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Customers have spoken: AT&T = FAIL!: Just be prepared to pay full price for the phone ntntRE: Customers have spoken: AT&T = FAIL!I see this article as a sensational exaggeration. Consumer reports notes that the 4 point spread between the other carriers is essentially statistically insignificant. I am currently an AT&T wireless customer with an iPhone...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., phone, Verizon Communications Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-12-02
Can a black eye from Consumer Reports harm AT&T, iPhone?: AT&T is Fine, better than Verizon HereAnd apparently it works for many as they have had low churn both pre iPhone and with the iPhone.No issues here with AT&T. However the NOTwork Verizon is not all it's cracked up to be.RE: Can a black eye from Consumer Reports harm...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Reports, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2009-12-02
News to know: GE-Comcast; AT&T ranking; Vogels; Psystar settlement; Storm 2; Nokia: Today's top headlines include GE and Comcast being near a deal over NBC Universal, AT&T ranking worst cell phone service by Consumer Reports and reports that Apple and Psystar have reached a settlement. by Sam Diaz; Tags: General Electric Co., Nokia Corp., Comcast Corp., Settlement, AT&T Corp., Psystar, Litigation, Business Operations, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2009-12-02
Consumer Reports ranks AT&T last among U.S. wireless carriers: More salt on the woundEven AT&T's latest commercials seem to echo the very same perceptions everyone has of them. And they seem to do little to help their own image.I think one commercial boasts they can reach something like 98% of the US population, which is great if you...; Tags: Smart phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., VZW, Apple iPhone, LTE, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., wireless carrier, carrier, Consumer Reports, wireless; Discussion threads 2009-12-01
MSI A6000-029US (Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium): Very Bad Experience with MSILet me try to summarize the situation. Last month I was considering purchasing a new computer. I looked at Apple's and Dell's websites, but I also decided to go to the local Office Depot and look at the computers they had. I spent about...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Intel Core 2 Duo, MSI, XP Mode, Microsoft Windows 7, computer, Microsoft Windows XP, recovery disk, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2009-12-01

Comcast keeps promise, launches data usage meter: THERE SHOULD BE NOOOO CAP.PERIOD. If less than 1% are using that much bandwidth... WHO CARES?They are just trying to impose a limit on "UNLIMITED" service. They should be forced to stop calling it "UNLIMITED" if there is a 250GB cap and they should have had this in place...; Tags: Backups, Cable, Comcast Corp., bandwidth user, data usage; Discussion threads 2009-12-01
Nokia sues Samsung, LG over LCD price fixing: Poor Nokia... unable to gain market tractionFirst go after Apple and then hardware suppliers... cry us a river.Or maybe just make something innovative that people will want to buy.You missed the point@crobertsIt has nothing to do with gaining traction. I'm certain Nokia does not make their own LCD displays (and...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Nokia Corp., LCD, LCD Price, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-12-01
Dark Internet Fundamentals: Head in the clouds? Visibility = ZERO"The implications for those relying on the internet to deliver their data through cloud solutions is significant: if the cables are cut you won?t be able to access it."I've been saying this for years. From a security and disaster preparedness standpoint, only...; Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, Dark Internet Fundamentals, Internet, network; Discussion threads 2009-11-30
Apple Store fails the Nordstrom test: Yet another Apple horror storyOnce again, an Apple horror story, trouble straight out of the box (forget "it just works").Most of the Apple afficionados I know have such horror stories. There's a massive one right now with the new iMacs. On the other hand, I know very little such stories...; Tags: Desktops, UNIX, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Nordstrom Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-11-27
For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple: Spiders and dust on a slippery slopeWorst inside of a computer I've ever seen was a spider infestation. Must have been a million of them. But what I wonder is where does voiding the warranty stop?A generic abuse statement may not be sufficient in the world of EULA's....; Tags: Manufacturing, PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., manufacturer, smoker, First-time, computer; Discussion threads 2009-11-24
For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple: Is this how you work? Then don't get angry at your OEM when they invalidate your warranty when you send your PC in for service. Yesterday our own Apple Core blogger Jason O'Grady reported that Apple has now adopted a policy of voiding...; Tags: OEM, Apple Inc., Insurance, Financial Planning, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-11-24
Law firm interested in hearing from banned Xbox Live gamers: Maybe "law" can become a GDP driverNow that America has seen virtually every domestic industry go down the toilet, maybe it can provide law services to the rest of the world.If this self-righteous lawsuit is any indication, the is no need to fear the loss of American innovation and savvy;...; Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, EULA, Microsoft Corp., cheater, contractual obligation, terms of service, law firm, Microsoft Xbox; Discussion threads 2009-11-24
HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral: Well, the great thing is all the competition. I like to see Acer squeezing them both from below, and of course competing with each other. Of course also great to see all the pressure on MS to innovate and lower prices.Google Chrome_OS will be hard to beatWell, with Google_Chrome_OS it...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Microsoft Windows, XPS, Microsoft Windows 7; Discussion threads 2009-11-24
Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I: (NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog. Â Let's see how that...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg; Blog posts 2009-11-23
Salesforce Chatter: what a clanger!: Running Cover-it-Live has produced some interesting commentary about this morning's announcement of Salesforce.com Chatter. Best summed up by Nenshad Bardoliwalla: The length of this keynote has turned "Chatter" into "Splatter" IMHO A three and a quarter hour keynote marathon, laced with the kind of hyperbole we've come to...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Running Cover-it-Live, Saesforce.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2009-11-18
So where's Microsoft's Live Mesh?: Project name changedIt's Microsoft Live Mess now under Ballmer's leadership.RE: So where's Microsoft's Live Mesh?i hope they don't get rid of or just leave it alone because i really like it. Actually, it works very well.It might be stuck in some pre-release limbo but whats already available to use does...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Live Mesh; Discussion threads 2009-11-18
Salesforce Chatter: Facebook for the Enterprise: Salesforce is announcing today a Salesforce Chatter, an enteprise collaboration application akin to Facebook. The move puts SalesForce in competition with offerings from other providers, including IBM Lotus. Here's what's being delivered. Features: Profiles: Just like profiles on popular consumer-oriented social networking sites, Salesforce Chatter profiles include...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Facebook, Platform, App, Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2009-11-18
Selling customer information leads to prosecution: What's the big deal?Isn't this how everyone does it? My boss would routinely buy millions of data records from companies to conduct email campaigns.Ah, but in Great BritainThey have made it TOTALLY illegal to sell data records. You cannot do stuff like this period over there, and I applaud...; Tags: Asset management, INTERNET, Big Deal, asset, customer information; Discussion threads 2009-11-18
Apple's "force fed ads" patent more likely related to content, not hardware: Perhaps neitherHopefully you are right and they'll use this process to allow customers to earn free content. Unfortunatley I see this as being a way for Apple to increase its warchest by forcing its followers to view ads. Perhaps it'll be a blend - view enough ads to put $10...; Tags: hardware, O'Grady, advertisement, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-11-17
More evidence of the coming collision between home broadband and the smart grid: Collision?Not the word I would have used.In any event, I think this is a positive and necessary direction to go. In order to manage more diversified, less dependable/consistent sources of energy, the demand side HAS TO be managed. Without it, we are just setting ourselves up for a lot of...; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, collision, home broadband, grid, smart grid; Discussion threads 2009-11-16