Linux Netbooks Return Rates are 4 Times Higher than Windows, but how Microsoft is Gonna Lose it Again

June 2nd, 2009 Acer to offer Google's Android in netbook PCs TAIPEI, Taiwan — Small new "netbook" computers from Acer Inc. will come with Google Inc.'s Android operating system if buyers desire, instead of Windows from Microsoft Corp.

July 24th, 2009 On the Call: Microsoft CFO Chris LiddellSEATTLE — With businesses cutting back on technology spending and consumers favoring low-end notebooks, the average amount Microsoft Corp. brings in from selling a copy of its Windows software has fallen.

May 23rd, 2009 Windows 7 is being awaited eagerly. And as I know some of my friends, they have started saving their pocket money suspecting Windows 7 is gonna cost them a lot.

July 30th, 2007 It has been several months that I fully migrated to Linux. The whole company has moved 100% to Linux, all servers, desktop ...

September 11th, 2007 I morally support BadVista campaign in as much as it helps educate people that: 1. Windows Vista is actually a downgrade (from Windows XP or Windows 2000) wherein you are forced to support DRM (for content producers) at your expense (CPU & Memory) forcing you to upgrade your hardware just to get reasonable performance out of Windows Vista (cost analysis).

March 14th, 2007 Major international bank HSBC will standardize its Linux deployments on Novell's SUSE distribution, with Microsoft's premium support. The HSBC deal requires Microsoft to supply the bank with three-year priority support subscriptions to Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.

May 6th, 2007 Are you a developer or QA engineer, in an all Linux workplace, always looking for scarce Windows machines to run Microsoft Internet Explorer for testing your product and services? You could also be the manager who is eager to switch to Linux but cannot do so because of strong requirement for testing on Internet Explorer. You are in luck.

August 30th, 2006 The government in India’s southern state of Kerala is campaigning to eliminate Microsoft products from use in public institutions. As part of a drive against “monopolistic” organizations, schools and public offices across the state are being encouraged to install free software systems instead of purchasing Microsoft’s Windows programs.

January 3rd, 2009 Amongst the very few irreplacable products that Microsoft Windows have come up with, Microsoft Office 2007 is one very close to it. It has so many features and standardized options that I can not think openoffice as an alternative to it.

July 8th, 2009 Google finally does the inevitable, the most anticipated and talked about project in the tech world as far as they are concerned. They have designed an OS that has their name, i.e.

July 23rd, 2009 With so much fuss over Windows 7, Microsoft has officially signed off the OS, releasing it to manufacturing. After having done with the testings and validation checks required for RTM, Microsoft has officially declared build 7600 as RTM.

January 31st, 2007 Bill Gates claimed that Vista was "dramatically more secure" during an interview with BBC News. He said the improved security in Vista was a reason all by itself to upgrade from Windows XP.

June 21st, 2006 Martin Taylor, a 13-year Microsoft veteran and advisor to chief executive Steve Ballmer, who coordinated Microsoft's anti-Linux campaign has suddenly quit the company less than three months after moving to a new position revamping MSN's marketing. He was credited with helping Microsoft beat back the threat posed by the free Linux operating system when he was head of platform strategy for the Windows group.

November 8th, 2008 Did you ever have problem in finding an old mail from Gmail? Did you find out that the mail doesn't exist or you had deleted it accidentally? Well for those who receive critical mails and feel insecure about having no backups for those, can breathe easy now. Gmail Backup is the tool that allows Gmail user to regular backup of their mail and restore when necessary.

August 24th, 2009 Nokia to make laptop, jumping on wireless trendNEW YORK — Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, said Monday that it will start making a small, light laptop, similar to ones PC manufacturers are already selling through wireless carriers around the world. The Finnish company says the Nokia Booklet 3G will run Microsoft Corp.'s Windows software, have a 10-inch screen and weigh 2.8 pounds.