Ballmer knows the fastest way to get people talking about Microsoft is if he slags off the competition, which is exactly what he did yesterday. Boasting, he compared 350m sold PCs in the last year with their rival selling just 20m.
You’ll need to explain the connection between fuel and Windows to me….maybe Microsoft’s been sniffing some? Either way, until July 22, they’ll give you a 50 buck Caltex StarCash Card when you buy any full packaged edited of Windows 7.
Whether you’re a a die-hard Windows fan or simply a Mac user required to occasionally use Windows, it’s hard to argue against the fact that Mac OS X has some killer features. Here’s how to get the best of them on Windows.
It’s cool, I understand that old people have trouble understanding new technology (*cough* Senator Grassley *cough*). But when it’s your job to understand and make BINDING LEGAL RULINGS on technology, you have to at least know the difference between iOS and Windows 7.
Whoever’s idea it was, it looks like it was a good one. 350 million licences for Windows 7 have been sold in just 18 months. The platform’s numbers have continued to climb after reaching 240 million sales in its first year and 300 million back in January. By contrast, Windows Vista sold just 180 million licences over its first 18 months.
Mumbrella has a fine eye for discovering the worst commercials to grace the Internet, and this series from Intel suggesting that Windows 7 is a form of marriage councelling service they found today is especially painful.
When anything gets spoofed, one of the first places you go in geekdom is Star Wars. It’s, like, a rule. Which really means a Star Wars parody of those obnoxious “Windows 7 was My Idea” commercials was bound to happen.
