Recent Articles
-
Microsoft Windows Tablet to Debut by Christmas to Counter iPad
(Reuters) – A Microsoft slate to counter Apple’s popular iPad tablet computer will be seen by the Christmas holiday, Microsoft’s Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday. Ballmer did not say whether the palm-sized slates would actually be on sale in time for Christmas, nor did he say who would make them. Microsoft has been…
-
HP Software Acquisition Spree Expected
NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard’s (NYSE:HPQ) choice of CEO may spur a flurry of deals in the software industry, as it shores up one of the weakest parts of its business to do battle with Oracle (NASDAQ:ORCL) and IBM (NYSE:IBM). Leo Apotheker, former head of German business software giant SAP (DE:SAPG) and now…
-
Microsoft Windows Phone Series 7 to Go Up Against iPhone, Android, BlackBerry
Looks like the long-awaited debut of Windows Phone Series 7 is just around the corner. This morning, Redmond pushed “send” on an email to reporters that said the company, along with AT&T, will host a press conference on October 11. Expectations for Windows Phone 7 are high and mobile market watchers will be keeping a…
-
1. Google
1. Google Google is arguably the biggest threat to Microsoft now. The search company is dominating Microsoft’s Bing, it’s making Microsoft’s advertising efforts look like the also-ran, and in the mobile space, Microsoft has a lot of catching up to do with Windows Phone 7. Google is simply a major problem for Microsoft. And it’s…
-
HP’s New CEO: What Apotheker’s Appointment Means for the Industry, the Channel
The dust certainly has yet to settle on HP’s appointment of Leo Apotheker as its new CEO and only time will tell what the ramifications of his appointment will be for HP, the technology industry and for HP’s channel partners. But here are some quick clues as to what Apotheker’s appointment may mean for the…
