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2008 June 11

Microsoft Office: Next Version Due In ‘09

Microsoft seems to be trying to move the focus away from Vista, by leaking the fact that the next revision of Office will be out in 2009.
The why is at once, both clear, and a mystery.
It is clear that the dollars are not flowing with as much volume as Redmond would like, due [...]

Perception Is Reality

Another point of proof of Vista being the ‘dead OS walking’ is given today by Mary-Jo Foley on ZDNet.
It seems that another Wall Street firm is predicting lower earnings for Microsoft because the company continues to have problems with Vista. The company cites lack of business adoption, and the wave of ‘retrogrades’ to Windows XP.
Nothing [...]

Is ‘Performance Cooling’ Getting Out of Hand?

After looking at a couple of the new Thermalright designs, and a Noctua design, all selling for $85, I began to think that something is wrong in the state of Denmark.
Eighty-five dollars for an air cooling solution? I know inflation is ridiculous right now, and all the ‘chickens’ of the Bush economy are ‘coming home [...]

$350 Budget Vista PC – Is This A Good Idea?

ExtremeTech put up an article which shows a PC built by their brethren at PC Magazine. It is a very inexpensive PC, built for the price point of $350, including a copy of Vista Basic.
Is this sort of article doing anyone any favors?
I’m inclined to say no, for a few reasons. The very first [...]

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