Vista mainstream support ends for good next year. The end-of-support dates follow published Microsoft policies Microsoft Corp.
Jul 192011
After selling for $250-$300 at their introduction about a year ago, 3TB hard drive prices are now falling below $150. This weekend, the Hitachi H3IK30003272SW, a 7200-rpm drive, is $149.99 at NewEgg.com, with a promo code.
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After one year, Windows Phone 7 continues to be a small mark in the mobile phone world. Who says that? Steve Ballmer. After a year, Windows 7 sales has been more than impressive, so have sales for Office 2010. But the third high profile product, Windows Phone 7, which Microsoft hoped would compete with iPhone, and Android hasn’t been successful.
In part it is not the product’s fault. Microsoft entered the playing field late; by the time it was making a entry, Apple was releasing it’s latest version of iPhone. Also, Apps products were making a high profile impact, supporting the view that the newest PC on the market was actually the size of a mobile phone.
Then there is the problem that the Windows phone 7 wasn’t radically different. It was just a junior mobile phone that carved out it’s presence from the Iron Man of mobile phone technology, Apple. There was nothing new or outstanding about the device, it was not a unique product … and it didn’t have the apps that Apple or Android had, so it was left in a distant place.
So how is Microsoft going to get on track? One way is to have an exclusive arrangement with an OEM, Nokia. In this way, changes to the mobile phone can be implemented quickly and efficiently. This makes sense. Now the Microsoft software developers can work closely with the hardware developers and closely tie the two products together. This is both efficient and a time saver.
Microsoft is anxious to let Nokia run the ship, it is even allowing Nokia to make modifications and customize the Windows Phone 7 product. Microsoft hopes that this re-engagement will make the Windows Phone 7 more market worthy since by having a second view point, the mobile device will be more market friendly and interesting, and consumer enticing.
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Windows 7′s drive to dethrone Windows XP as the world’s most used operating system continues. Microsoft’s latest operating system, out for 21 months recently broke the 25% mark according to Net Market Share. The company recorded a market share of 27.13% at the end of June 2011 which is roughly twice the market share that it had a year ago.
When you look at the performance of Windows 7 you will notice that the market share of the operating system rises about one percent per month while Windows XP drops a little less than that per month. If the trend continues, and everything that we have seen and heard suggests that, we might see Windows 7 at the top in 12 months time.
Windows XP is closing in on the 50% market share mark and will drop below that mark in the coming months. A significant drop like last month’s, where XP lost 1.28% market share would be enough to drop below that mark.
The release of Windows 8 in the next year could further speed up the decline of Windows XP. On the other hand it is relatively safe to say that Windows 7 sales will drop considerably when Microsoft releases Windows 8 to the public.
Still, a release of Windows 8 is likely not going to happen in the next twelve months, which should give Windows 7 enough time to become the most used operating system in the world.
The numbers have to be taken with a grain of salt considering that the numbers cannot be completely accurate. A simple look at another company’s market share statistics reveals why. The OS Statistics at W3cSchools see Windows 7 at a market share of more than 35% in May 2011, and XP at 40%. That’s a big difference t the 27% and 51% of Net Market Share.
It is usually better to look at the trend and not at absolute figures. The trend is very similar on sites that monitor operating system market shares. Windows 7 is going up, XP and Vista are going down.
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It’s obvious that Warhammer 40K: Space Marine looks amazing and has some of the most crisp and detailed visuals for a third-person shooter this year.
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