virus, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Windows 7: The waiting is the hardest part (for Microsoft)

Windows 7: The waiting is the hardest part for Microsoftleanwhy microsoft isn't shutting down or selling their online and entertainment divisions is beyond me. they invested bilions and billions in both only for having a loss in both devisions for pretty much a decade now. if i were a big...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., netbook, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

No surprise: Apple beats for Q3; Jobs "thrilled" over iPhone sales, app store downloads

No surprise: Apple beats for Q3; Jobs "thrilled" over iPhone sales, app store downloadsAre you reading the same story we are?I see the word "dropped" too many time for Apple's liking, so I will do the smart thing and go with IDCMaybe...I bought a Macbook to replace my 2004-Dell, but...

Tags: Smart phones, sales, job, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., International Data Corp., financial report

Discussion threads 2009-07-21