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Windows 7 Starter edition introduces genuine "Microsoft tax"

Their copyright, their license, their rulesIf you want it you have to play by their rules. Always has been that way with Windows, and it always will be that way. If you don't like it, you can always play with someone else who is more willing to share."How much you...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating systems, tax, Microsoft Windows, Tiered pricing, Microsoft Windows 7 Starter, Microsoft Windows 7, netbook, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-08-12

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40 years ago the Internet was born - now it devalues everything it touches

you are devaluing your proffesionshame on you.internet is one of the greatest invention in human history.Establishing walled islands on the InternetThe Internet is like a huge river, or better yet, sea, that allows users to move from small island to small island web application, to find the things they care...

Tags: Web site development, e-reader software, e-reader, Internet, Web site

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

WSJ chief criticizes news aggregators - creators carry cost burden

More important...than net neutrality? You are out of your mind. You probably think you are a journalist as well. What a joke. Do you even proof read your own dribble? It's obvious you don't. What kind of journalist would send out content with grammar and spelling errors? it has...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, advertisement, Google Inc., revenue

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Net neutrality: a faster Internet for all

If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.I do [b]not[/b] want my internet to slow down just because some person on the [b]other[/b] end didn't pay for priority traffic.Net Neutrality had to happen in the...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, Net Neutrality, faster Internet, Toll-Free, population density, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Pink and Microsoft Tablet (Take 2): A couple of updates

Microsoft should release a High end WM 7 PhoneIn fact a high end phone which will effectively show off all capabilities of WM7, because i don't think that Microsoft can rely on any of its partner to do that. Especially as its biggest partner for WM phones,HTC, is more and...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Photo gallery:Mac OS X Snow LeopardSneaking in a few days before its promised September release, the tune-up for Mac OS X Leopard costs $29 for current Leopard users, and packs just enough punch to be worth your money. Apple is careful to point out that Snow Leopard isn't a complete...

Tags: Operating systems, Snow Leopard, Leopard, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X v10.6 Snow Leopard, Apple Mac OS X

Product reviews 2009-08-27

Hollywood studios offer 'download to own' DivX movies online; Film Fresh the new iTunes?

Too little, too late?This should have happened a long time ago. Since these files are being downloaded anyway, by charging a fair, low price, these media companies stand to get a lot of cash where they didn't get a dime before.The question is, is it already too late?What about DRM?I...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, DVD, Consumer electronics, Apple iTunes, Hollywood Studios, digital-rights management, DivXNetworks, Film Fresh, PlayReady

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes

RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakesI'll stick with XP until they stop supporting it, or until I need a new pc, in which case I'll probably get Home basic or Premium.With what Ultimate cost meI'm not switching. Gouge me once, shame on you. Gouge me twice...Thats...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Win 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Goldman Sachs: BlackBerry, iPhone own smartphones, but if Apple ever gets an enterprise subsidy...

Goldman Sachs is increasing its smartphone forecast based on a consumer survey that reveals Research in Motion and Apple are the runaway winners in the field, but for vastly different reasons. RIM enjoys enterprise sponsorship, but iPhone's stealth business use campaign is working. The survey in many...

Tags: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Smart Phone, Apple Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-03

Paranormal Meets Verizon's Cloud Computing Service

I was speaking yesterday with Verizon about its new hosted data center service, Computing as a Service CaaS, and flashed back to those spoon bending parties of the ‘70s. Back then stage psychic Uri Geller inspired normally sane...

Tags: Spoon, Verizon Communications Inc., Computing As A Service, Data Centers, Virtualization, Servers, Cloud Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Microsoft sets maximum hardware spec for netbook-only Windows 7 SKUs

Microsoft sets maximum hardware spec for netbook-only Windows 7 SKUsRidged for her pleasure?[i]with a more ridged CPU requirements.[/i]Sorry, couldn't resist. :)[i]RAM: 2GB.Currently the limitation is 1GB.[/i]Ah, that explains why I could get the Dell Mini 9 with 2GB of RAM if I chose Linux but not if I chose Windows....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, netbook, Microsoft Corp., hardware, hardware spec, maximum hardware spec, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-05-25

Rumor: AT&T mulling cheaper iPhone rate plans

Rumor: AT&T mulling cheaper iPhone rate plansNo Way! I want unlimited for $20. Not LIMITED!I pay $30 now for unlimited. Limited only means one thing...additional charges at a HUGE rate hike!Hell, that's why I ended up paying $5.00 for text messages because the .20 here and there added up!Nickle and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

Customers: 1. TWC: 0

Customers: 1. TWC: 0Unless you were stuck with dial up...what they were suggesting was a great reason to get a new ISP fast as is being stuck with dial up.Ceiling caps like slow service speed and over pricing are going to be hot wire reasons to get a new ISP....

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Pricing, TWC

Discussion threads 2009-04-17

Customers: 1. TWC: 0

Consumers flexed their muscles over Time Warner Cable's attempts to impose stringent tiered pricing models, and TWC buckled. by Richard Koman

Tags: Time Warner Cable Inc., Customer, Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-17

News to know: Google; iBotnet; Cisco; Microsoft

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. Larry Dignan: Google earnings deliver; Sales growth slows; Economy still in 'uncharted territory' Statement: GOOGLE ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2009...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Information Technology, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, IBM Corp., Desktops, Strategy, Open Source, Hardware, Management

Blog posts 2009-04-17

What Price Bandwidth? Time Warner Cable Should Not Back Off

What Price Bandwidth? Time Warner Cable Should Not Back OffWhat Price Bandwidth? For a more balanced view of the TWC caps and overage charges story: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/Time-Warners-Broadband-Cap-Plans-Draw-Lawmakers-Ire-202147/ It also seems that you are unaware of NetFlix movie downloads via the Internet, which I don't think...

Tags: INTERNET, Business services, Corporate communications, Peer to peer (P2P), Telecom & Utilities, BACK OFF, TWC, Time Warner Cable Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

What Price Bandwidth? Time Warner Cable Should Not Back Off

Let Time Warner Cable charge whatever it wants for bandwidth on the Internet. This is a free country. If you decide to go elsewhere, that's the penalty to TWC. But TWC should not back off on its usage-metered billing plans. People who don't download movies should not...

Tags: Time Warner Inc., Bandwidth, Verizon Communications Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc., Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-04-16

TWC defends tiered pricing, while one DSL provider is happy to pick up fleeing customers

TWC defends tiered pricing, while one DSL provider is happy to pick up fleeing customersThese caps in bandwidth usage are going to be a royal pain. And really I don't know why the online gaming community are not screaming about this yet. I am an avid gamer, and I would...

Tags: Pricing, Network technology, Broadband Internet, TWC, DSL company, DSL, pricing strategy, Comcast Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

TWC defends tiered pricing, while one DSL provider is happy to pick up fleeing customers

Frontier Comms in Rochester: 'We have gotten hundreds of calls from Time Warner customers into our call centers. I guess it's been a public relations crisis for Time Warner.' by Richard Koman

Tags: Time Warner Inc., DSL, Net Neutrality, Pricing Strategy, TWC, Hobbs, Public Relations, Broadband Internet, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Telecommunications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-16

Dell targets SMBs with tiered-IT services

Dell today announced a three-tier service offering targeted at small and medium-sized businesses, which the company sees as one of the sweet spots for growth in a sluggish economy. Statement Small and medium sized businesses are often overlooked as headlines focus on things like data center virtualization,...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Small And Medium Business, Smb/Sme, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-14