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Competition Returns For Desktop OS And Business – Chromebook v Wintel

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“Google saw Chrome rise to take the number one spot in market share”, from January through mid-July, Stephen Baker, NPD’s vice president of industry analysis, says.” See Why would Dell sell a business Chromebook that competes with Office and Windows 10?Chuckle… … Continue reading →

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The Worm (Dell) Has Turned

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“Dell is releasing another Ubuntu powered laptop aimed at the consumer market. I say “another” because the announcement comes less than two weeks after Dell began shipping a similar Ubuntu offering. Interestingly, these offerings come just ahead of the release … Continue reading →

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The Cuban Experiment

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Robert Pogson

The news today is that USA-Cuban relations will return to something more like normal rather than cold war-era. It’s about time. The folks who annoyed USA to the point of madness are mostly dead or teetering on the brink. A … Continue reading →

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It’s Been A Long Time Coming But Competition Returns To The Market For PCs

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Robert Pogson

It was just a few years ago that M$ could tell OEMs what to do if they wanted to sell a PC and that included bundling M$’s OS with (almost) every PC shipped on the planet.“Microsoft operating chief Kevin Turner … Continue reading →

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Good News And Bad News Depending On Whether Or Not You Enslave People To Wintel

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Robert Pogson

Well, the good news for me is that shipments of PCs, mostly Wintel desktops and notebooks is down 4.4% compared to last year.“Worldwide PC shipments have now declined for eight consecutive quarters as a result of shifting technology usage and … Continue reading →

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Dell, Again

Posted on March 5, 2014 by Robert Pogson

Every now and then I visit Dell.ca to check on the progress of Freedom. It’s getting better, but just a little. Just choose “For Work” and “Desktops and workstations”. You can get exactly 1 choice in “desktops and workstations” if … Continue reading →

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It Pays To Sell GNU/Linux

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Robert Pogson

For years I have watched the web-stats for GNU/Linux languish in Mexico. No longer. In the summer of 2013, retailers, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer and Canonical got together in Mexico and sold PCs. It does pay to have actual salespeople … Continue reading →

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More Decay Of Wintel Seen In 2014

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Robert Pogson

One of the key elements of the Wintel plan for monopoly for desktops, bundling the OS with every PC shipped is coming undone.“Scheduling delays and weakened consumer demand for notebook PC replacements are forcing leading PC brands—including Apple, ASUS, HP, … Continue reading →

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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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It’s a New Year For */Linux

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Robert Pogson

January 1 of 2013, StatCounter showed */Linux as 2.06% (1.25% Android/Linux + 0.8% GNU/Linux + 0.01 ChromeOS/Linux) January 1 of 2014, it’s 4.9% (3.47% Android/Linux + 1.3% GNU/Linux + 0.13% ChromeOS/Linux) For the first time ever real damage was done … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu GNU/Linux Selling in 2500 Chinese Stores

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Robert Pogson

Not only did Dell ramp up the number of its stores selling Ubuntu GNU/Linux but HP “began stocking two new Ubuntu laptops in over 1,500 of its Chinese stores as of September 16th.” see HP to Stock Ubuntu Laptops in … Continue reading →

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Dell.ca

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Robert Pogson

Dell is in the process of being sold back to Dell. I wanted to see if there were any improvements in the website these days. Try as I might I could not find a single item on Dell.com when I … Continue reading →

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