February 24, 2009 – 4:43 pm
Microsoft’s “crazy chief” Steve Ballmer confirmed today that the next-generation Office 14 has been delayed until 2009. Why is this being reported in a netbook blog, you ask? Well, Ballmer revealed some relevant information, saying that a “netbook”-like version of Windows Server is also planned.
Microsoft is hopeful that this low-cost, low-price, low-functionality alternative will take [...]
January 23, 2009 – 11:27 am
For the first time in its 33-year history, Microsoft is planning a major redundancy with 5,000 jobs — about 5% of the company’s 94,000 strong workforce — ready to be axed, 1,400 of those with immediate effect. This comes in the face of an 11% drop in net income for the last quarter compared to [...]
December 23, 2008 – 12:32 pm
We recently reported that sales of Windows netbooks are outnumbering sales of Linux netbooks by more than 9 to 1! This information was according to leading vendors, most notably Acer, who given their 38% leading share in netbook sales are as reliable a source as anyone for this kind of information.
According to Mobile Computing News [...]
November 10, 2008 – 4:00 pm
So after the story of netbooks becoming a threat to Microsoft next week, another story has emerged via Lilputing that opposes it. No, Bill Gates hasn’t ordered the destruction of Linux, but Asus has decided to eliminate the Linux Eee PC option in the Philippines.
An Asus official has said that response to Linux in the [...]
November 7, 2008 – 3:30 pm
Netbooks are becoming an unexpected problem for Microsoft, according to Bloomberg. Acer Inc. and Asustek Computer, two of the big names in the netbook market, who make up 90% of said market, are using Linux on about 30% of their netbooks. Of course, Linux has always been a fairly non-threatening rival for Microsoft’s Windows series, [...]
