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gadgets.boingboing.net - 3/20/2009

Ballmer: 'Tide has really turned' against Apple - Boing Boing Gadgets

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rrodmer.jpg Steve Ballmer identifies the difference between Windows PCs and Macs: "The economy is helpful. Paying an extra $500 for a computer in this environment -- same piece of hardware -- paying $500 more to get a logo on it? I think that's a more challenging proposition for the average ...

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techflash.com - 3/20/2009

Ballmer: 'Tide has really turned' against Apple in computer market - TechFlash: Seattle's ...

— techflash.com — Speaking at a conference in New York this morning, Steve Ballmer was asked about the momentum Apple... has experienced in the desktop and notebook computer market. The Microsoft CEO quickly jumped in to correct that impression, alluding to more recent ... (more) Ballmer: 'Tide has really turned' against Apple in ...

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 3/17/2009

Peek five-pack for $150 - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — Picture 1.png Peek email-only handsets are $30 each until April 3, but there's a catch: you have... to buy 5. They cost $20 a month to run, too, though there's no contract and you can quit whenever. Product Page [Peek for Business] (more) Peek five-pack for $150 - Boing Boing Gadgets

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 3/23/2009

Laserdial - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — 3260213536_6267a7da69.jpg This is the XXI Century Sundial, created by Alessandro using an Arduino microcontroller, a wall, and... a laser. This is a simple project of a sundial wherein the pinion is replaced by a line LASER I took from a LASER level. ... (more) Laserdial - Boing Boing Gadgets

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Ballmer critiques Apple: “$500 more to get a logo”
SlashGear — ... to the audience that he was particularly brand-loyal. Writing off Apple’s appeal as merely a logo choice seems a little short-sighted, what with the significant difference these days being the software - i.e. OS X versus Windows - rather than the hardware.  While most are used to Ballmer’s outspoken comments, the tension between Apple-lovers and Microsoft-fans means it’s likely to restart old arguments about differences between the two companies. [via BoingBoing Gadgets] ...

Ballmer says tide has turned on Apple, "paying $500 more to get a logo on it" won't work in this economy
Engadget — ... challenging proposition for the average person than it used to be." Of course, PC sales have been hit as well, but the numbers do point to Apple's market share slipping of late. Of course, he's not exactly complementing the masses when he says that people were paying $500 more a fruit logo. Maybe, just maybe design and software had something to do with it? Just something to think about, while you roll around in piles of cash and a dominant market share, Steve. [Via Boing Boing Gadgets] Filed under: Desktops, Laptops Ballmer says tide has ...

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