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Journal Journal: Vista Upgrade

I am not sure how things go for those poor beings who decided to do an upgrade from XP to Vista... somehow I have this weird feeling it will be as bad as the 98 to XP change. The horror of the Vista Upgrade must be even worse for a simple user such as this guy in his webcomic :)

Software

Submission + - The Top 100 Alternative Vendors

Anonymous writes: "Everyone can name the market leaders in different technology segments. HP has overtaken Dell in PCs and is the undisputed market-share leader in printers. Microsoft holds the title for operating systems. Symantec stands at the top of the hill for antivirus software. Cisco is king in data and voice networking. And EMC ranks ahead of all others in storage hardware. Alternative vendors? They're everyone else, with innovative technologies that complement hardware and software offered by market-share leaders. And, according to VARBusiness.com, they often offer higher margins and better sales opportunities. Here are 100 you should know across 10 key technology segments."
Windows

Submission + - Ballmer to analysts you're too bullish about Vista

An anonymous reader writes: Speaking at a recent recent financial analyst briefing in New York, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told analysts they were "somewhat too bullish" about the sales of Microsoft's new Vista operating system. Ballmer also revealed that while he believed the controversial Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy program might improve Vista revenue growth, he wasn't counting on it to be a "huge thing on the scale of this business".
Spam

Submission + - BonziBUDDY ported to Mac OS X - the world's end?

An anonymous reader writes: As it could be read recently on digg and Ars Technica, the world famoust spyware, the BonziBUDDY, has been ported to OSX, no exatcly like the original but as price for the spyware freeness, with a bit more "profane" attitude to the users. Does spyware free ports of the world famoust spyware bring the mac world in danger? At least it's worth a good laugh.

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