dont know where else to post this
so i ended up getting 2 GT630's (Gigabyte) from my parents for my Bday and well they are not SLI card its to big of a hassle to drive the 50+ miles to return it - beside ebay which i hate and Craigslist does anybody know where i can sell this card?? it was 70...
SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp has sold 100 million Windows 8 licences in the six months since launch, roughly in line with the previous version, but wants to combat sputtering interest in its flagship software with a substantial update to make it easier to use and compatible with smaller tablets...
I keep reading things like this all the time. But, one thing that keeps popping up every time; is Windows 8 lack of a start button (really) as there are plenty of choices, and the use of the so called two os's in one. You can use one or the other you know. So, what's the big deal? In none of...
Consumer sales of Windows-powered PCs have dropped 21 per cent overall last month, indicating the poor performance of Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 8.
Link Removed
Uncertainty could turn Windows 8 into the next Vista
Sales of Windows 8 PCs are well below Microsoft’s internal projections and have been described inside the company as disappointing. But here’s the catch: The software giant blames the slow start on lackluster PC maker designs and...
acceptance
analysis
design
disappointment
launch
market
microsoft
pc manufacturers
performance
projection
sales
strategy
surface
trends
windows 8
windows vista
Can Dell sell lots of Windows 8 Pro tablets to businesses? It will have to go up against market standard-bearer Apple iPad. Originally posted at News - Microsoft
Source: Yahoo! News
Microsoft has sold 4 million copies of Windows 8 since launch | Microsoft - CNET News
Installing Windows 8: the pain, the poetry, the pleasure | Windows 8 - CNET Reviews
Microsoft's Surface tablet, which was unveiled earlier this year, h... Watch Now Today’s widely dispersed workforces can make it difficult to ... Watch Now
Source: Yahoo! News
Rumours are that Microsoft have plans to do away with full retail copies of it's next os. Now like with all other windows rumours I wouldn't hold your breath but still.....
Reference:
Microsoft may scrap full retail edition of Windows 8, offer OEM and upgrade only | The Verge
boxed copy
consumer choice
home users
licensing
microsoft
oem
operating system
pc build
retail version
rumours
sales
software support
system builder
upgrade offer
upgrade options
windows 7
windows 8
windows vista
Some interesting statistics regarding PC (desktop / laptop) sales over the past year from multiple top tier OEMs showing a somewhat flat or even a mild decline in most instances (excepting ASUS).
Not sure what the take away should be from the article, as there seems to be the usual speculation...
3d modeling
audio editing
demand
desktop
form factors
future technology
handheld
laptop
market trends
oem
one size fits all
photoshop
sales
small devices
statistics
tablet
technology
video rendering
windows 8
It seems that Microsoft wants to have their cake and eat it too. Who wouldn't, after all what good is having cake if you can't eat it.
On the one hand they have this new OS (Windows 8) which is likely to RTM in August (some suggest as early as July) and become GA (Generally Available) in...
adoption
application
consumer
desktop
development
enterprise
market
microsoft
mobile
operating system
power source
registry
sales
shift
technology
user experience
web services
windows 7
windows 8
windows 95
Microsoft reported stronger-than-expected sales of its current Windows software despite all the buzz surrounding its upcoming Windows 8 revamp. The surprising boost from Windows sales actually helped Microsoft post a 6 percent increase in revenue for its Q1 2012 (fiscal Q3) earnings results...
Last year at this time, Apple had a 94.3 percent share of the worldwide tablet market, an analysis firm says. But, by the end of last month, that chunk had fallen to 61.3 percent of tablets shipped. Tablets running Google’s Android mobile operating system are taking a bite out of the iPad...
A new study on tablets unsurprisingly shows that Apple has the lion's share of the tablet market. What is more surprising, and maybe a little depressing depending on who you ask, is that Microsoft manages to sell more Windows 7 tablets than RIM sells BlackBerry PlayBooks, despite Windows 7 not...
New data from Strategy Analytics suggested that even Microsoft had managed to ship more tablets than RIM in the spring. Windows 7 tablets made up 4.6 percent of the tablet space, or 697,000 devices, where RIM's 500,000 PlayBooks were only enough to give its platform 3.3 percent. RIM was larger...
compromise
cybersecurity
data breach
electronics
email exposure
hacking
information security
password
personal data
phone
privacy
risk management
sales
security incident
toshiba
user data
web server
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Tuesday praised the widespread adoption of his company’s desktop operating system, saying it has now sold more than 400 million Windows 7 licenses. However, Ballmer acknowledged Microsoft’s struggles in the mobile phone market, where the company’s...
adoption
ceo
desktop
innovation
license
market share
microsoft
mobile
operating system
performance
platform
sales
software
steve ballmer
struggles
technology
user base
windows 7
windows phone