Windows 7 chatter having a significant negative effect on Vista
Yesterday I asked for a show of hands to find out whether chatter about the next version of Windows is putting off Hardware 2.0 from deploying Vista. The results are very interesting indeed.
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9.4.2008 No Effect on PC Sales This Year
Microsoft's new OS isn't having much effect on 2007 PC sales, with 'at best, a limited boost.'
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26.3.2007 Raise your hand if you're tired of negative Vista articles
eowin member ispamforfood (interesting nickname!) has posted an interesting question on our Back Page News forum asking "Raise your hand if you're tired of negative Vista articles".
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27.11.2007 Vista gets a halo effect from Windows 7
Conventional wisdom says corporations have completely rejected Windows Vista. But I’m seeing evidence lately that Vista’s image is improving with age.
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2.2.2009 Windows Live FolderShare Beta Refresh for PC-to-PC Sync
Today, the FolderShare Team is shipping a Beta Refresh of both the Windows Live FolderShare website and client that offers some great improvements to the Windows Live FolderShare service at http://www.foldershare.com/.
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11.3.2008 Do not make Win 7 too Mac-like
Blogger Paul Thurrott has written a couple of interesting posts about the difference between “simple” and “easy” in the context of Windows 7.
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4.12.2008 Why Apple does not make a netbook
As netbooks continue their inexorable rise up the wish lists of gadget hounds, businesses and ordinary folk alike, the clamor for Apple to join the market continues to increase from all sides.
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5.3.2009 Is Google going to make Microsoft look good?
Why do we like Google? Is it because they are the “do no evil” company? Is it because they are not Microsoft? Is it because they make our lives easier through their search, email, and other services? The fact of the matter is that a lot of people from users, to developers, to workers, and to investors like Google. Heck, even I like google! (Look at the ads.)
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3.8.2006 Microsoft Blogs Make Room for Ads
Microsoft's MSN Spaces blogging features are set for a major upgrade to incorporate a revenue-sharing advertising option and a new partnership with Amazon.com, according to various sources.
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26.1.2006 How To Make a Custom Vista Disc AIO
odeeee report How To
Make a Custom Vista Disc All In One in our forum.
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26.1.2007 ReadyBoost in Windows Vista: Does it Make a Difference?
USB memory keys are compact little devices that can store and transfer anywhere from 128MB to 8GB of data, all it takes is a USB slot.
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27.8.2007 Users may need Vista to make most of Server 2008
Companies installing Windows Server 2008 may have to buy extra Microsoft software, such as Windows Vista, to use more advanced features, analyst firm Gartner has said.
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3.11.2007 Hollywood to make shows for Xbox 360
Microsoft, seeking to expand offerings on its Xbox 360 console, has reached an agreement with a company headed by Peter Safran, the veteran Hollywood producer and talent manager, to produce original shows for distribution on the system.
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31.3.2008 Last OS Standing: Make the Most of Windows Vista
Now that Windows XP is no longer being sold by Microsoft, PC users will be stuck with Windows Vista. Here's a roundup of PC World's best tips for making Vista easier to use.
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3.7.2008 Microsoft to eventually make Office a web application
Microsoft is leaping into hosted applications big time. InformationWeek reports that Microsoft plans to offer hosted implementations of SharePoint, CRM and ERP applications. But the best quote in that article was left till last. A "Microsoft insider" was asked which other products and services Microsoft would host and the reply was: "Everything. Hosted Office. Everything hosted."
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MS Vista to make official debut in Israel
Microsoft Windows team development head Steven Sinofsky will unveil Vista at Tech-Ed Israel 2006. windows -
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4.4.2006 NSA Helped Microsoft Make Vista Secure
Microsoft has confirmed that the U.S. government agency best known for eavesdropping on telephone calls had a hand in the development of the Windows Vista operating system.
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12.1.2007 Microsoft: Make our HD Photo format a standard
Such is the reasoning behind a step Microsoft plans to announce Thursday: it will submit its HD Photo image format to a standards body.
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8.3.2007 Microsoft Gambles One EU Customer Will Make its Case
It has been "Issues Week" all week for Microsoft, and Thursday, the company took on the dreaded interoperability issue. But its choice of message was called into question a bit yesterday after Microsoft boasted of having signed up its first official customer for its communications and interoperability IP licenses: Quest Software, the manufacturer of the Toad data modeling system.
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10.3.2007 TechEd 2007 Preview: Now It's Developers' Turn to Make Changes
With Windows Vista already a firmly entrenched product in many homes and some businesses, and with Windows Server 2008 cruising toward a final release in the second half of this year, Microsoft may feel it's time for its many partners and developers with an interest in Windows' success to stand and deliver.
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4.6.2007 Ultimately, Touch Will Make the Killer Windows 7 Applications
Undoubtedly it is the ecosystem of third-party software solutions that make Windows the platform that it is today, sharing the operating system's success.
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12.11.2008 Microsoft Promotion: make MSN Your Homepage & Win a Zune
How badly does Microsoft want to promote the Zune? Not badly enough to think of anything particularly ingenious. Unique? yes. Succesful? No.
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15.2.2007 How-To: Remove the Windows BSOD icon in Leopard, make OS X a little less smug
It's pretty clear that Apple left no stone unturned in Leopard, making changes and fixes throughout the new operating system.
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31.10.2007 OneCare Death to Make Room for Free Morro Antivirus for Windows 7
A future core antimalware solution will replace Windows Live OneCare, which, considering the price of a one year subscription, has already qualified for an alternative to free security software, come mid-2009.
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25.11.2008 Make No Mistake About It, the XP SP3 RTM Direct Download Links Are Live
Make no mistake about it, the gold bits of Windows XP Service Pack 3 are available for download straight from Microsoft, contrary to what the company is claiming.
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1.5.2008 IE7 Virtual PC Image and IE6 Virtual PC Image Refresh
From the IEBlog: Hello! Just wanted to give you a quick update that we’ve dropped two new VPC images that you can use with the free copy of Virtual PC 2007.
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19.4.2007 Windows 7 – 20 Features to Make Users Forget Vista SP1/SP2 and XP SP3
Microsoft is currently moving onward with the development of Windows 7, having passed Milestone 3 with the operating system.
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15.11.2008 New PC model
PC for Women
Google PC?
Just five years ago, Microsoft Corp. was considered the Big Bad Wolf of the media business.
Armed with a stockpile of cash and the Windows operating system that dominates office computing, Bill Gates' company was expected to huff and puff its way into America's living rooms as well, with video game consoles, home networking systems and TV set-top boxes.
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3.1.2006Mass Effect coming to PC in 2007?
Kotaku&n
bsp;has the scoop that a UK
gaming magazine, PC Gamer UK
to be exact, has word that
Bioware's next big game Mass
Effect which up until now has
been an Xbox 360 exclusive -
will supposedly debut on the
Games for Windows platform in
2007 now. Here is what PC
Gamer UK had to
say:
Mass Effect will come to
PC (it's currently only
announced for Xbox 360): it's
not been officially confirmed
but we have it on good
authority. It's been three
years since a BioWare
developed game hit the PC:
Mass Effect is a forceful
reminder of why that's too
damn
long. Of course this is by
no means a confirmation of the
deal here, but Bioware has
made some awesome games in the
past for consoles and then
released them on PC. It makes
perfect sense to release a
huge, huge game like Mass
Effect on the PC as well.
Here's
hoping.
neowin.net - 22.10.2006
Alltel, T-Mobile, Palm Lose Most from iPhone
Analysis from NPD indicates that the iPhone has had the biggest negative effect to carriers T-Mobile and Alltel, and to phone manufacturer Palm...
betanews.com - 16.10.2007
EBay to ban negative seller views
Online auction site eBay has said it plans to overhaul its feedback system and will ban sellers from leaving negative comments about buyers.
EBay said problems were occurring, and slowing down trade, when buyers left negative comments about sellers who then retaliated with their own
views. From May, those selling on eBay will not be able to leave unfavourable or neutral messages about buyers.
The move, which will affect
users worldwide, has angered many sellers. Sellers say it will leave them unprotected.
Read full story.....
neowin.net - 06.02.2008
Microsoft 'will not change
Windows'
Microsoft does not
plan to change the Korean
version of Windows, despite
demands from Korean trade
authorities and an impending
ban on Windows sales in the
country, the company told the
INQUIRER.
The software company must
remove its media player and
instant messaging programs
from products including
Windows XP and Windows Server
2003 within 180 days ??? or
stop selling them in Korea,
according to a ruling by the
Korean Fair Trade Commission
(KFTC) announced today. Future
products like Windows Vista
are also affected. The KFTC
ordered Microsoft to offer two
versions of its Windows
product line, one with the
messaging and media player
software removed, and one with
links promoting competing
products.
Microsoft
has yet to receive full
details of the required
changes from the Korean Fair
Trade Commission, but at the
moment, the company "will not
start" to make the requested
changes, said Asia Pacific
regional marketing manager,
Oliver Roll. The company will
appeal to the Korean high
court, and ask for a delay in
implementation of the ruling,
he said. If the ruling does
take effect, it will have a
negative effect on Korean
consumers and business, Roll
added. ..
winbeta.org - 08.12.2005
Vista Delay a Minor Factor in
PC Sales
The delayed launch of Windows
Vista will have a limited
effect on PC shipments in
2006, and may actually help to
boost sales slightly in 2007,
research firm IDC said Monday.
Overall, PC shipments should
grow at a ten percent or
higher rate through 2008, the
firm said...
betanews.com - 28.03.2006
1up Pulls Neverwinter Nights 2 Review
Seems the overly negative
review of Neverwinter Nights 2
over at 1up didn't sit to
well with the members. But
that begs the question, why
pull a review because it was
negative? 1up says it was
because the review didn't
live up to their "editorial
standards" which can be taken
many ways. Was it because
everyone thought the review
was way, way to negative? Or
was it because 1up got hate
mail due to the negative
review? Who knows. All I know
is that 1up actually pulled a
review - which I don't think
I've ever seen happen before
with an online review from a
major gaming site. The
original review gave
Neverwinter Nights 2 a 5/10
score, and it was pretty
obvious the reviewer didn't
care for the D&D rules or
world. Plus, as has been said,
it was poorly written. Or was
it?
Did 1up do
the right thing by pulling the
review? Should the review have
not been pulled? What does
that say about a negative
reaction to a review in
general, if it is so negative
it might get pulled by the
company? What do you guys
think?
You can
read the original
review here on
the Bioware forums.
neowin.net - 05.11.2006
Windows 7 chatter having a significant negative effect on Vista
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Yesterday I asked for a show of hands to find out whether chatter about the next version of Windows is putting off Hardware
2.0 from deploying Vista. The results are very interesting indeed.
I posted three polls. So far, each poll has received between
2,300 and 2,700 votes. Lets take a look at the results so far.
winbeta.org - 09.04.2008
FCC white space device rules to take effect next month
The FCC's final Report and Order regarding the use of radio spectrum (including the portion freed up after the DTV transition) was made public today,
revealing that the guidelines for developing white space devices will take effect March 19...
betanews.com - 18.02.2009
iTunes Law Takes Effect,
Norway Next
Apple's battle to keep its
digital rights management
system closed continued on
Thursday as the French
"iTunes Law" took
effect. Norway also indicated
that it was not happy with the
response it received from the
Cupertino company regarding
opening up iTunes...
betanews.com - 03.08.2006
Barcelona delay could hurt AMD earnings
AMD will delay its launch of
the Barcelona quad-core
Opteron server chip from its
expected date in July until
October, setting the company
back in its effort to compete
with new processors from
Intel, according to ever
increasing analyst reports.
Processor companies
make more money selling server
chips than desktop or laptop
chips, so the move will hit
AMD's 2007 earnings hard,
pushing the company to lose
$2.59 per share instead of
only $2.48 per share,
according to a report released
Tuesday by Citigroup analyst
Glen Yeung.
"Barcelona is generally
viewed to be AMD's best
opportunity to stem server
share loss to Intel. While
AMD's recent notebook win at
Toshiba may balance any
negative revenue implications
to our current model,
Barcelona's delay has
negative implications for
AMD's gross margin," Yeung
wrote...
winbeta.org - 07.06.2007
Earlier DST Has Had Minimal Energy Effect
Having Daylight Saving Time
start a month earlier than
normal was supposed to help
conserve energy, but early
indications are that the
change did not make much of a
difference...
betanews.com - 04.04.2007
Microsoft to Limit Capabilities of Cheap Laptops
Microsoft is launching a program to promote the use of its Windows OS in ultra low-cost PCs, one effect of which will be to limit the hardware
capabilities of this type of device, IDG News Service has learned.
Microsoft plans to offer PC makers steep discounts on Windows
XP Home Edition to encourage them to use that OS instead of Linux on ultra low-cost PCs (ULPCs). To be eligible, however, the PC vendors that make
ULPCs must limit screen sizes to 10.2 inches and hard drives to 80G bytes, and they cannot offer touch-screen PCs.
The program is
outlined in confidential documents that Microsoft sent to PC makers last month, and which were obtained by IDG News Service. The goal apparently is to
limit the hardware capabilities of ULPCs so that they don't eat into the market for mainstream PCs running Windows Vista, something both Microsoft
and the PC vendors would want to avoid.
winbeta.org - 10.05.2008
iSuppli raises 2007 computer sales forecast
Analysts at iSuppli have
increased predictions for PC
sales in 2007: global PC
shipments will rise to 264
million units in 2007, up
11.2% from 239 million in
2006. The previous forecast
envisioned 10.7 % growth for
the year but iSuppli now
expects notebooks to account
for almost 40% of total 2007
PC market shipments.
" Notebook PC shipments
rose to 21.8 million units in
the first quarter of 2007, up
23% from 17.7 million in the
first quarter of 2006.
First-quarter notebook PC
shipments were 3% higher than
we had previously anticipated.
There were concerns that the
second-quarter release of
Intel's new Santa Rosa
notebook microprocessor
platform might cause buyers to
delay purchases originally set
for the first quarter.
However, Santa Rosa did not
have a significant negative
effect on first-quarter
shipments ," said Matthew
Wilkins, iSuppli principal
analyst for computer
platforms.
The
analysts also issued revised
forecasts for the use of flash
memory drives as a replacement
for hard drives in laptops,
predicting that flash-equipped
portables would account for
12% of the market by the end
of 2009. They also expect 35%
of notebooks will be equipped
with Hybrid Hard Drives (flash
combined with hard drives) by
the end of 2009. Intel's
Robson (Turbo Memory) is also
expected to take off in 2007.
The combination of SSDs, HHDs,
Turbo Memory and other
solutions will propel flash
memory's penetration of
notebook data storage to
nearly 60% by the fourth
quarter of 2009, iSuppli
predicts.
neowin.net - 20.06.2007
Finally, Nero will let you make your PC into a real TiVo
The final step in making your PC into a TiVo is about to be bridged. Today, Nero AG -- makers of the famous desktop CD and DVD authoring software --
announced its LiquidTV TiVo-for-PC package...
betanews.com - 29.09.2008
Vacation with your Tablet PC
Tony Northrup explains how a
Tablet PC can make your
vacation more fun and relaxing
and provides tips for taking
your Tablet PC on vacation...
WindowsXP/expertzone - 04.01.2006
'Profound' effect seen from Microsoft's EU compliance
Changes Microsoft will make to its business practices to comply with the 2004 European Commission antitrust ruling will "profoundly affect the
software industry," European competition commissioner Neelie Kroes said Monday.
For three and a half years Microsoft dragged its
feet and used every legal avenue available to delay complying with the 2004 antitrust ruling. But after its appeal of the ruling to Europe's second
highest court failed last month, the company decided to cooperate.
"At the time the Court of First Instance issued its judgment
in September, Microsoft committed to taking any further steps necessary to achieve full compliance with the Commission's decision. We have undertaken
a constructive discussion with the Commission and have now agreed on those additional steps," Microsoft said in a statement Monday.
winbeta.org - 22.10.2007
Make Your PC Wake From Sleep Automatically
A lot of people these days are becoming more aware of the energy savings to be had by shutting down unused equipment when its not in use. And while
its no problem to shut off the TV and the end of the evening a lot of people have trouble doing the same for the PC. This is mainly because its nice
to have all your work on your computer right there where you left it when you return in the morning. Of course, this is what śsleepť mode is for “ you
can save energy without losing your place...
winbeta.org - 09.07.2008
Gears of War Officially Headed to the PC
Epic Games has always been a
developer that strongly
supports the PC platform.
While its biggest mass market
hit may on Xbox 360, the North
Carolina-based developer isnt
about to leave its PC fanbase
out in the cold.
It
should be no surprise then
that Microsoft announced at
its E3 press conference on
Tuesday evening that Gears of
War will be heading to the PC
Games for Windows platform for
this holiday season.
CliffyB took the stage to
detail the differences between
the PC and Xbox 360 versions “
and for diehard Gears of War
fans, there may be a good
enough reason to pick up the
PC version too. For the
year-long (and make that one
long year to be without Gears
of War) wait, the PC version
will be getting five new
single player chapters and new
multiplayer maps and modes...
winbeta.org - 11.07.2007
GPLv3 Draft 3 Appears to Excuse Microsoft-Novell Deal
New language inserted into the
third discussion draft of
version 3 of the General
Public License for free and
open-source software would
prohibit a license holder from
paying another party to
receive a patent license for
works the GPL covers. But a
bracketed clause would make
this language take effect for
licenses issued from
today (March 28)
forward...
betanews.com - 29.03.2007
Analysts: Vista SP1 delay won't hurt enterprises
Although Microsoft may not
have the first service pack
for Windows Vista ready at the
end of this year as some
expected, financial analysts
say that a delay should not
have a negative effect on
enterprise adoption of the OS.
Many large enterprise
customers have said they will
wait for the first service
pack for Vista to deploy the
software across their
companies. Some were expecting
SP1 before the end of the year
after Microsoft Senior Vice
President Bob Muglia said in a
published report last November
it would be released with
Windows Server, code-named
Longhorn, due by the end of
2007.
However, rumors
swirled last week that the
release of the pack would be
pushed into 2008 after
Microsoft said in a court
filing dated June 19 it would
only have a test version of
Vista SP1 out before the end
of the year.
UBS
Investment Research analyst
Heather Bellini tried to allay
investor fears in a research
note published Monday, saying
that the end-of-the-year
release of a beta listed in
the document "probably
represents a 'drop-dead'
date."..
winbeta.org - 26.06.2007
