Vista sold more PCs than Windows 7 did
Microsoft moved a lot of install disks, but hardware makers got a bigger bump two years ago
When Microsoft (MSFT) launches a new operating system, as it did two weeks ago, PC manufacturers like Hewlett Packard (HPQ), Dell (DELL) and Acer are supposed to reap the benefits. And everything seemed to be in place on Thursday...
Apple's 2009 ad budget: Half a billion
Those Get-a-Mac spots aren't cheap, but they deliver a lot of bang for the buck
Apple (AAPL) shells out a ton of money for advertising. In fiscal 2009 it spent $501 million, according to the 10-K form filed Tuesday. That's up from $486 million in 2008 and $467 million in 2007.
But half a billion doesn't seem...
Tech's biggest loser: Bill Gates
The collective net worth of the super rich on Forbes's annual list of the 400 wealthiest Americans fell by $300 billion over the past 12 months, and the tech sector spilled its share of the red ink.
Microsoft's Bill Gates lost the most — at least on paper. His net worth dropped from $57 to $50...
Accounting board votes 5-0 for pro-Apple rule change
In the end, the vote was unanimous.
After months of lobbying by a blue-ribbon list of high tech companies, the FASB — the entity that sets accounting standards in the United States — voted 5-0 Wednesday to approve an accounting change that could boost the reported earnings, and the stock price, of dozens of Silicon Valley...
Brand values: Apple +12%, Dell -12%, Microsoft -4%
Apple (AAPL) is up, as are Google (GOOG), Amazon (AMZN) and to a lesser extent Research in Motion's (RIMM) BlackBerry.
Microsoft (MSFT), Dell (DELL) and Yahoo (YHOO) are down.
Such are the high-tech highlights of the 2009 edition of Interbrand's annual listing of the top 100 "best global brands."
Google (up 25%) is the big winner, followed closely...
Bulls vs. Bears: Re-analyzing Apple
Apple's (AAPL) "It's only rock and roll" event Wednesday triggered a flurry of fresh reports from analysts who track the stock, including Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster, Caris's Robert Cihra, Needham's Charlie Wolf and RBC's Mike Abramsky. (See AppleInsider for a concise summary of their generally positive remarks.)
But we were particularly taken by the report issued...
Apple dips 1%, still trounces Dell, in customer satisfaction
"Apple Still Shines" is the headline of the personal computers section of the American Consumer Satisfaction Index's quarterly report on the quality of U.S. products and services.
Apple's (AAPL) score actually dropped this quarter — from 85 to 84 on a scale of 100 — even as overall user satisfaction with their computers rose a point...
Mac 101: Get a PC printer running on a Mac. There’s a driver for that!
Filed under: Peripherals, Switchers, Mac 101
More Mac 101, tips and tricks for new Mac users. While this tip may be old news to tech-savvy folk, I think it might help a lot of recent Mac switchers who want to...
Apple > Dell + HP
It’s been nearly 12 years since Michael Dell told an audience of technology executives — in a remark some of us never tire of repeating — that if he were in charge of Apple (AAPL) he would “shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders.” (link).
Not only is Apple’s market capitalization ($143.3...
How to predict Apple’s gross margins
Apple’s (AAPL) fiscal third quarter earnings are due out Tuesday, July 21, and once again the Street is focused on the big numbers — revenues, earnings and units sold for the Mac, iPhone and iPod.
But savvy analysts will be paying closer attention to the number that is the best measure of a firm’s profitibilty: gross...
