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1. Microsoft claims "fantastic" Windows 7 sales

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 19 November 2009

   But refuses to divulge any details or sales figures Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an annual shareholder's meeting that sales of Windows 7 have met the company's expectations. Ballmer, who was quoted ...

2. Microsoft: Windows 7 "looks and feels" like Mac OS X

   (Software/Software Features)

   Wednesday, 11 November 2009

   ... and we've made it faster and slimmed down the code to make it more effective." See Also Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good Windows 7 sales outpace Vista adoption Intel: Windows 7 offers ...

3. Windows 7 sales outpace Vista adoption

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 05 November 2009

   Microsoft finally gets it right Initial sales of Microsoft Windows 7 have reportedly "surpassed" those of Vista by 234 percent. According to the NPD Group, a combination of pre-sale discounts and a lack ...

4. Unidentified bug causes massive CPU spike on 27-inch iMacs

   (Hardware/Hardware Features)

   Friday, 30 October 2009

   ... card issue. I'm awaiting a fix," added Rhyceudique. See Also Windows 7 upgrades crash and burn Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good Apple refreshes iMac lineup with 21.5 and 27-inch displays ...

5. Is Windows 7 too good for Apple to FUD?

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Tuesday, 27 October 2009

   Opinion: Apple was blindsided by Windows 7. It wasn’t the product which they saw coming, it was the sustaining marketing budget and positive reviews from Apple loyalists like Walt Mossberg they ...

6. TG Daily: A readers' Guide

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Opinion)

   Monday, 26 October 2009

   Opinion: A few months back, we took the brave - some might say daft - decision to allow readers to post comments on TG Daily stories without an editor approving them first. Not many sites do this. OK, ...

7. How Microsoft blindsided vulnerable Apple with Windows 7

   (Software/Software Features)

   Thursday, 22 October 2009

   ... his services to most of the major technology and media companies. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the writer.  ...

8. Opinion: Ditching Windows has never felt so good

   (Software/Software Opinion)

   Wednesday, 21 October 2009

   Microsoft has launched yet another iteration of its infamous Windows operating system. Fortunately, I have chosen to opt out of the Microsoft universe and am well on my way to becoming a loyal disciple ...

9. Windows 7 Starter Edition: The best version of Windows yet

   (Software/Software Features)

   Tuesday, 13 October 2009

   ... or make suggestions, tactical and strategic, on how to best take advantage of them. Currently he provides his services to most of the major technology and media companies. The opinions expressed in ...

10. Windows, users, guns and stupidity

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 12 October 2009

    Opinion: Our earlier story on how fast or slow Windows 7 boots and shuts down has attracted some critical acclaim and some critical unacclaim from people who obviously didn’t bother to read the story ...

11. Windows 7 boots fast enough for normal people

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Sunday, 11 October 2009

    Opinion: Shock news reaches us from iolo Technologies claiming that Windows 7 takes ages to load. Our response: who gives a rat’s ass, especially as it doesn't... Opinion: Shock news reaches us from ...

12. What's at the heart of HP’s Laptops and Lenovo’s Best Student Tablet

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Tuesday, 15 September 2009

    Analyst Opinion This week begins the real wave of the PC refresh cycle for the non-Mac crowd and it will pick up to a major wave on October 22nd when Windows 7 launches. This week begins the real wave ...

13. Google Chrome OS: Gcrap reveals the next Netscape

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 20 July 2009

    Analyst Opinion - It can be entertaining to watch companies that have learned to manage expectations. They set low bars, generally fail at what they attempt, and yet the folks in charge of the programs ...

14. Is Microsoft set up for failure with Windows 7 and Office 2010?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 13 July 2009

    Opinion – Ok, let’s be realistic. It can’t get much worse for Microsoft than Windows Vista, which exposed the vulnerability of Microsoft’s most important product. And it is easy to understand Microsoft’s ...

15. Meet your new boss: Google

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 08 July 2009

    Opinion – Ten years ago, when I first interviewed the founders of a 30-people strong company and was confronted with the claim that it had reinvented the search engine wheel, I had little reason to ...

16. The death of the netbook

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Wednesday, 01 July 2009

    Analyst Opinion - I’m traveling this week and noted that the guy traveling next to me, who owns his own company, is using an Acer netbook. It is his primary travel computer.  He purchased a 12-cell aftermarket ...

17. Windows 7 is a better Windows than Windows, yeah right

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 26 June 2009

    Opinion - Microsoft seems to have developed an astonishing ability to forget the past with its introduction of Windows 7, an amnesia that is matched only by its long time partner, Intel.Opinion - Microsoft ...

18. Bing to define Microsoft’s capability to innovate

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 19 June 2009

    Opinion – Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer yesterday gave a casual speech in front of more than 1500 members and guests of the Executives Club of Chicago, explaining the importance of innovation during ...

19. Moblin and netbook make an interesting pair

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 09 June 2009

    ... going to be carrying these dinky things around with you, and this is such a lean OS that it’s bound to be less power hungry than Windows XP, for example. Opinions are divided as to whether Moblin will ...

20. Windows 7 widows Windows XP

    (Software/Software Features)

    Friday, 08 May 2009

      Opinion - It was IBM that uttered the immortal statement about its defunct operating system OS/2: "We're a better Windows than Windows". Opinion - It was IBM's Lee Reiswig that uttered ...

21. Why Apple needs Microsoft to survive the coming OS battle

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Tuesday, 28 April 2009

    Analyst Opinion - With Google coming to market, the OS environment is very similar to what it was in the late 80s with Microsoft in IBM's position, Apple in Apple's, and Google in Microsoft's. Windows ...

22. HP dv2: Better than a netbook?

    (Mobility/Mobility Opinion)

    Sunday, 26 April 2009

    Opinion – Question: If you need a notebook for travel, and just don’t care for one of those 17” monsters that should not be called notebooks anyway, which one would you choose? I have been trying to ...

23. Microsoft is hoist by its Windows petard

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Sunday, 19 April 2009

    Opinion - It’s something of a daft idea for Microsoft to attempt to square the Windows 7 circle by creating a “starter” version which will only run three applications on a netbook PC. Windows 7 is expected ...

24. Acer Revo: The perfect desktop for an imperfect world

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Opinion)

    Wednesday, 08 April 2009

    Analyst Opinion - The Acer Revo comes at a time of conflict.  It targets buyers who want low cost products that use little energy, do not accept any limitations in using their PC and look cool ...

25. HP and Asustek testing Google's Android OS for sub-$500 netbooks

    (Software/Software Features)

    Tuesday, 31 March 2009

    ... jumping around, though with some instructions being discarded or ignored based on data conditions. Note: In my opinion this is one of the weakest facets of the x86 ISA. Even today, x86 has unused one-byte ...

26. Are Macs too expensive?

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Friday, 27 March 2009

    Opinion – I am sure you have seen one of those omnipresent new Microsoft commercials that aim to portray Mac products, in this specific case notebooks, as too expensive. There’s quite some buzz over ...

27. Apple tax on the latest Mac gear: 40 percent

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    Thursday, 05 March 2009

    ... at, in my opinion. IT ALL "JUST WORKS"Since Apple makes the hardware, the operating system and most applications which run on top of it, Macs deliver a unique integration that translates into ease of use. ...

28. The Microsoft Store: Software boxes on a shelf just won’t do

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 18 February 2009

    Analyst Opinion - Would you drop everything you’re doing to run out and buy the upgrade to Microsoft Office? Would you camp out on the sidewalk the night before the company releases a new keyboard or ...

29. Wonderwall.com reveals Microsoft's hand: Aces and eights

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Thursday, 05 February 2009

    Opinion - Microsoft appears to be grasping at every source of revenue potential it can reach and then some. It's actually now moved beyond the point of being kind of interesting to follow along with, ...

30. UPDATED: Microsoft: UAC isn't broken, you just don't get it

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 05 February 2009

      Opinion – There has been quite some controversy about the User Account Control (UAC) in Windows 7 Beta, which expands from the UAC that has annoyed Windows Vista users pretty much from the beginning ...

31. Windows 7 vs. the World: Change is in the Wind

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Wednesday, 21 January 2009

    ... This same problem plagues Windows Vista and has plagued every OS Microsoft has released. Opinion - Chicago (IL) - As Windows 7 moves through the beta process, you'll see a number of complaints that typically ...

32. CES 2009: Can Steve Ballmer steer Microsoft through a perfect storm?

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Wednesday, 07 January 2009

      Opinion - Rumored layoffs in the thousands, an operating system that can only be described as a disaster for the company, an ailing browser, virtually no progress against Google and a difficult ...

33. It's time to dump soft limitations

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Friday, 02 January 2009

      Opinion - Companies like Intel and Microsoft often impose what are called "soft limitations" on products. These limitations aren't due to limits of hardware or design, but rather are employed only ...

34. Top 10 people in technology

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Opinion)

    Sunday, 28 December 2008

    ... job than Jonathan Ive. 8. Evan Williams Co-founder and CEO, Twitter Internet success is often based on perception. Williams has been, in our opinion, the master of creating perception in 2008. The ...

35. Why there isn’t an $800 MacBook Air-like product

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Thursday, 04 December 2008

      Analyst Opinion - As we watch the U.S. Auto industry struggle with the very real likelihood that it won’t exist by the end of next year, because those did not build the cars people wanted to buy, ...

36. Computers: Changing from power to experience

    (Hardware/Hardware Opinion)

    Sunday, 23 November 2008

      Analyst Opinion – This November has certainly a big month for technology and shifting trends. One of the most interesting news bits was a quiet change from Windows to Apple boxes in some of the ...

37. Windows vs. Mac ads: Negative isn’t funny anymore

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 03 November 2008

      Analyst Opinion - We seem to be awash in both negative campaigning and stupidity this fall season. I am sure that, at least here in the U.S., there is little on all our minds other than how this ...

38. Top 5 Windows 7 features Apple should copy

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Friday, 31 October 2008

      Opinion - As long as we can remember, Apple has always been viewed as being much more creative and innovative than Microsoft. If there was a new feature in Windows, you could bet that the comparison ...

39. Slideshow: Windows 7 walkthrough

    (Software/Software Features)

    Thursday, 30 October 2008

    ... Of course, that does not change our opinion that Windows 7 may turn out to be the Windows Vista should have been – and our opinion that Microsoft should offer an attractive upgrade program for Vista owners, ...

40. Thoughts about Windows 7: What to look forward to

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Tuesday, 28 October 2008

      Analyst Opinion - Windows 7 is the next big jump for Windows after Vista, Scheduled for a 2009 release, the software is driven by a largely new team, the organization building the product is significantly ...

41. Microsoft aims for clouds with Azure's programming model

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Monday, 27 October 2008

    Opinion: This morning in a public webcast, Microsoft announced its upcoming Windows Azure tier-based operating system. Designed to take enterprise-level server systems where they could not previously ...

42. Windows 7: Will it be good enough?

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Sunday, 26 October 2008

    ... a purely subjective part and this author’s opinion on how the new features will compare to Vista’s shortcomings. Feel free to chime in at the end of this article and discuss with other readers how you ...

43. Apple hits Microsoft's $300 million ad campaign, again

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 22 October 2008

      We are the first to admit that we aren’t advertising experts, but Apple’s latest ads seem to, in our opinion, highlight the company’s marketing horsepower and teach a lesson how to deliver a certain message ...

44. Microsoft announces massive global anti-piracy initiative

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Wednesday, 22 October 2008

    ... is highlighted in their press release. 1-800-RU-LEGIT (1-800-785-3448) can be called if there is ever a concern over the legitimacy of purchased software.Read on next page:  Author's opinion Opinion I've ...

45. Firefox 3.1 beta 1: Damn, this thing is fast!

    (Software/Software Features)

    Wednesday, 15 October 2008

    ... as explained in our Yahoo! FireEagle story. In our opinion, any service that transmits your location to services you have no control over should be used with caution. - Ctrl-Tab: There is a new Ctrl-Tab ...

46. Microsoft life outside the walls of Apple

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 18 September 2008

    ... of their markets with the new campaign. Our opinion:  A successful campaign to date We estimate that by every possible measure Microsoft's latest advertising campaign has been a success.  ...

47. Microsoft’s first Seinfeld ad: Overloaded, like Vista

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Friday, 05 September 2008

      Opinion – How would shopping for shoes compare to using a Mac. Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates try to play such a scenario in a first episode of a series of commercials to ridicule the tight grip ...

48. Google Chrome aims for Windows, Apple may help

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Thursday, 04 September 2008

      Analyst Opinion – Microsoft’s business is built on four main software pillars - Windows, Office, Windows Server and IE.  The two most important, because they have the greatest number of related ...

49. Top 10 celebrities for Microsoft’s Windows Vista campaign

    (Software/Software Opinion)

    Friday, 22 August 2008

      Opinion – Microsoft has a tough time these days. First we complain that they don’t react to Apple’s mean and insulting Mac vs. Vista commercials and then nobody appears to like Microsoft’s choice ...

50. Netbooks and MIDs need some Apple Magic

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Opinion)

    Wednesday, 20 August 2008

      Analyst Opinion - Given the number of problems the iPhone had, the device was lucky to have been brought to market by Apple. Any other company would be dead in the market. Battery life is terrible, ...