Thursday, November 1, 2012



MS and Google will fight each other to their Apple cloning deaths for the low end.

Is this the beginning of the end for MS, or are we somewhere farther along, say, towards the middle?

The first two items today are via John Gruber's Daring Fireball:

4 Million in 3 days

MG Siegler on Windows 8's weekend numbers:

"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that Microsoft sold 4 million Windows 8 updates since the operating system went on sale last Friday."

Frederic Lardinois reporting for TechCrunch from Microsoft's Build developer conference:

That's 4 million in 3 days. Solid, right? Sure. Though it has to be noted that Apple sold 3 million copies of OS X Mountain Lion in 4 days. Microsoft likes to poke fun at the small OS X install base, and now it works both ways. Apple got nearly as many people to buy the update for OS X in the same amount of time despite a sliver of the overall footprint.

Also, not apples-to-oranges, but even more impressive given the price: Apple sold 5 million iPhones 5s in the first 3 days. Yes, Apple sold more $199-$299 iPhones in the first few days than Microsoft sold $40 Windows 8 updates in the same span."





Ballmer's Windows 8 upgrade numbers aren't that good 
Written by Jim Dalrymple

"Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said on Tuesday that the company sold 4 million Windows 8 upgrades. While Ballmer may want you to think that's a good number, it's actually not.

Ballmer said today that Apple was a low-volume player in every market, except the iPad (Notice that Ballmer didn't mention the iPhone even though that one product is worth more than all of Microsoft). He really should be careful what he says.

Microsoft has an installed base of 1.25 billion users. According to Ballmer's own numbers, 4 million upgraded to Windows 8 in the first four days. That means that one-third of one percent of Microsoft's user base upgraded.

Now let's take a look at Apple. In its first four days on sale, Mountain Lion sold 3 million copies. Apple has an installed base of 66 million, meaning that 5 percent of Apple's user base updated in four days.

It's kind of like people don't really care about Windows 8."




Trajectory
The Dow's Best Tech Brands



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By the numbers: Apple's fiscal 2012 annual report




nearly doubling each year

Will iPads Replace Textbooks In K-12 Classrooms?




A jeans hip pocket is a rather dangerous uncomfortable place to store it, but not to worry, iPad mini will also fit in a jacket, purse, coat or cargo pocket.

Schools will buy a ton of these, so will businesses, not to mention parents and grandparents.

iPad mini fits in your back pocket



More on Fusion Drive: How it works, and how to roll your own




iPad mini teardown finds Samsung LCD, design cues taken from iPhone 5



Larger display sets iPad Mini apart from other 7-inch tablet competitors, says IHS



Pentagon sees further use of BlackBerry as door opens to others




Mossberg on iPad mini vs competitors




not that great considering there is no iPad mini to compete with so far

Manufacturer spills beans on Google Nexus 7 sales




Another reason Scott Forstall is leaving Apple 

Google Search vs. Siri Voice search speed test (video)





Thanks for keeping this alive and in the press Your Honor.

Why don't you fine Apple to give them even more gravitas in the UK!

Apple Leaves UK Judge 'at Loss' Over Samsung Web Posts





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