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Microsoft Smartphone Market Share Still Hurting
Microsoft s share of the U.S. smartphone market continued to decline through May, according to research firm comScore. For the three-month period between the end of February and the end of May, comScore estimated Microsoft s U.S. share dipping from 7.7 percent to 5.8 percent. That comes despite the marketing push behind the Windows Phone…
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Businesses Indecisive on Cloud Computing Benefits: Report
Nearly half of small business owners do not believe cloud computing will help reduce their IT costs, according to a June survey of 1,000 independent business owners by Newtek Business Services. Newtek’s Authority Market Sentiment Survey, a monthly window into the concerns of independent business owners, found that educating small independent business owners regarding the…
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Microsoft Licensing: Why The Disconnect On Software and Cloud?
I’ve been thinking about Microsoft licensing a lot recently. Besides potentially giving me a headache, there’s a good reason for this. Microsoft has a lot of licensing programs. Open License, Enterprise Agreements, Service Provider Licensing Agreements, OEM, Retail, Select… there are a lot of different ways to buy Microsoft. There has been a considerable amount…
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Worldwide SaaS Revenue to Grow 21 Percent in 2011: Gartner
Revenue from software as a service will likely reach $12.1 billion in 2011, up 20.7 percent from 2010’s tally of $10 billion, research firm Gartner said. The market should continue to grow at a healthy pace through 2015, when Gartner predicts revenue will hit $21.3 billion. "After more than a decade of use, adoption of…
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Verizon Introduces Tiered Pricing for Data
Network operator Verizon Wireless confirmed the end of its unlimited data plans, to be replaced with a tiered pricing structure, as a flood of smartphones, tablets and other bandwidth-hungry devices descend on the company s network. The new pricing structure offers customers monthly plans of $30 for 2 gigabytes of data, $50 for 5 gigabytes…