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Windows 8 Upgrade Prices Going Up Tomorrow

Windows 8 Upgrade Prices Going Up Tomorrow

By Sean Patterson January 31, 2013

Windows 8 isn’t being adopted by PC users in the numbers Microsoft had hoped. Though the company has sold 60 million Windows 8 licenses, the new OS still holds a marginal share of the desktop OS market, while Windows 7 …

Linux 3.3 Out Now, Android Merge Coming Linux 3.3 Out Now, Android Merge Coming
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As we reported on last month, Linux developers are becoming more important to businesses the world over. Their jobs are just about to get easier with the release of Linux version 3.3. The release notes for Linux 3.3 is pretty …

Anonymous Operating System: Real or Fake? Anonymous Operating System: Real or Fake?

Active Anonymous twitter accounts are now tweeting that the Anonymous Operating System is a fake. @anonopsAnonOpsThe Anon OS is fake it is wrapped in trojans. RT 12 hours ago via TweetDeck ·  Reply ·  Retweet ·  Favorite · powered by @socialditto The ubuntu based OS has already been …

Microsoft’s Weird Stance on Windows 8 Personalization Microsoft’s Weird Stance on Windows 8 Personalization
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How does it make you feel when a company tries to sell you something, but then, try and tell how to use it after you’ve paid for it? If you’re a PS3 fanboy, you might approve of this tactic, but …

Is Windows 8 Coming Soon? Is Windows 8 Coming Soon?
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As Microsoft continues to work on their upcoming Windows 8 builds, preparing the operating system for the touch generation, is it almost time for a beta version to show up? What about it being released to the manufacturer? Is that …

Mayer: Google Still Not Making An Operating System

Question-and-answer routines can be pointless; take "are we there yet?" as an example relating to road trips.  It’s sometimes worth asking the same old thing, though, and in response to a question about Google operating systems, Marissa Mayer gave the usual reply: we’re not pursuing one.

Ballmer: Vista A Work In Progress
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Microsoft’s CEO admits what thousands of techies have thought of the company for years: they toss stuff into the user community and need a couple of additional releases to make it work.

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Microsoft, Symbian Unimpressed By Android
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The appeal of Google’s mobile operating system, Android, and an alliance of handset makers, has not registered with two major phone OS builders.

Google . . . Build Us An OS!

After spending between $100 and $300 on various versions of Vista, some people are going back to XP.  For Microsoft, this is a very bad sign.  But for Google, this is practically an invitation to enter the OS market.

An Unreasonable Faith In The Google OS
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The Google Operating System is a myth. I’ll admit it. I also admit that I have a certain amount of faith in myths – or at least fairy (faerie) tales. It’s true that people, when faced with sudden affirmations of faith, will leap to conclusions to support it – it’s called cognitive dissidence. However, a friend of a friend told me a Google OS is eminent, and I believe it.

Preparing For Windows Vista

Windows Vista is the next major operating system release from Microsoft. This highly anticipated release not only has many new and exciting features but Microsoft have also improved the graphical user interface and given it a new visual style.