computerworld.com - 5/19/2009
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Computerworld - Microsoft Corp.'s claim that customers pay a $3,400 "Apple tax" when they buy Macs rather than Windows-based PCs is "silly" and "stupid," an analyst who follows Apple Inc. said today. "You can make a reasonable case that Apple PCs are somewhat more expensive in a ...
blogs.zdnet.com - 5/12/2009
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blogs.zdnet.com —
While rumors about what is/isn't part of the
next Zunes and "Pink" phones swirl, I figured I'd...
add a few more tidbits that I've been hoarding. First up: A list of what may or may not be the final specs for the Windows Mobile 7 Chassis 1.
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Could this be the hardware spec for Microsoft's Pink phone?
neowin.net - 5/12/2009
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neowin.net —
Microsoft is heating up the Zune advertising and
is hinting at June for a "new product launch"....
We've had the hints that a new Zune, namely the Zune HD , could be surfacing this year but an interesting twitter update from the Microsoft Office 2010 ...
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Microsoft hints at June for new Zune
computerworld.com - 5/19/2009
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computerworld.com —
Windows 7 on track for August RTM, October
sales Microsoft is on track to wrap up Windows...
7 and ship it to computer makers in August, a company executive said today. Windows 7 RC's 'free' reign to end with auto-shutdowns As it did with Windows Vista's ...
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Continuing Coverage: Microsoft Windows 7 -- Vista Reloaded
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Opinion: Apple to Great Recession: 'What, me worry?'
Macworld —
by Dan Turner , Computerworld Editor's Note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld . For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld's Macintosh Knowledge Center . In case you hadn’t noticed, Apple and Microsoft are locked in a TV ad food fight . Microsoft’s been going on and on about the “Apple Tax,” and Apple just this week fired back with a new round of ads slamming PCs in general and Microsoft in particular. But ads don’t make success. Sales do. And even in the current recession, Apple’s recent second quarter results showed a rampant disregard for reality. They were good, very good—the results, that is, not reality. ...
Q&A: Microsoft's Windows marketing chief says Apple's 'scared'
Macworld —
by Eric Lai , Computerworld Editor's Note: This story is excerpted from Computerworld . For more Mac coverage, visit Computerworld's Macintosh Knowledge Center . Do you love Microsoft’s recent TV ads? (See them all on YouTube here.) Hate its “Apple Tax” marketing campaign? Then meet Brad Brooks. As Microsoft’s corporate vice president for Windows consumer product marketing, Brooks approved both campaigns as part of his goal of burnishing Windows 7’s image in advance of its October launch (and tarnishing Apple’s). Brooks’ moves seem to be working. Reviews of Windows 7 are much more positive than Vista’s were. And ...
Q&A;: Microsoft's Windows marketing chief says Apple's 'scared'
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Do you love Microsoft Corp.'s recent TV ads? (See them all on YouTube here. ) Hate its "Apple Tax" marketing campaign? Then meet Brad Brooks. As Microsoft's corporate vice president for Windows consumer product marketing, Brooks approved both campaigns as part of his goal of burnishing Windows 7's image in advance of its October launch (and tarnishing Apple's). Brooks' moves seem to be working. Reviews of Windows 7 are much more positive than Vista's were. And according to a survey this month by Advertising Age, Microsoft is now seen as ...
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