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- OEM
- Original Equipment Manufacturer The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely...
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- Analyst: Cheap ultrathin laptops push design limits; cracked plastic
- Been eyeing a thin-and-light laptop recently? You know, the kind that usually comes prefixed with the "Macbook Air killer" tag? Be careful what you wish for. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Doug Freedman said Wednesday to CNET contributor Brooke Crothers that some...
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!
- PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!CrapwareYour average non geek will get a fair amount of pressure at the point of sale to drop another $35-$50 to get the junk off the computer. Let's see, now... If you crank the subsidy to Dell,etc from the crapware makers, then that extra...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!
- Buying a new PC from one of the Tier 1 OEMs can often be a frustrating exercise in crapware removal. My Tuesday morning started like this. Phone rings. 9AM. Hey Jason, uh, it's Christine. Javi just booted up the laptop...
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launch
- Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launchGet Vista, Wipe Entire Machine, Put On Windows 7I've never had a good experience doing an upgrade, it's better to just wipe completely and install the new OS from scratch.I agree but....I upgraded my Vista Ultimate desktop to the Windows 7 Ultimate...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveiling
- Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveilingNot likely to change my mind about MS...I'm quite certain their pricing for their various crippled Win 7 OS versions will still be a huge rip off compared to the "one OS for one reasonable price" pricing structure of Apple's OS X. So,...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?
- Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?Bigger flaw in the analysis.We're talking about the per-copy price of Win7 as if it were a fixed amount, which it probably is - but the tacit assumption is that the price of the netbook it's running on is *also* a...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-16
- Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?
- The most misunderstood and closely guarded piece of the Windows pricing equation, in my view, is OEM pricing. A June 12 report on OEMs allegedly balking at Microsoft's planned Windows 7 pricing is fanning the flames. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- It's official: Acer to offer Aspire One netbook with Google Android, Q3 2009
- It's official: Acer to offer Aspire One netbook with Google Android, Q3 2009Good news! I'm eager to give Android a try....on my current Acer Aspire One, which is running on UNR 9.04 right now.If we can still download all of the normal Linux applications, it will be great!Yet more evidence...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- After EU fine, Intel will face rash of lawsuits
- After EU fine, Intel will face rash of lawsuitsAt first...At first, I thumbed my nose at the EU and their "intrusion" into the US business place with their anti-trust this and anti-competitive that.. I am beginning to think they are the only ones with enough backbone to stand up to...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- TechNet Webcast: Introducing Windows Storage Server 2008 (Level 300)
- It is finally here - the Windows Storage Server 2008 release based on Windows Server 2008 is ready for OEM embedded partners to develop dedicated NAS and block appliances. The attendee will learn about the new improvements in the OS, including OEM extensibility, Single Instance Storage SIS, Java-based remote desktop...
- Webcasts 2009-05-07
- Microsoft prepares Windows Anytime Upgrade, v2
- Microsoft prepares Windows Anytime Upgrade, v2I read somewhere...I read somewhere that the price of the Anytime upgrade will simply be the difference between the in store MSRP of the edition you're upgrading from and the edition you're upgrading to.From everything I've seen and read Microsoft is doing better than I...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- Microsoft launches new netbook-like Windows Server option
- Microsoft launches new netbook-like Windows Server optionNetbook-like?Does this mean we'll see OEM's building Atom-based business servers? ;)Windows Server Foundation vs. WinWESSSo what is "WinWESS" then? Is it just Windows Server Foundation, but including Hyper-V and having the ability to connect to an SBS domain with CAL interoperability? ...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
- Updating the Windows 7 release schedule
- Microsoft has been doing an admirable job of suppressing leaks about its Windows 7 release plans. But someone in Redmond needs to do a better job of teaching its own employees when not to hit the Publish button on web pages. Based on a page that was accidentally published on...
- Blog posts 2009-03-26
- Will half-baked Ubuntu Linux netbooks ruin the OS for consumers?
- Will half-baked Ubuntu Linux netbooks ruin the OS for consumers?DELL ...has always fsck'd up ANY thing the have done with *NIX ..... Gawd, I remember that sucky UNIX stuff they did in the 1990's ..... what a WASTE of code ..NopeThis is Linux and always has been. Linux can be...
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- Has Moore's Law caught up with the entire PC industry?
- Cheap, low-powered PCs seem to be the consumer's choice during these hard economic times. Problem for the OEMs is that the margins on these low-spec systems are razor thin. Has Moore's Law caught up with the entire PC industry? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-02-20
- The Microsoft-netbook controversy explained
- Microsoft isn't a fan of netbooks. To put it down to one thing, it means they lose revenue in the long run. Netbooks, to those who aren't in the know, are smaller and more compact laptops. Because they're smaller, they have less memory, less computing power and...
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- Microsoft sued over Vista-to-XP downgrade policy
- Microsoft sued over Vista-to-XP downgrade policySince XP was available at retailwhen she bought it, there should have been no extra fee.However, i have no idea how it will turn out. If I did, I'd take it to Vegas and bet big.What Lenovo does is not MS FaultMS will promote the...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-13
- Microsoft vs. Open Source competitors
- Microsoft vs. Open Source competitors Haven't you ever heard of Interoperability?The reality of IT unlike that unreality which ZDNet bloggers write about is that most if not all IT Departments run multiple IT systems from mainframes to distributed servers and multiple OS's from Unix to Windows to Linux.How hard is...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-08
- Windows 7 as a free upgrade? I don't think so!
- Over the past few weeks I've read a number of articles by tech pundits who seem to be seriously suggesting that Microsoft gives away free copies of Windows 7 to ... well, pretty much everyone. My advice for those hoping that this sill happen ... don't hold your breath! by...
- Blog posts 2009-02-05
- Former Microsoft employee accused of spying
- Microsoft is suing a former employee for applying for his job under false pretenses and using his role at the company to gain access to confidential data related to patent litigation he is now waging, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Miki Mullor was hired by Microsoft in November...
- Blog posts 2009-01-30
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