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Apple sales soar to capture 14ò0of US PC retail sales

Apple sales soar to capture 14ò0of US PC retail salesThe OS just rocksIt's easy, straightforward, stable, and powerful. Leopard is the anti-Vista and gives you what I like to call "mindless productivity." I can do everything I want at home, work, and school quickly and easily. This...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, Desktops, Operating systems, PC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh, sales, PC retail sale, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

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Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac prices

RE: Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac pricesIf they wanted marketshare at a lower entry price they could have pulled that off years ago with cloner acquisitions and more mfg on their own part with rigid standards and practices to ensure quality and lower production costs. ...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Mac proponent, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Audi AG, Mac Share

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw

Danger Will Robinson, Danger.[i]By December 2009, a second variant appeared with new propagation techniques ? spreading via removable and mapped drives, and network shares with weak passwords. This updated worm also started blocking access to anti-virus and security-related sites.[/i]You either have a typo or a time machine. December...

Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Common-sense, Microsoft Corp., financial danger, computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Microsoft training materials teach Best Buy employees how Windows beats Linux

Just how many Linux machines are there at Best Buy?The last time I went in, I saw no Linux machines being sold at Best Buy.RE: Microsoft training materials teach Best Buy employees how Windows beats Linuxexactly ni Linux machines so why is MS trying so hard to push the GET...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, System76, training, Linux, Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

PCs need a brand (and why Microsoft stores could revolutionize how a consumer buys one)

PCs need a brand and why Microsoft stores could revolutionize how a consumer buys oneGood article!Maybe Microsoft should just start making their own PCs! Like the xBox, which is a use specific device, but a computer none the same.It appears you have thought this out very welland I would...

Tags: Branding, Desktops, Operating systems, PC-World, brand, PC, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Windows 7 "Family Pack" ... Fact or fiction?

Windows 7 "Family Pack" ... Fact or fiction?Any Family Pack License would be "Retail" onlyAny "Family Pack" discount would apply to "retail" and not "OEM" versions of Windows 7. That is precisely why there would be no communication to OEM system builders about a "Family Pack" license.If it is fictionThat...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Well HERE, fiction, computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium

Microsoft to offer Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium3 Full copies or 3 Upgrade copies?The hard thing about comparing OS X with Windows is that you can only compare the Windows Upgrade version to the OS X in the retail chain because Windows Full, unlike OS X or Windows...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Home, Windows 7 Home Premium, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

Recession, what recession? Apple sells 1 million iPhones over the weekend

Recession, what recession? Apple sells 1 million iPhones over the weekendOne step to ending the recession.There is allot of phycology with the current recession. A HUGE positive note is the savings rate is the highest it has been in almost 20 years. Figuring that in just 2006, it...

Tags: Cellular phones, Sales strategy, Wireless and Mobility, Wht, Apple iPhone, 3G, Nokia Corp., recession, Apple Inc., sales

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Rumor: Windows 7 RTM sign off date set for July 13

Rumor: Windows 7 RTM sign off date set for July 13TechNet / MSDNI just want to know when the final RTM release will be available for TechNet and MSDN subscribers! :)I am definitely looking forward to the release.Early July vs Late JulyThe last official word from Microsoft has been late...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, RTM, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft TechNet, Windows 7 RTM sign-off, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

Channel ambition is not a conspiracy

Channel ambition is not a conspiracyI'm still trying to understand.......how people had their hopes dashed about Android at Computex. If you read any of the Android sites most were quite excited about what was being shown. I'm still not sure I understand your coverage of the event as opposed to...

Tags: UNIX, Desktops, Operating systems, Linux, PC, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

More questions (and even a few answers) about Windows 7 E

More questions and even a few answers about Windows 7 E"What else are you interested in knowing about Windows 7 E?"Of course, the main question is, who will ever see this version? The EU threw a hissy about MP a few years ago, and insisted on a version of...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 E, More Questions, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the States

Ubuntu a minor player? Not outside the StatesAgreed, with one minor point difference . . .I believe that the reason you're seeing what you are in China is that since most Windows installations are pirated copies, they get no support. And if you're going to have no support, might...

Tags: Operating systems, Linux/Ubuntu, Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows, Linux, minor player, open source

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Beware of Windows 7 downgrade/upgrade mess

Beware of Windows 7 downgrade/upgrade messXP is dead guys....Let it go. Vista works, and contrary to popular belief, is quite stable, and ready to carry your business.If you still need XP, you can always run it in a VM...Question?What organization buys computer without an OS not all ready preinstalled? Does...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Will the Windows 7 price be right?

Will the Windows 7 price be right?Here is my pricing strategyWindows 7 Home Premium FPP - US $150Windows 7 Home Premium UPG - US $75Windows 7 Professional FPP - US $230Windows 7 Professional UPG - US $120Although these SKU's will not be in the mainstream, here are my suggestions:Windows 7...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Sorry Linux but the chicken came first

Sorry Linux but the chicken came firstNot unassailableMS has defeated multiple monopolies in the past. Word Perfect, Lotus 123, Dbase II-IV, and yes, Netscape. Also Linux on netbooks. :)I might also mention the mighty Sony, the PS2 which roundly trounced both XBox and Nintendo the first round has a pitiful...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

News to know: Windows 7; Google Wave in enterprise; SaaS in Europe; Wordcamp;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Mager: Live: Wordcamp 2009 Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: No more three-app limit in Windows 7 Starter Edition Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Microsoft sees sense,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Data Center, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Data Centers, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Storage, Software As A Service (SaaS), Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-01

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sales on HP laptops and Kodak products, Canon PowerShot

A sale on HP laptops, a sale on Kodak products, and a Canon PowerShot digital camera. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, May 26, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Save up to 50 percent off of computers and accessories during HP's...

Tags: Canon PowerShot, Hewlett-Packard Co., Eastman Kodak Co., Sales, Camera, Canon Inc., Laptop Computer, Kodak Store, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-05-26

Is "market share" thinking "old school" thinking?

Is "market share" thinking "old school" thinking?HealthA fragmented market is a healthy market. You can compare it to an ecosystem: a great variety of species is best. Domination of one species poses risks: diseases, plagues.So we can say that the operating system market shows a healthy trend, but is still...

Tags: Desktops, PC Market, Free Market, Market-Share, O/S, PC

Discussion threads 2009-05-25

Linux and the channel

Linux and the channelRE: Linux and the channelThere is a company called System 76. I have a Pangolin Laptop and I am posting with it now. I love it. The support is great. The hardware was tested by the company to work so I don't have to worry about my...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, ice cream, Linux, foreclosure

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

EU fines Intel record $1.45 billion in AMD antitrust case

EU fines Intel record $1.45 billion in AMD antitrust case10 percent of it's global turnover?Since when has any country the right to fine on a percentage of sales NOT made it's country?To allow something like that opens the door to countries to arbitrarily fine a company looking to get 10%...

Tags: Corporate law, Processors, antitrust, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-13