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- PC makers make (small) progress closing Apple's customer satisfaction gap
- Apple's customer satisfaction index rating slipped a bit in 2009, but PC makers such as Gateway and HP managed to improve their ratings, according to the University of Michigan's American Customer Satisfaction Index. Apple is still leader of the pack with a score of 84, down from...
- Tags: Gateway Co., Brand, PC Company, Apple Inc., Customer Satisfaction, ACSI, Product Marketing, Branding, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates left
- Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates leftTime for the Old Gaurd to retirelike Gates, Jobs, ect.May be time to see where the new generation takes theses companies. Microsoft will only survive if Balmer leaves as well.....because Microsoft needs change.RE: Five ways Microsoft has changed since Gates leftDespite the changes...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Five-Way
- Discussion threads 2009-07-09
- Will the Chrome OS make Google more loved or hated in OS world?
- Will the Chrome OS make Google more loved or hated in OS world?Chrome OS and Google DominationHow does one compete against a "free" product?As much as I like and enjoy using its products though I have been using Bing faster and Ask more relevant a lot more lately, Google is...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Google Inc., Chrome, operating system, Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-08
- Microsoft’s Ballmer on buying the New York Times: "No. Not 'no comment.' No."
- [caption id="attachment_14943" align="alignnone" width="475" caption="Source: Pentagram"][/caption] The chief executive of the world’s largest personal computer software firm and sixth most visited site on the Web said he had no interest in acquiring The New York Times or other leading print brands, as a way of distinguishing either...
- Tags: Search Business, Steve Ballmer, New York Times Co., Microsoft Corp., Web Portal, Portals, Web Technology, Search, Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- IE8 faster than Firefox and Chrome? Hmmm ...
- IE8 faster than Firefox and Chrome? Hmmm ...Adrian I was wrong about you.Yes I agree this could of been better, more balanced look at the browser. I believe IE8 is not what the pundits have been panning it about. I do believe that Web Kit offers more flex with Java...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, IE8, Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-03-12
- Data: Mail is Yahoo's most-trafficked property, Web leader
- During a meeting with analysts this week, Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz made a reference to something Larry Dignan wrote in a post on this blog earlier in the week - Yahoo Mail is becoming increasingly critical to the company. Struck by the comment, Heather Hopkins, a senior...
- Tags: Web, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail, Leader, E-mail Providers, Internet, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-03-05
- Microsoft to cut 5,000 jobs
- Microsoft to cut 5,000 jobsthe end is comming for M$Linux and OSS are winning the battle with the evil.It's time to dump M$ stock and software and invest in OSS software and companies.Change is comming to America and the world, fueled by the grass roots of the FOSS.RE: Microsoft to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Investment, Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, stock, job
- Discussion threads 2009-01-22
- How Microsoft blew the keyword business; And how you still can't count Redmond out
- How Microsoft blew the keyword business; And how you still can't count Redmond outGoogle's search is just plain better.MS and Yahoo can do what they want. But until they have a search engine that can compete with Google's they aren't going anywhere.I personally hate having only one really good...
- Tags: keyword business, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-16
- Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief Yahoo
- Jerry Yang to step down as CEO, back to Chief YahooSteveB is enjoying this....My rep told me that those in the inner circle of SteveB are now celebrating. SteveB will personally dance on Yang's grave and spit on him for ignoring Microsoft's lucrative offer. One can only hope the next...
- Tags: Branding, SteveB, Jerry Yang
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- Ballmer calls Google's Android 'way behind'
- Ballmer calls Google's Android 'way behind'From what I understand Balmer was at first notimpressed with the iPhone and look at how good its doing:PPagan jimItanalyst2 Calls Ballmer's Fitness Level "Way Behind"Get on a treadmill you hog.RE: Ballmer calls Google's Android 'way behind'Christine Keeler - the prostitute at the heart of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Well Ballmer, Google Inc., Steve Ballmer, Google Android, mobile, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
- News to know: Apple updates; Google antitrust; SAP; Countrywide; Patch Tuesday
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Countrywide warning: Ex-employee may have sold customer, mortgage data Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes MS Patch Tuesday: 8 critical security holes patched ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPod, Antitrust, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Former MSN leader joins Yahoo
- Not everyone is jumping ship from Yahoo. Yahoo announced on September 9 that it has hired Joanne Bradford as senior vice president, U.S. Revenue and Market Development. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: MSN, Yahoo! Inc., Leader, Poole, Desktop Virtualization, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- Software's drive to become like television
- Software's drive to become like televisionTypoFrom the comment:Free as in cost software, however, has the advantage of achieving large market share very quickly, as the consumption barrier is practically non-existent. That's the recipe for the success of both Adobe and Flash, two products that clearly dominate their respective categories, but...
- Tags: TV, advertisement, software
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- Microsoft: Pondering the alternatives to Yahoo
- Microsoft: Pondering the alternatives to YahooI don't see Yahoo is worth itPaying $44B for a 12% search market share that is dwindling, does not strike me as being prudent. Granted there is more to Yahoo than search, but still, I think MS can spend its money a whole lot better.RE:...
- Tags: Web technology, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-04-27
- Microhoo careens toward closure: Assessing the moving parts
- Microhoo careens toward closure: Assessing the moving partsBEN the RAT : Rush-ins we are in a one hundred million lockout in China"This is a bad situation for Yang he has an American Constituancy that will never get through Congressinal Approval. NEW! Yahoo is not a chance.All I can say is...
- Tags: Portals, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microhoo, closure
- Discussion threads 2008-04-10
- Ozzie signals Microsoft's surrender to the cloud
- Publicly, Microsoft talks up the merits of its 'software-plus-services' strategy. In my view the message is bunkum, even though it reflects the reality of Microsoft's business today: mostly software, with a few early-stage service offerings. But Microsoft has its message back-to-front. Until Microsoft reverses the software-plus-services mantra and puts services...
- Tags: Software, Desktop, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Synchronization, Tools & Techniques, Leadership, Servers, Management, Hardware, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- The great man isn't any more
- The great man isn't any moreYou have noticed...... that Microsoft is attempting to buy Yahoo!, and not the reverse. Somehow the company Mr. Ballmer leads so enthusiastically is more successful than the company once led by two enablers.And you have also noticed, I expect, that Google continues to profit...
- Tags: Leadership, Contribution, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates, leader, great man, Google Inc., open source
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- Microsoft%27s+latest+reorg+to+set+the+stage+for+Yahoo+merger
- Microsoft%27s+latest+reorg+to+set+the+stage+for+Yahoo+mergerIt's a done deal!It's already a done deal. They are just waiting for some time to announce it in public. Major stockholders will have the final say on this and most of them don't want to lose more money. Merger with Microsoft will give them more profit....
- Tags: Corporate governance, Microsoft Windows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., board
- Discussion threads 2008-02-13
- Microsoft and Google stalk the Internet operating system
- Microsoft is fighting on multiple fronts in its 100-year technology war. Acknowledged, Microsoft has notched just 35 years, but the company is good for another 65 if it can recruit a few more generations of Bill Gates generals to lead the charge. And make no mistake, dominating markets is what...
- Tags: Danger, Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Office, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Internet Operating System, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2008-02-12
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