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- Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!
- My post the other day about Windows "Workstation" 2008 (the nickname given to an installation of Windows Server 2008 that's been tweaked to be more of a desktop OS) seemed to have caused a bit of a stir amongst those who believe that the server OS makes a better desktop...
- Tags: Desktop OS, Desktop, Workstation, Microsoft Windows Server, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Sapotek's free Browser-based desktop OS (complete with apps) launches this month
- While in New York City last week for Digital Life, I stole some time to head down to TechSpace in Greenwich Village (the "Silicon Valley of Manhattan") where I interviewed on video Joshua Rand, co-founder and president of startup Sapotek: the soon-to-launch provider of a free browser-based desktop operating...
- Tags: Desktop OS, Desktop, Developer, Google Inc., Google Apps, Ingersoll-Rand, Operating System, Web Browser, Sapotek, Desktoptwo, OpenOffice, Desktops, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Hardware, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-10-01
- News to know: Wither desktop OS; Mozilla naps on flaw; iPhone stats due; YouTube politics
- Notable headlines:David Berlind: By 2010, will Windows ‘Seven’ or any desktop OS really matter? Mary Jo Foley: Drawing more Microsoft roadmaps. Ryan Stewart: The desktop OS will still matter, just not which one. Techmeme.Ryan Naraine: Mozilla caught napping on URL protocol handling flaw.Larry Dignan: Apple's third quarter: All eyes on...
- Tags: General, News to know
- Blog posts 2007-07-24
- The desktop OS will still matter, just not which one
- The desktop OS will still matter, just not which oneThe fundamental problem with web based apps......is that they're only useful as long as internet connection could be maintained. Today at work a national office supply chain, our internet/intranet connection went down. Debit transactions didn't work at all, Credit card transactions...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, desktop, clincher, Hard-Drive-Space, operating system, Web, Internet, desktop OS
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- The desktop OS will still matter, just not which one
- There is some discussion today about the future of the operating system. Specifically, David Berlind and Zoli Erdos both raise the question of whether or not any desktop operating system will mater by 2010 when Windows 'Seven' ships. It's been a popular question but even at the speed with which...
- Tags: Rich Internet Applications
- Blog posts 2007-07-23
- By 2010, will Windows 'Seven' (or any desktop OS) really matter?
- By 2010, will Windows 'Seven' or any desktop OS really matter?it's 2007 and it doesn't really matter...whatever desktop OS. I guess that's why I keep hearing, "there's no new killer app to upgrade to. so I'll stay with xp, os x, etc. that I use now."what gets me lately is,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, Google Inc., PC, Acer Inc., operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, desktop OS, desktop
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- Novell to launch quick-response Linux
- Novell to launch quick-response LinuxGreat, that will sped M$ demiseLinux is gaining marketshare everyday against M$.Soon M$ marketshare will be 0.00.a desktop OS is differet from real time OS even if called by the same nameI definitly would like to see a quick response linux with the graphical user interface...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, desktop OS, Novell Inc., Linux, operating system, desktop, LINUX IS
- Discussion threads 2006-09-20
- Microsoft shifts researchers to Windows unit
- Microsoft shifts researchers to Windows unitThey will switch them back soon...Since they are researchers, they will discover the world doesn't not really need Microsoft. Furthermore, they have will research that irreparable harm was done to the industry.So, MS will realize they won't work out and switch them back.all right!'The...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, desktop OS, Microsoft Corp., kernel, desktop, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2004-08-03
- Desktop OS market shares for 2004
- New York Times quotes Gartner report on desktop operating systems. By the end of the year, Linux will be running on 1% of the desktop PC's worldwide, compared with 2.8% for Apple MacOS, and 96% for Microsoft Windows, according to Gartner.
- Tags: desktop
- Blog posts 2004-06-27
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- Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?
- MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...
- Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with Windows, Mac and Linux
- Chrome OS - The good, the bad and the ugly, and how it fits in with WindowsI gave it some thought too and realized that Chrome OS only has the bad and the ugly. There is nothing good about it. All data stored in the cloud, and on Google's...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll
- Oh boy... this should be a fun Talkback... ntntyeap...for sure we'll be hearing what everyone has already said "ad nauseum".BallSack is a MoronPlain and Simple.I'm sure Win7 sales are decent. After all, it's hard to get an OS-less computer.....It is easy enough to get linuxpre-installed.Or buy a MacHowever,...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, Mac sale, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, sales, Steve Ballmer, Windows 7 sale, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Web Help Desk Pro 9.2.3 (Mac)
- This help desk software Pro edition of Web Help Desk for Mac OS X Server offers an industry leading web-based help desk software that empowers IT help desk technicians with iPhone web-app access, email-to-ticket conversion, trouble ticket email notifications, self-service knowledge base, track billable time & materials, LDAP & AD...
- Tags: Asset, Web, Apple Macintosh, MacsDesign Studio, Web Help Desk, Help Desk, Call Centers, Asset Management, It Operations, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Finance, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- CrossOver Games 8.1.2 (Mac)
- Now gamers can play the games they want, on whatever platform they want! With CrossOver Games, you can run many popular Windows games on your Intel OS X Mac or Linux PC. Whatever your tastes -- first-person shooters, fantasy, strategy, MMORPGs -- CrossOver Games provides the capability to run many...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, CodeWeavers Inc., Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their money
- SilverLight draws circles around Google's gimmickCompare SL's demo w/ that of ChromeOS and see it for yourself the truth: The former completely owns the latter.RE: Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their moneyWhat kool aid are you drinking? NOTHING is secure, and Google wants to take over everything....
- Tags: Operating systems, Google Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Ford Motor Co.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Google makes Chrome OS open source today
- I like itThe ChromeOS demo looked pretty cool!I'm almost 100% webapp-based already, so I could see myself using a simple, fast & no maintenance OS like that the majority of the time.I like it too, but, for me, I need to compile and run programs locally. I would imagine that...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, open source, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, ChromeOS
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?
- I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?
- Google revealed a bevy of noteworthy developments for its Chrome OS, but the success or failure of the Chrome OS will ride on whether users will give up desktop applications. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Google Chrome, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Google makes Chrome OS open source today
- Contrary to rumors, Google did not release a beta version of its much anticipated Chrome operating system today. And nothing is coming anytime soon: the final version is at least a year away, the mega giant web company said. But there was some significant news for the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Operating System, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Open Source, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Chrome OS: Some Early Preview Videos
- google should move away from linuxI suppose they could easily take away all those messes of the current os by doing that. Haha! Crummy-um "Chromium OS and Open Source" video-- the guy is calling it Crummy-um! Sounds about right.RE: Chrome OS: Some Early Preview VideosAnd ZDNet falls hook, line,...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, ChromeOS, Chrome, Chrome OS, early Preview Video, operating system, Preview Video, video
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
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