Linkpost | 10.4.2009
• How Microsoft will lift us out of the IT-spending dumps – Pent-up demand from companies and individuals who skipped Vista will be unleashed when Windows 7 rolls into town. Also Vista peaks, starts decline in share as Windows 7 surges
• Why CIOs are saying no to Macs – The cost of making a major shift is a big reason, despite Mac proponents’ insistence that overall cost of ownership is lower.
• Apple ads hint at thinner iMacs, lighter MacBooks, cheaper Mac minis [u] – Ads published on Google in Europe give some hints. Also Blu-ray iMacs ‘In A Few Weeks’, Apple Ace Gruber Predicts
• John Arquilla: Go on the Cyberoffensive – A military expert thinks pre-emptive digital strikes could prevent real warfare.
• Giz Explains: Why You Can’t Get Decent Earphones for Less Than $100
• Why Tech Mergers May End Up Hurting the Web – They could stifle innovation as startups cash in before their products are fully baked.
• Top 5 Vista Tweaks To Increase Internet Speed – Many of these involve tweaking the Windows Registry. Proceed at your own risk.
• Will Books Be Napsterized? – Sites that let readers share e-books are starting to appear.
• Dear Twitter. I Want To Share My Revenue With You. – Makes sense that developers creating tools built on Twitter’s technology be able to share the wealth with the company that makes their fortune possible.
• Google Wave’s unproductive email metaphors – More from Robert Scoble on why Google Wave isn’t all that. The bottom line: e-mail is clunky tool; Google Wave is built on e-mail; ergo, Google Wave is a clunky tool.
