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February 2008
- Mac OS X Grabs Record Market Share
  
  Fortune Magazine | Feb 2, 08 8:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Apple's Mac OS X operating system grabbed a record 7.57% of market share in January, up 21.7% from the year before, Fortune 's Apple 2.0 blog reports. The computer company’s share grew 3.56% over the course of December, while rival Microsoft Windows faced a .36% loss—though it still holds a wide berth over Apple, with 91.46% of the market. More »
January 2008
- How 'Bout Them Rotten Apples?
  
  Wired | Jan 24, 08 8:59 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Apple has been around for almost a quarter of a century, but not all of its products were as ingenious as the iPod. Wired highlights the company's biggest flops. The MessagePad (AKA The Newton): Fashioned to revolutionize personal computing, this PDA was too far ahead of its time for consumers. Apple Pippin: Apple's only foray into the world of video game systems got buried by Nintendo, Sega, and Sony. More »
- Microsoft Income Jumps 79%
  
  Bloomberg | Jan 24, 08 5:21 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft topped estimates today, revealing a 79% jump in quarterly profits over the same period last year—and raising targets for the year. On Xbox 360 and Windows sales, the world's largest software maker boasted net income of $4.71 billion for the period ending December 31, up from the previous year’s $2.63 billion. Sales rose 30% to $16.4 billion, Bloomberg reports. More »
- Stop Waiting for Windows to Load
  
  MIT Technology Review | Jan 16, 08 3:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Starting up a Windows machine is normally an exercise in patience, but that could be changing, thanks to several companies working to do away with the eternal boot-up. One startup, for example, has introduced Splashtop, a tiny, simple operating system you can boot instead of Windows. Boot time? About 5 seconds, Technology Review reports. More »
- Jobs Pulls Thin Laptop Out of Air
  
  Associated Press | Jan 15, 08 2:15 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Steve Jobs today slid his latest trick not from up his sleeve, but from a manila envelope. The Apple CEO unveiled the ultra-thin MacBook Air laptop at the Macworld Expo, reports the AP. Boasting a 13-inch screen, the new Mac ranges in thickness from 0.16 inches to 0.76 inches and comes with a standard 80-gig hard drive. More »
- Is WiMac In the Air at Macworld?
  
  All Things Digital | Jan 13, 08 11:13 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - For Apple fanistas, Christmas—as in Macworld—is just around the corner. The annual Mac lovefest in San Francisco opens with a Steve Jobs keynote that usually reveals Apple’s latest and greatest, such as last year’s show-stopping iPhone. What’s in store next week? It could be the Mac helping WiMAX technology hit the mainstream, reports All Things Digital. More »
- Gates: Vista Is ‘Very Successful’
  
  Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Jan 7, 08 3:40 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - On his way out the door, Bill Gates is defending Windows Vista, the OS that has failed to woo consumers away from Microsoft's older Windows XP. "I think a lot of people would say it was the best new product of the year,” Gates said in an interview with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer before his speech last night at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. More »
December 2007
- Apple Crushes News Leak Website
  
  DailyTech | Dec 20, 07 4:02 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - After seven years publishing sneak previews on all things Apple, website Think Secret has been run out of the water by its biggest target. While die-hard Apple-pickers flocked to the site for breaking news on updates and upcoming software, Apple found the site a nuisance, and launched a lawsuit in 2005 targetting it for leaking trade secrets, DailyTech reports. More »
- Microsoft Faces New Suit on Competition
  
  Reuters | Dec 13, 07 4:43 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - An independent Norwegian software company is taking on Microsoft in an antitrust complaint filed today with the European Commission. Opera charges the industry behemoth with monopolizing the market by packaging Windows with the Internet Explorer browser, Reuters reports. The moves comes three months after Microsoft had to pay a huge fine in a similar case in Europe. More »
November 2007
- Windows XP Update Adds Speed
  
  ComputerWorld | Nov 26, 07 3:04 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Windows XP Service Pack 3, due out next year, runs Microsoft Office 10% faster than XP SP2, said a performance testing software developer. "Since SP3 was supposed to be mostly a bug-fix ... the unexpected speed boost comes as a nice bonus," said the company's technology chief, who called it a "'must-have' update," reports Computerworld . More »
- Take a Bite Out of the Big Apple
  
  TimeOut | Nov 25, 07 5:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - New York doesn't slow down just because the weather gets nippy. If anything, there's even more to do in the city that never sleeps. TimeOut recommends catching the Washington Square Tree Lighting Dec. 4. Those seeking a little more flexibility in their plans can check out the origami Christmas tree at the Museum of Natural History, already on display, or attend any one of the Rockettes' daily performances through Dec. 13 More »
- Firms Are Waiting on Windows Vista
  
  PC World | Nov 15, 07 7:13 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - It has been almost a year since Windows Vista was released to businesses, but a spate of hardware compatibility issues has many still waiting to upgrade until the release of the first service pack, scheduled for early next year. With the next version of Windows due in late 2009, PC World thinks many companies may skip upgrading to Vista altogether. More »
- Microsoft CEO Not Impressed by Android PR
  
  PC World | Nov 8, 07 4:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The announcement of Google's forthcoming 'Android' phone software and its revolutionary open source philosophy has impressed many, but decidedly not Steve Ballmer. PC World reports the Microsoft CEO declined to share his thoughts on Google's initiative, saying it was hard to compare the Windows Mobile system with "some words on paper." More »
- Microsoft Debuts Free Web Services
  
  Reuters | Nov 7, 07 11:20 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft took its latest stab at marrying Windows and the web yesterday, debuting “Windows Live,” a new take on web applications that aims to complement Microsoft’s bread-and-butter Windows and Office offerings, rather than competing with them as other web services strive to. The company plans to heavily promote the suite, which includes programs for e-mail, blogging, photo sharing, messaging, and event planning. More »
- Macs 'Cheaper' Than PCs
  
  Machinist | Nov 7, 07 3:17 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - If you don't have an Apple yet, Salon is pretty sure it's because you think Macs are more expensive than PCs. With Apple's fortunes rising on the waves of iPods, iPhones and the dazzling new Leopard operating system, price remains for many the last obstacle to switching to a Mac. But Macs are actually cheaper after you do all the math, says Salon's Machinist columnist Farhad Manjoo. More »
October 2007
- Leopard Outpaces Tiger— in Sales to Mac OS X Users
  
  Apple Insider | Oct 30, 07 2:09 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Apple has moved 2 million copies of Mac OS X Leopard since the long-awaited operating system dropped Friday. The figure is Apple’s biggest for a new OS, far outpacing the sales of its predecessor Tiger, which took 6 weeks to break the same mark in 2005, AppleInsider reports. Steve Jobs crowed, “Leopard will be a huge hit with consumers.” More »
- Vista, Office Spur Microsoft to Huge Growth
  
  Wall Street Journal | Oct 26, 07 3:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Microsoft yesterday reported a 23% leap in net income and its best revenue growth since the dot-com boom, making it an isolated winner in a tumbling market. The announcement drove up the company's shares 10% in after-hours trading. The sales of new PCs with Windows installed helped drive the gains, especially in developing countries creating large new markets for computers. More »
- Apple Fourth Quarter Swamps Wall Street Estimates
  
  San Jose Mercury News | Oct 22, 07 11:57 PM CDT