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- Ballmer: "I'm a PC" ads effective against Apple
- Ballmer: "I'm a PC" ads effective against AppleWow...I was expecting Ballmer to say the ads weren't working at all!Microsoft ads seem backwardThe only part of the Microsoft ads that ever get my attention at all is right at the end, where the screen is almost solid green. For quite...
- Tags: Desktops, advertisement, PC, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-15
- Would Jobs' illness make you think twice about a Mac rollout?
- Would Jobs' illness make you think twice about a Mac rollout?Are you serious - a desktop is only a 3 year commitmentHardware starts to get obsolete after 3 years... who would seriously worry about Steve Jobs for a 3 year timeframe?Even if the company disappeared tomorrow, the software already available...
- Tags: Desktops, Investment, job, Mac rollout, Steve Jobs, illness, hardware, Apple Macintosh, stock
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Apple details Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date program
- Apple details Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date programWhy does Apple charge?Is it for shipping of the CD? Why not do what other OEMs have done with Windows Vista, and offer it as a free upgrade from XP if you purchased a computer before the official release of Vista. LOL...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Sarbanes-Oxley, Desktops, Regulatory compliance, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date, Mac OS X Snow Leopard Up-to-Date program, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2009-06-16
- Schmidt doesn't see problem with Apple board seat
- Schmidt doesn't see problem with Apple board seatThis is not entirely uncommon.He just needs to be sure he doesn't say the wrong thing and can show he isn't effecting the stock value of either company by having a seat.true but WTF?Is this why Apple is allowed to conduct ILLEGAL business...
- Tags: Corporate governance, board, Apple Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-08
- Report: Apple orders 4 million new iPhones
- Report: Apple orders 4 million new iPhonesReport: Apple orders 4 million new iPhonesYou should have tied this in with your earlier article about the fake Nano phone. Maybe a local OEM is going fill a niche that Apple overlooked.Since I am first, I want to take license and say...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Apple Inc., new iPhone, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-04-13
- IDC: Downturn to drive Linux adoption
- IDC: Downturn to drive Linux adoptionMicrosoft will probably lower prices rather than cede market share, but, even a price break on the server end, and netbook end may not be enough to stop market share losses. MS does not have a suitable OS for Arm based netbooks, and for virtualized...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, netbook, Linux-adoption, virtualization, Microsoft Corp., International Data Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-17
- You're Gonna Need a Bigger Mouse for that Mainframe
- You're Gonna Need a Bigger Mouse for that MainframeWrong way.....Rather than virtualizing the x86 on the zos, wouldnt it be better to virtualize the zos on the x86?One of the milstones around the neck of the computing industry as a whole is the licence price IBM recieves from its mainframe...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, Processors, mouse, mainframe, Intel x86, Gonna Need
- Discussion threads 2009-03-05
- Move over, Psystar: EFi-X USA to sell Mac OS X-capable PCs
- Move over, Psystar: EFi-X USA to sell Mac OS X-capable PCsThis isn't really competition for PsystarPsystar basically covers the low end. This covers the high end. The competition is only with Apple.But of course if Psystar customers get hosed as a result of the lawsuit, this dongle may save their...
- Tags: PC, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Psystar, EULA, Apple Inc., EFi-X USA, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-12-12
- Sony: What went wrong (and is still going wrong)
- Sony: What went wrong and is still going wrongI tend to agreeSony is far too big, like many companies. I also agree that they should self-split as well. Why is it they have to be under one major dinosaur company? Why not a big company, but with small "franchises" of...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Memory, Flash memory, Branding, Companies, Sony Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- 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
- Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC (and why)?
- Show of hands: Who wants multi-touch on a PC and why?Touch HandheldsMulti Touch is really for handhelds. I wouldn't want to use my notebook or a media center pc using touch. I'd rather use a remote for a media center pc and a mouse with my notebook. I don't know...
- Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Desktops, multi-touch, PC, touch screen
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- Rockers fight white space; FCC unmoved
- The over-50 rocker set has piled onto the anti-white space campaign, Ars Technica reports. Among the musicians signing on to the opposition: Neil Diamond, The Bangles, Don Henley, Mac Davis, Kenny G, Vanessa Williams, Peter Frampton, Rick Springfield, The Scorpions, Meat Loaf, DJ Green Lantern, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, and...
- Tags: FCC, Federal Government, Desktops, Government, Hardware, Richard Koman, Ars Technica, Adobe PDF
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- Ballmer: 'Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot better'
- Ballmer: 'Windows 7 will be Vista, but a lot better'Here's a suggestionI noticed that some of your readers post comments only when you blog about the "Windows OS". I am doing it now to convey a point hereMy family member watched Oprah show yesterday, and mentioned that the topic...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- Good Microsoft wins one
- Good Microsoft wins oneA more economical solution?Just the maintenance part of this program will cost a lot of money, such as it already has. Maybe you with your network of contacts should convince them it might be more economical, free up resources and maybe in PR if they did...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Corp., Good Cop, Good Microsoft, RIAA, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?
- Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?I totally agree[i]But anyone who is doing actual work on a Mac should buy a Mac. And that means a kosher, Apple machine.[/i]If you are serious about your work, then you spend the money on a serious machine, (be it a Windows...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Kalyway installer, Apple Inc., Kalyway, Psystar, open source, Apple Software
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- (Photos: Taking apart the robot guitar)
- (Photos: Taking apart the robot guitar)Competition for TransperformanceThe automatically tuned guitar has already been done, but it looks like Gibson has significantly reduced the size and weight of the components. I'm curious if it allows non-standard tunings to be pre-programmed and called up at will.http://transperformance.com/RE: (Photos: Taking apart the robot...
- Tags: Robots, tuning, robot, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- Comscore: The Google fallout
- Comscore: The Google falloutYes, MS does wich they could shut-up all of the analyzers talking about thedirty tricks, and problems with Vista, MS Office, etc. Ain't a gonna happen. Do we feel sorry for Billy and Stevie having their feet held to the fire?????Microsoft paid Comscore to lower forecastsfor paid...
- Tags: Financial accounting, ComScore Networks Inc., Google Inc., fallout
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking
- Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is tickingRe:IMHO, it should get standardized as technically it's superior again anyone will argue so I'll say it's supports a superset of features than ODF and can accomodate all the features Office offers. But I doubt it will be standardized by ISO. Foolish Governments...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, Open XML, FUD, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, ISO
- Discussion threads 2008-03-28
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