Gates and Jobs Battle it Out in Top 10 Influencers
The battles between Microsoft and Apple have hit their CEOs, as the two companies respective chiefs were named the industrys most influential
personalities, top and second, respectively, of the past 25 years, according to a poll by the Computing Technology Industry Association. Bill Gates,
chairman of Microsoft, claimed the top spot on the most influential list, named by 84 percent of the 473 IT industry professionals who participated in
the Web-based poll. Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, which he co-founded in 1976, placed second on the list of most influential IT person of the past 25
years. Jobs was selected by 73 percent of voters.
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10.11.2007Xbox 360 Surpasses Total Xbox Sales as Japan's Game Market Climbs in October
GameDaily BIZ has received the latest monthly Famitsu marketing data service report for the period covering October 1 “ 28. Although software sales
fell by over 14 percent, hardware sales climbed 30 percent, resulting in overall industry growth of 2.2 percent.
Although the DS
Lite continued to dominate the hardware scene with 318,066 units sold thanks in part to the new "Crimson/Black" model released on October 4, the
notable hardware news is that Microsoft's Xbox 360 has finally surpassed that of the original Xbox “ within two years to boot. Through October 28 in
Japan, the Xbox 360 has sold 474,000 units, exceeding the original Xbox total of 473,000 units. Famitsu said this was fueled partially by the arrival
of the Xbox 360 Elite model (120GB, HDMI-enabled) on October 11. That said, Xbox 360 sold just 18,717 during October.
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16.11.2007Bill Gates, Steve Jobs Top CompTIA Poll of Influential IT Personalities
The co-founders of two of the world's most successful, recognizable and innovative information technology (IT) companies are the industry's most
influential personalities of the past 25 years, according to a poll by the Computing Technology Industry Association (
CompTIA).
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corporation, claimed the top
spot on the most influential list. Gates, who co-founded Microsoft in 1975, was named by 84 percent of the 473 IT industry professionals who
participated in the web-based poll.
Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, which he co-founded in 1976, placed second on the list of most
influential IT person of the past 25 years. Jobs was selected by 73 percent of voters.
Placing third was Michael Dell, chairman
of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Dell, the company he founded in 1984. He was named by 53 percent of voters.
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07.11.2007Microsoft: October 2006 Security Releases ISO Image
