electronista.com - 12/29/2008
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Microsoft may be experimenting with the idea of selling PCs in the same way as cellphones are currently sold, patent filings suggest. A recently-published patent application proposes selling "standard model" PCs at a significant discount, with the rest of the price being subsidized by an ...
isuppli.com - 12/23/2008
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isuppli.com —
Global notebook PC shipments exceeded those of desktops
on a quarterly basis for the first time ever...
in the third quarter, marking a watershed event in the history of the industry, according to iSuppli Corp. Notebook PC shipments rose almost 40 ...
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Notebook PC Shipments Exceed Desktops for First Time ...
searchengineland.com - 12/31/2008
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Back in June, I spoke at Microsoft as
part of a regular series for those involved with...
its webmaster tools group and anyone generally interested in search. My talk was called “Tough Love For Microsoft Search,” and I covered various reasons why I felt ...
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Tough Love For Microsoft Search
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Microsoft contemplating pay-per-use PC model?
MacDailyNews —
... would have to use their machine," Electronista reports. "Buyers might alternately be asked to pick from general packages, such as office, gaming or browsing bundles, each with a different hourly rate; expanding functionality would require switching to a new package. Controlling a person's ability to use their computer would be a new security module, locking a PC to a given supplier, while also restricting functionality," Electronista reports. More info and links in the full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Don't the Windows sufferers already pay enough in frustration, ...
Microsoft patent application hints at pay-as-you-go PCs
Engadget —
... that they used, with some added graphics performance or storage space simply a few bucks an hour away, as helpfully illustrated above. To prevent folks from "unlocking" the PC, each computer would also come equipped with a security module and metering agent that locks the PC to a particular supplier, and presumably offers up a whole host of other restrictions. Of course, this is a Microsoft patent application and, as we've seen, that hardly assures an actual product. [Via Electronista] ...
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blog.wired.com 10/29/2008 —
Microsoft has moved from paying $3 million for a spokesman to getting its advertising for free. The next phase of its "I'm a PC" campaign has made the switch to user generated content.
The campaign began with Jerry Seinfeld and ...
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crunchgear.com 2/13/2009 —
I guess it had to happen: Microsoft is opening retail stores with the help of some guy named Dave Porter who used to work for Wal-Mart. Super synergy. I can see it now: these stores will be the exact polar opposite of the Apple Store - brightly ...
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bits.blogs.nytimes.com 10/25/2008 — The mix of Windows sales had tipped more toward low-cost PCs, which come with lower-margin versions of Windows and often not Vista.
HP Unveils Home Server —
I4U News 12/29/2008
HP has unveiled a new home server for PCs and Mac computers that allows for easy sharing, backup, remote access, and uploading to rich social media sites. The device s based on the Windows Home Server platform and two models are available including ...
Microsoft outlines pay-per-use PC vision —
CNET News - Business Tech 12/29/2008
Microsoft has applied for a patent on metered, pay-as-you-go computing.
U.S. patent application number 20080319910 , published on Christmas Day, details Microsoft's vision of a situation where a "standard model" of PC is given away or heavily ...
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