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∞ ∞ Microsoft exec calls iPhone 4 Apple's Vista

Peter Cohen — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:54:31 +0000

Now even Microsoft is poking Apple with sticks over its botched management of reception issues that plague the iPhone 4 almost three weeks after its launch. Kevin Turner, Microsoft’s chief operating officer, compared the iPhone 4 to Microsoft’s failed Vista operating system. The comments came during a keynote speech at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C.

Earlier in his talk, Turner poked fun at the reception problems that have dogged Apple’s iPhone 4 since

∞ ∞ Psystar releases software to install Mac OS X on regular PCs

Peter Cohen — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:40:14 +0000

Psystar, the Miami-based PC manufacturer that’s still in a protracted legal battle with Apple over selling PCs that come pre-installed with Mac OS X, has begun offering Rebel EFI – software that lets any generic PC run Mac OS X. … Continued

∞ ∞ Survey: 60% of companies will skip Windows 7

Jim Dalrymple — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:46:12 +0000

This is a case where history is coming back to bite Microsoft. In a recent survey done by ScriptLogic, 60 percent of respondents say they will skip Microsoft’s latest operating system when it’s released later this year.

∞ ∞ "Vista Fixed Edition" 50 percent off the first day

Jim Dalrymple — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:32:29 +0000

Microsoft released pricing yesterday for “Vista Fixed Edition,” otherwise known as Windows 7.

∞ ∞ Apple should thank Microsoft for Windows 7 pricing

Jim Dalrymple — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:08:31 +0000

I don’t know what they were thinking, but Microsoft on Thursday announced pricing for the upcoming version of “Vista Fixed Edition,” also known as Windows 7.

∞ ∞ Mac OS X vs. Windows 7: Who has the best upgrade?

Jim Dalrymple — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:29:07 +0000

I wrote a story at CNET earlier today asking the question: Who offers the best upgrade, Apple or Windows?

The basis of the argument is this. Both companies are upgrading an existing operating system and both claim better