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software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 17, 2008
As the e-mail trail in the "Vista-capable" class-action suit continues to unfold, I can't help but wonder whether Microsoft will apply some of the lessons it hopefully learned about working with OEMs to Windows 7 -- …
Also tagged: microsoft windows, software, operating systems, microsoft corp, microsoft windows vista, mary jo foley, microsoft windows vista longhorn, microsoft windows 7, passcode
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 13, 2008
Is Microsoft going to take a revenue hit when it releases Windows 7 because of the changing mix of PCs in the market? That's the expectation of many company watchers, though I have to admit I'm not quite so sure …
Also tagged: microsoft windows, software, pc, operating systems, microsoft corp, mary jo foley, pc company, microsoft windows 7
hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Nov 3, 2008
A superb bit of gadgety investigative work done by PC World reveals that if you listen when your printer tells you you're out of ink, you may be wasting up to 40 percent of the cartridge. Wondering just how far a user …
Also tagged: hardware, peripherals, cartridge, printers, canon inc, andrew nusca
hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Oct 30, 2008
I know you can buy Classmate PCs here in the States. Some smaller OEMs sell them, and you can even find them on Amazon (although this one is a first-gen model). CDW has them (here's a second-gen model), but they're …
Also tagged: hardware, marketing, sales, notebooks, kid, sales strategy, corporate communications, christopher dawson, notebooks and tablets
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Oct 24, 2008
Compare these three data points: - Apricot drops Linux netbook because testers found it "too complicated" - MSI sees 4x returns Linux returns compared to XP - Linux and XP Eee PCs see similar return rates by Adrian …
Also tagged: software, linux, open source, operating systems, unix, adrian kingsley hughes
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Oct 3, 2008
Microsoft is sending some very confusing signals about Windows Vista -- the latest of which it issued via a statement on October 3. by Mary Jo Foley
Also tagged: microsoft windows, software, media, operating systems, microsoft corp, microsoft windows vista, mary jo foley, microsoft windows xp, system builder, microsoft windows vista longhorn
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 30, 2008
Portugal recently announced it's intention to purchase and deploy half a million Classmate PCs to students in the country. Intel developed the Classmate as a reference design in the hopes that local OEMs would …
Also tagged: software, linux, open source, government, venezuela, operating systems, enterprise software, intel corp, christopher dawson, vertical industries
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 19, 2008
Of all the features in Windows, Media Center is unique. It offers high-end capabilities that appeal strongly to digital media enthusiasts, sparking the growth of online communities like the Green Button, with more than …
Also tagged: media center pc, microsoft windows, software, release, hd, feature, home entertainment, operating systems, personal technology, fiji, medium, microsoft corp, tvs, microsoft windows vista, ed bott, media center pcs, microsoft windows media center, microsoft windows xp media center, media center application
software News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 9, 2008
Last week, in the wrap-up for a post about WGA, I offered five suggestions I'd like to see incorporated into Vista and especially into Windows 7. Number 1 on the list was a request to make Windows licensing and …
Also tagged: hardware, microsoft windows, software, management, operating systems, desktops, microsoft corp, ed bott, tools and techniques
hardware News items, Blog posts | ZDNet - Sep 8, 2008
My ZDNet blogging colleague Ed Bott has an interesting blog post which asks the question "Should Microsoft get into the PC hardware business?" I want to turn the question around and ask "What could Microsoft bring to …
Also tagged: hardware, pc, desktops, microsoft corp, adrian kingsley hughes, hardware business