Tag: Google

  • 10 Things Steve Ballmer Doesn’t Get About Android

    10 Things Steve Ballmer Doesn’t Get About Android

    Don Reisinger

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    10 Things Steve Ballmer Doesn’t Get About Android It’s Not Just For Computer ScientistsBallmer’s comment that Android is only for computer scientists is a bit odd. As anyone who has used Android knows, it’s not difficult to use the platform in any way. In fact, some might say that it’s easier to use than Windows… Read more

  • Microsoft’s Ballmer Bashes Android, Google Apps, iPhone

    Channel Insider Staff

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    SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer pulled no punches in his appearance here at the Web 2.0 Summit Oct. 18. He livened up a relatively controversy-free show by poking fun at Google’s (NASDQ:GOOG) Apps cloud collaboration software, the Android mobile operating system and even Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone. Ballmer last spoke here at the Web 2.0… Read more

  • RIM Introduces BBX Operating System for BlackBerry Devices

    Channel Insider Staff

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    Research In Motion didn t whip back the curtain entirely from the QNX-based operating system it expects will put its BlackBerry smartphones on a more competitive footing with the likes of Apple s iPhone and Google Android, but RIM did offer some details of that BBX platform at its BlackBerry DevCon Americas conference in San… Read more

  • Apple iPhone, iPad Sells Strongly in Fourth Quarter

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    Apple reported sharp year-over-year spikes in sales of iPhones, Macs and iPads for its fiscal 2011 fourth quarter, suggesting that Google Android has done little to erode Apple s retail presence or margins. Apple is currently locked in a number of intellectual-property suits against Android manufacturers, including HTC and Samsung, which threaten to limit where… Read more

  • Windows

    Windows

    Don Reisinger

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    Windows Earlier this year, Google launched Chrome OS, a cloud-based operating system that the company says could be a fine solution for consumers, enterprise users, and even educational institutions. But most companies are ignoring it. Windows, on the other hand, still dominates the OS space&#151 and likely will for years to come, no matter what… Read more

  • Google Relies on Partners for Cloud Transformation

    Ericka Chickowski

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    Google is doubling down on its channel strategy with its recent unveiling of its Cloud Transformation Program, in which the company is using partners to deliver value-added services built around Google’s cloud portfolio. The program will start out with six select partners participating, but Google intimates that it will expand to more as it gains… Read more