“It’s a big-ass table.”
This send-up of Microsoft’s Surface (courtesy of SarcasticGamer.com) kind of made me realize how silly this concept really is…
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“The future is here, and it’s not an iPhone…”
Published by June 21st, 2007 in PCs and Technology. 0 CommentsMicrosoft claims Linux, OSS violates its patents
Published by May 14th, 2007 in PCs and Technology. 0 CommentsI’ve toyed with Linux for a few years, running it off of live CDs and installing it on really old machines. Lately I’ve become very tempted to wipe Windows from my notebook and run Ubuntu (or Kubuntu) Linux full time. This might provide the final push in the open-source direction:
In light of that, Microsoft now […]
Why should Microsoft and Edelman be held at fault in laptop “scandal?”
Published by December 29th, 2006 in Marketing Events, PCs, PR Practice, Public Relations, Technology, Web/Internet and Weblogs. 2 CommentsApparently Microsoft and Edelman recently sent out fully-loaded laptops running Windows Vista to a handful of influential bloggers, and it appears some people think such practices are highly unethical. Initially Microsoft encouraged the bloggers to give the machine away, send it back, or keep it after they finished reviewing it. Now it appears the machines […]
Word on the street is Microsoft will be releasing at least seven versions of it’s upcoming operating system, Windows Vista. I’ve seen the screenshots, and it looks pretty, but I have to doubt the wisdom in releasing so many versions of a single operating system at one time. Do customers need seven different versions of […]
“Dell Hell” Situation Teaches Valuable Lessons
Published by August 23rd, 2005 in Crisis Communication, PCs, Public Relations, Web/Internet and Weblogs. 0 CommentsPC juggernaut Dell has recently received a lot of negative
attention based primarily on the postings of a single (albeit very well-read)
blogger, Jeff Jarvis, who had a very bad experience dealing with Dell’s
customer service department. Bloggers, many of whom had their own
less-than-satisfactory experiences with Dell’s customer service, began linking
to Jarvis’ post and posting their own horror […]
Last Thursday, Dell announced its plans to launch a "high-end" PC line of desktop and notebook computers that cost between $1,200 and $3,500, to be released during the second half of the year. Dell Vice President Mike George compared the new line to Toyota’s luxury vehicle brand, Lexus.
By releasing a such a product, Dell will […]
