TameBear: Microsoft WatchKeeping an eye on monopoly power in the software industry. A TameBear weblog.(Untitled)- May 27, 2006 When Will Windows Vista Be Available: "Despite attempts by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, to reassure customers that Vista will ship on schedule next January, some experts are not convinced." News Factorhttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2006/05/26.html#a777 (Untitled)- May 22, 2006 Vista Specs Murky to Many: The system requirements for Microsofts upcoming (January "Vista") OS are now public, and many are scratching their heads trying to figure out if it will run on their existing PCs. One British tech consultant suggests only 5% of existing PCs will be able to run the new OS. PC Worldhttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2006/05/22.html#a776 (Untitled)- May 18, 2006 Apple Ads: Communicating a product's value is not easy. In their new "Get A Mac" TV ad campaign, Apple has taken one of the most recognizable metaphors -- interaction between two people -- and communicated something very big in a small way. What I find compelling is that both peoplecomputers are likeable, though obviously different. Apple makes its points effectively without unforgivably slamming the competition. Microsoft Monitorhttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2006/05/18.html#a774 (Untitled)- May 18, 2006 Why Booting Windows on Macs Matters: In the short term, Apple's free "Boot Camp" software for running the Microsoft Windows OS natively on new Intel Macs will be especially useful to those who want to own a Mac but who need to run a few Windows-only apps they can't live without. PC Magazinehttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2006/05/18.html#a773 (Untitled)- May 5, 2006 Further Delays for Windows Vista: "Microsoftbase 's track record is clear; it consistently misses target dates for major operating system releases," say Gartner analysts in a research note to clients earlier this week. The release of the Microsoft Windows "Vista" OS is already missing this year's big end-of-year selling season and according to the official schedule won't appear on the horizon as a finished and shipping product until January of 2007. This latest report suggests the Vista...http://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2006/05/05.html#a771 (Untitled)- May 5, 2006 Native Speaker: Tame Bear surmised back in January (see "Apple Rosetta Stealth", Jan 20, 2006) that Apple was laying the groundwork for everyone to run Windows apps on Intel Macintosh computers -- without running the Microsoft Windows OS! Now Robert X. Cringely has picked up this same theme, reminding readers that Apple already has a license to implement the Windows XP API, and they can do it natively on their new Intel Macs. So Windows XP users could get a Mac to run all their current software.http://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2006/05/05.html#a770 |