Tag Archive: Microsoft
The fastest-growing segment of the PC market: Chinese piracy boxes
Jul. 19, ‘11: The tablet market, led by Apple’s iPad, is expected to more than triple this year to 70 million units, and then double again next year, according to the latest market forecast issued by Jefferies, the investment bank. But if you … Continue reading →
More Windows Phone 7 customers are “Very Satisfied” than Android customers
Jul. 18, ‘11: More Apple iPhone customers are “Very Satisfied” with their phones than any other platform, new survey results from ChangeWave Research suggest. (This is typical.) But more Microsoft Windows Phone 7 customers appear to be “Very Satisfied” than Google Android customers, … Continue reading →
Jon Rubinstein’s new job at HP: Make it more like Apple
Jul. 11, ‘11: Jon Rubinstein, the former Apple engineering exec, has a new job at HP. He is no longer directly in charge of WebOS — the mobile operating system he developed while running Palm, which HP acquired last year. Rubinstein’s new title is “senior … Continue reading →
Verizon Wireless “business” sales is neglecting Windows Phone 7, too
Jul. 7, ‘11: Unsolicited email I received yesterday from a Verizon Wireless “business account executive”: Today is the final day of Verizon Wireless’ unlimited data plan. If you are considering starting a new line(s) with a Smartphone ( Blackberry, Android, Iphone) , today … Continue reading →
Facebook and Microsoft inch closer together with Skype
Jul. 6, ‘11: The most interesting part of Facebook’s new video-chat partnership with Skype is that it’s all happening on Facebook’s site. Facebook users aren’t getting booted into a Skype app and aren’t being asked to sign up or log in with Skype accounts. … Continue reading →
Google bids $π billion for patents (and loses)
Jul. 1, ‘11: Six companies (including Apple, Microsoft, RIM, and Sony) won an auction for Nortel’s 6,000 wireless patents this week for $4.5 billion. Meanwhile, Google was playing math games, and lost. Reuters’ Nadia Damouni reports: “Google was bidding with numbers that were not even numbers,” … Continue reading →