Daily Archives: January 23, 2014

Wintel Fragments

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Robert Pogson

“Revenue in Devices & Consumer, which includes everything from consumer Windows licenses to Surface, Xbox and Bing, grew 13 percent to $11.91 billion.Though Windows revenue from manufacturers declined 3 percent, revenue from Surface — Microsoft launched the second generation of … Continue reading →

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Small Cheap Computers Eat Legacy PCs For Lunch Any Way You Measure It

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Robert Pogson

“Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top semiconductor buyers in 2013, increasing their combined semiconductor demand by 17 per cent, according to Gartner, Inc. Samsung Electronics and Apple together consumed $53.7 billion of semiconductors in 2013, an increase of $7.7 … Continue reading →

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Ede Leads In FLOSS

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Robert Pogson

“The city of Ede, the Netherlands, currently has an annual total ICT budget of six million euros. According to the Dutch Berenschot benchmark for municipal ICT costs, that is 24 percent less than other municipalities of comparable size are spending. … Continue reading →

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APEC Legacy PC Market Shrinks by 10% in 2013

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Robert Pogson

“IDC’s preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excluding Japan) PC market declined 10% in full year 2013 to reach 108 million units.”So much for an expectation of good news tomorrow in M$’s quarterly report… Asia is the biggest growth centre … Continue reading →

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