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Steve Ballmer and licensing: The video

Loud and clearI thought he answered the question fully. Another of my translations seem to be doing a lot of them today :-("There are no changes possible to the rules which will retain the level of revenue expected by shareholders. Any further changes will result in savings to customers alone....

Tags: Financial accounting, Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Xbox360, shareholder, SKU, development cost, Steve Ballmer, video

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed"

Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed"I look forward to your next reviewI am far more interested in the differences between versions than an overview. We've been hearing about Windows 7 features for months, now it would be nice to know exactly which features will be present on...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating systems, IT Deployment, Windows 7 First look, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Microsoft's Office 2010 Pro Plus: What's inside?

Microsoft's Office 2010 Pro Plus: What's inside?Pro Plus and Enterprise versionsBoth of these are volume/enterprise license SKUs only so should be of little concern to non-corporate users.Is it x64?Is office 2010 x64 or is it x86 only still??Office 2010It's the same as 2007 except addition of Groove and OneNote to...

Tags: Scripting languages, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Office, SKU, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-19

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...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., OEM, Microsoft Windows, SKU

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

How would you tweak Microsoft's Windows 7 line-up?

It seems clear no matter how much users complain, the one or two SKU only idea is not one that Microsoft is going to implement with Windows 7. Given that caveat, what could Microsoft do to make the Win 7 line-up more palatable? by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., SKU, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Virtualization, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-02-05

Microsoft's Windows 7 line-up: The good, the bad and the ugly

If you were one of those individuals holding out hope that Microsoft might go the way of Apple and move to one or two SKUs for Windows 7, your prayers have gone unanswered. But there still is some good news in what's on tap when Windows 7 ships, most likely...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., SKU, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-02-03

Microsoft seeking Win 7 testers for netbooks?

Microsoft has put out feelers among the beta-testing community for individuals in a number of countries outside the U.S. who'd be interested in trying Windows 7 on lower-power PCs. It's not clear whether Microsoft's Windows team is interested in testing a new netbook-specific SKU of Windows 7 or perhaps something...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, SKU, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-01-22

Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?

Will Microsoft apply 'Vista-Capable' lessons to Win 7 netbooks?As long as.................when W7 is released, netbooks come with quad cores, 16gb of memory and a nuclear battery then W7 should run like a dreamWhy not a 32 bits SKU for netbooks/legacy PC and 64 bits SKU for other PC ?I think...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, 64-bit, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., SKU, Microsoft Windows Vista, 32-bit

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Are there really too many Windows editions?

Are there really too many Windows editions?Are there really too many Windows editions?Nope!Still, from a consumer point of view, he wants one version, 20 bucks,enable any features you want. The multiple versions are ONLY for Microsoft's benefit in order to extract more money from YOU the eager customer.There is something...

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

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?

Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?They'll all be bitter.Don't get me wrong. I'm what passes for a happy Microsoft user, but all the "flavors" have and shall continue to leave a bitter taste and confused consumers. Another plus for...

Tags: Home entertainment, 64-bit, Operating systems, Games, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft NEEDS, real question, home theater

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Windows Vista just can't catch a break

Windows Vista just can't catch a breakThat's unfair, not everybody loves to hate Vista... there's Penelope, Rupert, Ballmer, No_Ax, Loverock, Ye and friends ...Vista isn't the problem. Microsoft is...I don't hate Vista. I just strongly dislike Microsoft and their marketing strategies geared toward bilking consumers out of every possible dollar...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Corp., SKU, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-04-21

Microsoft axes paid versions of Office Live Small Business

Microsoft is merging the three existing paid versions of its Office Live Small Business product into one and making that single version available for free, the company announced on February 11. Office Live Small Business is the set of Web-based services, targeted at companies with 10 employees...

Tags: Microsoft Office Live, Small Business, Microsoft Corp., Service, Office Live Small Business, SKU, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-02-11

Sub-$300 PCs and SKU proliferation

Sub-$300 PCs and SKU proliferationResponse to price...... is not strict. If it were, everyone would be using free copies of desktop Linux. Office is an even better example of acceptable pricing because it's a separate purchsae from the pc itself. OpenOffice has little traction.When considering what the...

Tags: OpenOffice, SKU, SKU Proliferation, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

Sub-$300 PCs and SKU proliferation

As reported yesterday, Wal-Mart has started selling a Sub-$300 PC that runs Windows Vista just in time for the back-to-school shopping set. Though the machine won't win any performance awards, it still strikes me as "not so bad" for a $300.00 PC. It sports an 80GB hard drive an a...

Tags: Microsoft, Economic Policy

Blog posts 2007-07-19

New iPods for the holidays

New iPods for the holidaysNew iPods for the holidaysThey might be a little too diverse in their ipod offerings which could hurt them. Too many models to choose from, confusing customers.Nice TicYou are correct sir. That was wrong of me to include all the OS's from Apple that...

Tags: Digital music, Operating systems, Digital media, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., iPODS, SKU, New iPods, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Loverock, Apple iPod, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-10-11

Additional Resources

RapidCart 2.2.4 (Mac)

RapidCart is a RapidWeaver plugin that lets you create your own e-commerce website in minutes. Add one or more RapidCart pages to your site and enjoy the slick and fully customizable cross-page AJAX cart that the plugin will automatically generate for you. Payments: checkout thru multiple trusted payment systems...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Payment, Omnidea, RapidCart, Taxes, Free Trade, AJAX, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0

Software downloads 2009-11-19

Walmart unveils 15.6" HP Pavilion G60 laptop for $298

hmmfor once, i agree with you. why are they still making the celeron...? shouldn't the atom replace that?Intel Celeron?is Inhel still making this 10 year old crap?surplus maybe? ntnti feel 298 is bad for celron processor..but still good option for ppl who r new to these creepy labtops..RE: Walmart unveils...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Netbooks worth the upgrade to Windows 7? Heck yes!

my thoughts"As I wrote the day that 7 launched, 'Windows 7 is just another OS.'"An article sitting at a -1 rating (out of 33 people) as I type this, and with quite a bit of Talkback discussion. Not exactly a shining pillar of truth."Most netbooks ship with Windows XP Home...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Boot-time, Waking Up, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks worth, Heck Yes

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

SharePoint 2010 SKUs multiply like rabbits

Sharepoint remains a corporate roach motelCorporate data used to be stored in email. Once that got hard to manage & share, Microsoft recommended moving to share point. The thought being you move the interesting data into a special garden. Do that enough times, and Sharepoint docs becomes hard to manage...

Tags: Content management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, Google Enterprise Apps, Docs, Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Add another workspace to Microsoft's growing list

Microsoft readies a new 'netbook-like' Windows Server SKUewr

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-18