Daily Archives: August 22, 2012

Notebooks Took A Decade To Reach The Top. Tablet PCs Took Two Years.

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Robert Pogson

The pace of the evolution of technology in IT keeps accelerating. The first notebook PCs I saw had lead-acid batteries, were thick and heavy and cost a premium over desktop PCs. It took more than a decade for notebooks to … Continue reading →

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Gmail About to Become #1 in Europe

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Robert Pogson

According to comScore: “Hotmail, recently renamed Outlook.com, ranked as the top web-based email provider in Europe with 108.2 million visitors (up 1 percent vs. year ago) for an average of 1.9 hours per user during the month. Google’s Gmail ranked … Continue reading →

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The Stark Unreality of Retail GNU/Linux in USA

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Robert Pogson

Check out Walmart.com. Look for “linux” in Books – 104 results (YAY!) “ubuntu” in Books – 25 results (YAY!) “linux” in Computers – 2 results , online only pickup in stores a few days after ordering (BOOO!) “ubuntu” in Computers … Continue reading →

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