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The Apple vs. Microsoft hardware double-standard pops up yet again

Friday, October 5, 2018 5:33 pm18 Comments

Across the last couple years, Apple’s new Macs have been roundly criticized for raising their prices…

South Carolina Gamecocks inundated with Apple iPads

Thursday, August 23, 2018 5:04 pmThursday, August 23, 20186 Comments

Usually, coaches don’t want players glued to their technology…

Microsoft Surface Pro screens keep dying

Thursday, February 1, 2018 3:37 pm21 Comments

Microsoft Surface Pro 4 owners are up in arms over an ongoing epidemic…

NFL extends deal to saddle league with Microsoft Surface tablets for 6th year

Tuesday, December 5, 2017 10:28 amTuesday, December 5, 201714 Comments

Microsoft struck a five-year deal with the NFL to make Surface the official tablet of the league…

Lenovo CEO: Microsoft will pull the plug on its beleaguered Surface hardware in 2019 at the latest

Thursday, October 5, 2017 12:25 pmThursday, October 5, 201719 Comments

Microsoft will quit its loss-making Surface hardware business by 2019, according to execs…

Survey: Nearly 1 in 4 U.S. Windows users intend to switch to a Mac within next 6 months

Wednesday, June 28, 2017 10:55 amWednesday, June 28, 201732 Comments

Nearly all (98% or more) current Mac owners intend to stay with Macs as their next computer…

New England Patriots coach Belichick on Microsoft Surface tablets: ‘They’re just too undependable for me’

Wednesday, October 19, 2016 12:32 pmWednesday, October 19, 201617 Comments

Belichick said he ‘can’t take it anymore’ with Microsoft’s wannabe iPads…

Microsoft reportedly working on desktop Surface PC to challenge Apple’s iMac

Tuesday, July 5, 2016 12:01 pmTuesday, July 5, 201627 Comments

Microsoft reportedly is cooperating with upstream supply chain players to develop an all-in-one PC

Are businesses finally ready to replace Windows with iOS?

Thursday, March 24, 2016 1:27 pmThursday, March 24, 201623 Comments

Estimates suggest that there are a lot of crusty old beige-box PCs out there…

Beleaguered Microsoft’s Surface Pro and Surface Book exhibiting nasty freezing problems

Monday, March 7, 2016 8:27 am15 Comments

After waiting for months and many updates, one Windows 10 update had finally addressed the Microsoft Surface…

New England Patriots’ coach Belichick: Microsoft Surface breakdowns are common

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 9:15 amTuesday, January 26, 201634 Comments

“It is what it is,” Belichick said. “It’s a pretty common problem.” Paper printouts are “more dependable” than the Microsoft Surface tablets…

Microsoft pays $400 million for product placement; Surface tablets fail during Patriots vs. Broncos playoff game

Sunday, January 24, 2016 4:58 pmMonday, January 25, 201681 Comments

During what is guaranteed to be one of the most-watched NFL games of the year, the Divisional Playoffs between AFC powerhouses Denver Broncos and New England Patriots…

Beleaguered Microsoft admits to parade of bugs in weak-selling Surface lineup

Thursday, December 17, 2015 1:57 pmThursday, December 17, 201520 Comments

As most of you know, whenever Apple has a problem with hardware or software…

IDC: Worldwide tablet market forecast to decline more than 8% in 2015 while switch to detachable tablets continues to accelerate

Tuesday, December 1, 2015 3:04 pmTuesday, December 1, 201510 Comments

Worldwide tablet shipments will reach 211.3 million units in 2015, down -8.1% from 2014…

So long Surface Pro 4, I’m going with Apple’s iPad Pro

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 4:56 pmTuesday, November 24, 201527 Comments

I’ve found the 2-in-1 or hybrid device that’s suiting my needs more of the time: It’s an iPad Pro…

A single quarter of iPad Pro sales will exceed the total of all Microsoft Surface tablets ever sold

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 11:39 am7 Comments

A single quarter of iPad Pro sales will exceed the all-time total sales of all Microsoft Surface tablets…

Apple’s new iPad Pro is faster and more affordable than beleaguered Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4

Thursday, November 12, 2015 2:37 pmThursday, November 12, 201522 Comments

Beleaguered Microsoft’s Surface Pro is offered in three processor tiers, each with different storage options…

Microsoft admits Windows 10 automatic spying cannot be stopped

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 8:27 amTuesday, November 3, 201523 Comments

How concerned should users be about Windows 10’s default data collection policies? Very…

Microsoft’s Surface Book suffers from severe bugs on launch day

Tuesday, October 27, 2015 11:28 amTuesday, October 27, 201539 Comments

There is no shortage of tales of woe. And the bugs are many and varied…

Microsoft announces ‘Surface Book’ laptop, Surface Pro 4 tablet, three phones and a fitness tracker

Tuesday, October 6, 2015 4:25 pmTuesday, October 6, 201595 Comments

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday unveiled a new laptop, a tablet, three phones and a fitness tracker…

Why Apple should partner with Microsoft

Monday, September 21, 2015 2:36 pm40 Comments

During a presentation at Dreamforce last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella demonstrated…

Microsoft CEO embarrassed by Cortana voice command failure during keynote

Thursday, September 17, 2015 5:35 pmThursday, September 17, 201551 Comments

Cortana, Microsoft’s answer to Siri, proves less than helpful during a live presentation…

Beleaguered Microsoft axes up to 7,800 employees, writes off $7.6 billion from Nokia deal

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 9:54 am39 Comments

Microsoft Corp. today announced plans to restructure the company’s phone hardware business…

Major job cuts expected at beleaguered Microsoft

Wednesday, July 8, 2015 8:42 amWednesday, July 8, 201519 Comments

Microsoft plans to announce a major new round of layoffs as early as Wednesday…

Apple’s blockbuster earnings defy the ‘conventional wisdom’

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 9:38 amTuesday, April 28, 201533 Comments

There is an awful lot to celebrate in Apple’s recent performance…

Google challenges Microsoft with $149 Chromebook laptops

Wednesday, April 1, 2015 9:24 pmWednesday, April 1, 201527 Comments

Google Inc. unveiled $149 laptops, challenging Microsoft Corp…

Bill and Melinda Gates won’t be wearing Apple Watch Edition – or any Apple Watch

Friday, March 13, 2015 9:34 amFriday, March 13, 201553 Comments

Count Melinda and that old thief Bill Gates out of the Apple Watch craze…

Security expert: Lenovo’s response to its dangerous adware a ‘bald–faced lie’

Friday, February 20, 2015 9:22 am23 Comments

Lenovo appears completely clueless about the problem…

Gates reduces Microsoft stake to just 3%

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 5:57 pmWednesday, February 4, 201522 Comments

The transfer decreased his stake in the company he co-founded…

UBS: Apple to ride rise of consumer tech, decline of corporate IT

Tuesday, January 6, 2015 2:58 pmTuesday, January 6, 20159 Comments

UBS’s Steve Milunovich today reiterates a Buy rating on shares of Apple…

Paid Microsoft endorser Russell Wilson claims to love his Surface Pro even though ‘he used to be an Apple guy’

Monday, December 22, 2014 5:25 pmMonday, December 22, 201426 Comments

Russell Wilson, the starting QB of the Seattle Seahawks…

Researchers: Apple iPhones, iPads connected to Windows PCs are at risk

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 5:01 pmTuesday, August 26, 201420 Comments

Attackers could compromise iPads and iPhones on a large scale through the infected Windows PCs…

Microsoft has decided to extort Windows 7 users, too

Friday, July 25, 2014 8:47 am58 Comments

If you are still dumb enough to use Windows…

Microsoft finally set to axe its boneheaded Windows RT

Thursday, July 24, 2014 1:28 pmThursday, July 24, 201421 Comments

Microsoft never made a compelling case for why you should buy…

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