A Microsoft executive says Google products aren't as free as they seem, while the company's ad team revives the old saw about Windows netbooks' relative affordability to Macs.
Today, Microsoft posted record quarterly revenues of $16.2 billion, a 25% rise year-over-year. Net income leaped 51% from last year, and though it wasn't all positive (its online division lost $560 million), it smashed analyst estimates for sales and earnings. That will surprise a lot of people who thought Microsoft was on the way out -- and it may even be a pleasant surprise for its founder.
Hiding in the logo for Apple's new press invite to an October 20th "Back to the Mac" event is a picture of a lion. Woah! That's one enormous hint it's all about the next-gen OS X. What'll it be like?
Apple looks set to shun the next-generation 4G technology, LTE, for its first year in the U.S. Can it still retain its title as the most advanced smartphone, in the face of strong competition from Windows 7 and Android phones?
In the hours before Microsoft's Apple challenger launched, a slew of Windows phones surfaced. Then MS revealed a total of 10 phones for 30 countries. Most look like competitors to the current iPhone, not next year's.
