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Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals

Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferralsHow can they blame ...... netbooks when they have 97% of the market?Is there an untold story?^o^Wait, I thought cheap was good. 'Lauren' congratulated herselffor not being able to afford a Mac, and went cheap, cheap, cheap. And now we find out...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft layoff, Apple Inc., client revenue skid, Windows 7 deferral, MSFT, deferral, netbook, Microsoft Corp., skid, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

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Intel's Otellini: Strong second half; recovery coming in 2010

Intel CEO Paul Otellini took the stage at the Web 2.0 Summit today and kicked off the conversation with some good economic news: "We found bottom," he said, and it was discovered earlier than anyone might have thought. "It's been a strong second half and it's not...

Tags: U.S., Patent, Recovery, Paul Otellini, Intel Corp., Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals

Microsoft's fourth quarter earnings were better than expectations excluding items, but the software giant's client Windows revenue skidded 29 percent compared to a year ago. For the three months ended June 30, Microsoft's client revenue was $3.1 billion, down from $4.36 billion a year ago. That slide in Windows revenue...

Tags: Revenue, PC, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Client Revenue, Operational Accounting, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-23

The PC replacement cycle: Will Windows 7 light the fuse?

How long can enterprises milk their existing PCs without having to upgrade? The answer for now is: Quite awhile, perhaps forever. But technology chieftains are betting (praying?) that there's a big PC upgrade cycle looming and the Windows 7 Oct. 22 launch will be the catalyst.  The...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Netbook, PC Shipment, Tech Executive, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Dell is going shopping: Pondering the data center and services targets

Dell CEO Michael Dell said the company is likely to spend some of its $10 billion in cash on an acquisition that would give it more of a foothold in the data center or expand its services.  The one bright spot of Dell's first quarter was the...

Tags: Acquisition, Dell Computer Corp., Market Capitalization, Data Center, Data Centers, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-29

Microsoft Q2 earnings and outlook are up, up and away

Microsoft Q2 earnings and outlook are up, up and awaySame old story"Results in the prior year were impacted by the deferral of $1.64 billion of revenue and operating income and $0.11 of diluted earnings per share from the second to the third quarter of fiscal 2007, due primarily to technology...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Financial accounting, Operational accounting, paragraph, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Q2 earning, Microsoft Q2

Discussion threads 2008-01-24