TameBear: Microsoft WatchKeeping an eye on monopoly power in the software industry. A TameBear weblog.(Untitled)- March 26, 2007 Apple of Our Eye - Macs Save Money: According to this viewpoint, there's been a distinct sea change in the way people think about Apple Inc. in the last few weeks. People have been saying the strangest things about Apple and Macintosh computers; everything is topsy-turvy. Pundits aren't trotting out the old conventional wisdoms any more. They're saying odd stuff, like Macs are good for business; Macs can save money; and that Apple's stock -- at $90 a share -- is a bargain. As a long-time Mac...http://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/03/26.html#a846 (Untitled)- March 23, 2007 Apple and Microsoft Users Differ in Age and Outlook: A new report by internet metrics firm Hitwise sharply contradicts an earlier market research survey from MetaFacts regarding the demographics of the two titan's customer base... "The majority of traffic to the Apple web site came from users under 45, while the majority of traffic to the Microsoft web site came from users over 35." And 22% of Microsoft traffic is in the 55-and-over age bracket. Microsoft's new Vista ad personality is...http://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/03/23.html#a844 (Untitled)- March 9, 2007 Microsoft's OneCare Antivirus Fails Test: Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare security suite has been rated at the bottom of the league in the latest industry antivirus tests. CNET Newshttp://www.wisdomroad.com/tamebear/categories/microsoftWatch/2007/03/09.html#a841 |