We're all sick of hearing about the "Apple tax". But what about the Microsoft tax? Dell spells it out. Buy a $300 Linux netbook, and for $50 we'll "upgrade" it to an operating system that was first released on October 25th, 2001 (that was a Thursday, btw).
OK - I've been in a blogging rut lately. Actually I've been in a tech rut. Despite advocating customer-centered design and innovation for 2 decades, I sometimes doubt it makes a difference. Recent research puts Dell at a low point in consumer satisfaction, and Apple at the top, yet who sells more? ...
This morning, Microsoft published a patent application for "Content Commenting and Monetization". It's an interesting concept that would allow users to comment on content they find on the web. From what I'm reading into it, users would also be able to attach ads to their comments. According to Microsoft, A code is included ...
It's actually pretty bizarre that a tech magazine would publish a Franken-pic this bad! First, the curvature of the screen is all wonky. Second, it's a Macbook titanium laptop in a Microsoft magazine. Third, the Vista OS window is bigger than the screen. Fourth - that lady is surfing a really ...
This morning, BallmerCorp published an application with the awkward title of "Providing Modified Notifications When Inferring a User Might Not Want to be Notified". The implication is that the user doesn't really know what he/she wants, so Microsoft will decide. From the first claim: when it is inferred that the user ...
Using its Terms and Conditions as an excuse, Microsoft is deleting any XBox gametags (aka userids) containing the word "gay". As reported by WebGuild, Microsoft explains that its platform is meant to be an inclusive and safe environment. This means Richard Gaywood (his real legal name) has to create a new ...
i guess Microsoft has given up on the youth demographic who prefer Mac and Ubuntu... Young twerps! Taking its cue from Readers Digest's Big Print Edition, the Ballmer Corp decided that an "old person's OS" was its future. this was announced last week at the Digital Inclusion conference in London. The PC will come ...
Granted today by the USPTO, patent #7,349,830 describes a patent granted to Microsoft for Weather Profiling. And you thought global warming was going to be bad: Sleet driver not found. A problem has caused The Sun to stop Shining correctly. Windows will close the sun and notify you if a solution is available. Ok? You may be a ...
In today's paper was an insert ad for Future Shop (aka Best Buy)... lots of Compaq, HP, and Acer computers on sale... not a bad thing. But the WEIRD thing was... no mention of operating systems... no mention of Vista... Home Vista... Deluxe Vista... in fact the entire 16 page insert didn't ...
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