MS cranks up Windows 2000 blitz
The operating system won't be on the market for four months -- but you can buy the Windows 'Fun Putty' today.
The operating system won't be on the market for four months -- but you can buy the Windows 'Fun Putty' today.
Last week I documented a change in the terms of the retail Windows Vista license that will directly impact hobbyists and enthusiasts. Paul Thurrott spoke to a Microsoft product manager who says it's just a "clarification." That's a remarkable bit of historical revisionism and a major change in what Microsoft has been telling its customers for five years. But don't take my word or Paul's - go read the supporting documents for yourself.
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When Asus first unveiled its Eee PC at Computex in 2007, the industry viewed it as curiosity. One year later, Asus says it has sold more than a million Eee PCs and a new category, the ultra low-cost PC, is suddenly one of the biggest trends at this year's tradeshow.
Today's headlines are again dominated by the Consumer Electronics Show, as well as Barnes and Noble's Book and a speech by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong.
The 'Bloom box' fuel system that Silicon Valley is fussing about isn't free energy or perpetual motion; it's a clever way of storing the energy from gas (natural or biogas) in solid oxide fuel cells more efficiently than a gas generator (although when they say it's far more efficient than the US electrical grid that's not saying much, as that emits considerably more CO2 than the UK national grid and loses more of it in transmission).
NEC has unveiled its latest creation, the 23-inch MultiSync EX231W LED-backlit display, which is ultra-slim and should use less much power to match.
The Windows 8 launch today put to rest rumors that Microsoft is running away from the PC. Instead the company made the case that Windows 8 is the foundation for the "best PCs ever made"--ones designed to work as both laptops and tablets, and for both work and play.
Microsoft's new CEO will be announcing changes to the company's Senior Leadership team as soon as this week, according to reports.
Microsoft's new cross-platform operating system team includes a number of former Windows big-wigs and few of the members of the most recent Windows regime.