I was about to make a derogatory comment regarding the psyche of one who’d desire a bloody hand 360 faceplate, but then I realised, I’m the one promoting it. $US18 at Etsy or a pretty simple DIY. [
Did anyone else notice? When NXE launched, it was pretty quick. But it’s just gotten slower…and slower. (Thanks ads!) Luckily, Microsoft is admitting there’s an issue and has a plan to fix it.
Apple wasn’t the only one balling this quarter on the back of new computer sales. Microsoft’s profits were up a huge 79 percent against last year to hit US$6.48 billion (on record revenues of US$16.37 billion), mostly thanks to people snapping up Vista-loaded computers (whether they want the OS or not).
