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Microsoft Adds ‘Apple Tax’ to PC Rhetoric
Microsoft must be feeling the heat from a growing acceptance of Apple Mac products, as a new campaign by the Redmond, Wash.-based company is pushing the concept of an "Apple tax" for non PC-users. The campaign, which Microsoft began last fall, claims that non-Microsoft users pay more for Apple hardware and have fewer peripheral and…
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Dell’s Channel Chief Gets Global Gig
As a result of sweeping corporate reorganization at Dell, Greg Davis is being elevated to running global channels for the struggling computer powerhouse. "Greg now has a new and expanded global role," CEO Michael Dell confirmed in an e-mail to Channel Insider. Since Dell re-entered the channel nearly 18 months ago, Davis has served as…
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AMD Poised to Lose Another Race with Intel
Imagine this: you’re sitting in the staging lane in your shiny new Ford F150 pickup truck ready to drag race. You’re feeling pretty good and confident until the 10-cylinder Dodge Viper pulls along side. Perhaps implying that you’re the fastest one around was not such a good idea after all? This is exactly what AMD…
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Dell’s Reorganization Leaves Channel Chief Jobs in Question
Dell left critical questions unanswered for its nascent channel program partners when it announced a reorganization of its major divisions on Dec. 31. A Dell spokesman said Dell had yet to reveal its plans about potential personnel changes for its three regional channel chiefs and also the division or divisions that those chief or chiefs…
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Adder Proves KVM Still Has Relevance
KVM switches have become rather pedestrian, and it’s pretty hard to get excited when the latest KVM switch hits the streets. Why? Well, partly because many KVM switches have been replaced with software solutions, such as terminal services, gotomypc and logmein. But don’t tell that to the folks at Adder, a manufacturer of KVM switches.…
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Zyxel Melds 3G, Wi-Fi to Create a Wireless Security Appliance
Connecting a wireless LAN to wired broadband is pretty much old hat; the market is littered with hundreds of devices that do just that and a little more. So, how does one find new market share in such a crowded market? Just come up with a better mousetrap! ZyXEL’s better mousetrap comes in the form…
