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OLPC backlash continues

PC Magazine's John Dvorak is the latest to question the real value of One Laptop Per Child's distribution of XO laptops in developing countries. He brings up points that have been percolating in the blogosphere for some time but presents them in one heck of a rant. He...

Tags: Food, Advertisement, John Dvorak, Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, PC Magazine, Food & Beverage, Notebooks, Manufacturing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-12-09

Steve Ballmer:Windows Mobile 60%+ vs Apple iPhone at 3%

Steve Ballmer:Windows Mobile 60%+ vs Apple iPhone at 3%Was Ballmer talking only smart phones?He must have been talking about only a portion of the market.When I first saw the iPhone I couldn't wait to get one. Now I am 99% sure Apple/Rogers the Canadian carrier will price it higher...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, John Dvorak, Apple iPhone, phone, Steve Ballmer:Windows Mobile, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-05-02

Dvorak: IE is a dead albatross

Every once in a while, John Dvorak hits one out of the park when he posts a rant that actually gets me thinking seriously. In his latest jab at Microsoft, he declares that the best thing the company could do would be to drop Internet explorer like a hot tuber....

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, John Dvorak

Blog posts 2006-04-26

Sun Scott-free? Microsoft's albatross

A couple of things ripped from today's headlines:Scott McNealy steps down at Sun. He may have stepped down as CEO, but he's still chairman over at Fireball. Remember how Bill Gates "stepped down" as CEO of Microsoft a few years ago? I expect to hear plenty more zingers from...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., John Dvorak

Blog posts 2006-04-25