Tag Archives: Operating system

Daring Fireball’s wishful thinking

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

I totally understand where John Gruber is coming from with his post on “The OS Opportunity“. The problem is that there’s a whole lot of wishful thinking in there. First of all, go read John’s post. Rather than try and … Continue reading →

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Is the App Store heading for legal trouble?

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Fraser Speirs thinks yes, and I think he might be right. Last year I posed a simple question: “But what happens if Apple’s market share grows to the point where it has a monopoly – 70-, 80- or even 90% … Continue reading →

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Come, gentle readers: Help me buy a new phone (Part 1)

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Within the next month, my contract with o2 runs out – and that means it’s new phone time. However for the first time since the release of the iPhone, I face a serious choice: do I stick with iPhone, or … Continue reading →

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How Microsoft is snatching Windows 7 defeat from the jaws of victory

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

I made the point with rather more swearing on Twitter yesterday, but Joe Wilcox says it without the bad language: “After commandingly executing Windows 7 development, Microsoft had run off the track right before the finish line. Suddenly, Windows 7 … Continue reading →

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Amazon begins offering Snow Leopard pre-orders in the UK (nearly)

Posted on August 3, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Amazon begins offering Snow Leopard pre-orders | Mac OS X | MacUser | Macworld: “If there’s one thing more fun than ordering software it must be pre-ordering software. We may not have a hard release date for Snow Leopard—during the … Continue reading →

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Chrome OS is not a threat to Windows « GartenBlog

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

“Launching a new PC OS is not easy even if your target is a cloud. Targeting netbooks in 2010 isn’t the answer either. As I’ve pointed out, netbook are laptops with a pivotal axis of price. We’re seeing netbooks with … Continue reading →

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Windows 7, Mac OS X and Ubuntu: A Tale of Three Operating Systems

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Ian Betteridge

Joe Wilcox picks up on a comment that I made on his post about Windows 7 and its relationship to the Mac: “As you know, Joe, I’m a Mac to Linux switcher (with over 20 years Mac use under my … Continue reading →

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