Mac vs. PC: The Ultimate Lab Test for New Desktops & Laptops
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| PC: Simply put, Vista proved to be a more sluggish operating system than
| Leopard. Our PCs installed some software faster, but in general they were
| slower in our time trials. Plus, both PCs showed weaker performance on
| third-party benchmarks than the Macs. Our biggest surprise, however, was that
| PCs were not the relative bargains we expected them to be. The Asus M51sr
| costs the same as a MacBook, while the Gateway One actually costs $300 more
| than an iMac. That means for the price of the Gateway you could buy an iMac,
| boost its hard drive to match the Gateway's, purchase a copy of Vista to
| boot--and still save $100.
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http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/reviews/4258725.html?page=1
Watch this new damning video:
The most painful Microsoft video ever made?
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| Watching this internal Microsoft sales video, I was initially thinking that
| it might have been concocted by one of Microsoft's competitors, as a spoof
| poking fun at the company. But the appearance of Kevin Turner, the company's
| chief operating officer, gives it a stamp of legitimacy.
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http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/136666.asp?source=rss
Wow. Microsoft is so 80s! This is just embarrassing.
Yesterday:
Vista: The kiss of death for Microsoft execs
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| Think Microsoft is happy with Vista? Think again. Numerous top execs involved
| in its development and launch are no longer at the company, at least in one
| instance because an exec was put in a position that was certainly a demotion.
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http://blogs.computerworld.com/vista_the_kiss_of_death_for_microsoft_execs
Days ago:
Windows exec Poole leaving Microsoft (Update)
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| Microsoft senior vice president Will Poole, a longtime Windows executive, is
| retiring from the company, according to a report by ZDNet blogger Mary Jo
| Foley this afternoon. No confirmation from Microsoft yet.
|
| Poole would be the latest executive to leave the company since Windows
| Vista's launch. Others include Rob Short and Michael Sievert.
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http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/136482.asp?source=rss
Recent:
Microsoft's Vista Blogger Quits As Redmond Exodus Builds
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| Earlier this year, Microsoft Business Division president Jeff Raikes said he
| would retire in September, to be replaced by former Juniper Networks chief
| operating officer Stephen Elop.
|
| Microsoft's merger and acquisitions chief Bruce Jaffe stepped down at the end
| of February.
|
| To boot, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates will give up full-time duties at the
| company in July.
|
| The departures highlight one of Microsoft's biggest challenges as a mature
| company: attracting and retaining Silicon Valley's top talent. In its early
| days, Microsoft could entice recruits with an entrepreneurial environment and
| stock options that eventually turned secretaries into millionaires.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=207001276&subSection=All+Stories
Vista marketing chief to bid Microsoft adieu
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| Michael Sievert, Corporate Vice President for Windows Product Marketing, is
| moving on, according to multiple sources of mine.
|
| It’s hard to make the case that Sievert, who was responsible for the
| worldwide introduction of Windows Vista, isn’t being pushed for the
| less-than-enthusiastic public perception of Microsoft’s latest version of
| Windows. Even though Microsoft has moved 100-million-plus copies of Vista,
| many consumers and businesses still consider the new release buggy, sluggish
| and incompatible with existing software and drivers.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1158
Veteran Windows architect resigns from Microsoft
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| On the heels of a week of news of a number of Microsoft executive departures
| and reshufflings, another has come to light. Rob Short, Corporate Vice
| President for Windows Core, has resigned from the company.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1110
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