2007 promises to be a seminal year for the future of operating systems, with all major players releasing significant new features and much ‘eye candy’ in their new releases. At the same time the position of the front runners and new entrants may mean that 2007 points the way to a very different course,...
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Archive for December, 2006
Will 2007 be the year of Leopard, Linux or Vista?
Zune sales start to flag already
According to the Financial Times, Microsoft’s attempt to enter the iPod market faltered before the product even left the starting line. And now sales are starting to flag according to observers.
The report quotes analysts saying that the device from Microsoft will need a series of tweaks if it is to gain a foothold in...
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Five years on and finally Vista launches
Microsoft has had a long time to ready itself for the much delayed roll out of its latest Vista operating system. With Bill Gates slipping slowly into the background it was left to Microsoft’s Chief Executive, Steve Ballmer to utter the superlatives and hyperbole.
Yesterday Microsoft launched the first phase of it’s Vista operating system...
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