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Topic: Personal Computer Manufacturing

  
INNOVATION   |  9 comments

Not So Good With Names


Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Feb 16, 2007 at 4:34 PM

Apple Inc, much like its Mac avatar in commercials, is the "hip, with-it" company of the tech world. This behemoth epitomizes innovation and style with CEO Steve Jobs reigning as the god of the must-have gadget universe. Yet, while ...READ»

INNOVATION   |  Comment

Dragon Dream

BY Glenn Rifkin
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Dec 18, 2007 at 11:46 PM

Stan Shih's 'Dragon Dream': Building Taiwan's first global brand.READ»

APPLE   |  Comment

Apple Posts Record Quarter

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Jul 21, 2008 at 8:19 PM

While most other tech companies seem to be languishing in our current economic lull, Apple [NASDAQ:AAPL] is making headlines for posting record quarter after record quarter. The company didn't disappoint for Q3, releasing impressive ...READ»

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ANDROID   |  2 comments

Google vs. Microsoft: Acer's Android Netbook Escalates the Battle

BY Clay Dillow
Relevancy Score: 92
Thu Jun 11, 2009 at 11:17 AM

Microsoft is pretty busy stealing search market share from Google with its Bing search engine, but it might do well to keep an eye on its core business. PC maker Acer has announced it will begin shipping a netbook running Google's ...READ»

COMPETITION   |  3 comments

Dude, You're Getting an Alien

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 91
Thu Mar 23, 2006 at 2:30 PM

Dell has bought Alienware, a niche computer maker that sells high-end machines optimized for gaming. At a glance, Dell's strategy seems to be to control a competitor, considering Dell has started selling its own expensive gaming PCs. ...READ»

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ACER   |  1 comment

Taiwan's Acer Replaces Dell as #2 PC-Maker

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 90
Thu Oct 15, 2009 at 1:03 PM

For the first time, a non-American company has become the second-biggest computer-maker in the world. READ»

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APPLE   |  1 comment

Steve Jobs: I Am Ill, But It's Not Serious

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 75
Mon Jan 5, 2009 at 8:58 AM

Steve Jobs has just taken a very unusual step to quash the flurry of Internet rumors surrounding his health, many of which were prompted by his decision not to make the traditional Apple keynote speech at MacWorld this year. In a ...READ»

LEADERSHIP   |  1 comment

Leader - Bob Moffat

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 66
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:32 AM

The personal-computer business used to be fast growing and glamorous. Now it's ruled by price wars, vanishing stock prices, consolidation, and layoffs. So why is Bob Moffat, who runs IBM's PC group, having such a good time at work?READ»

GEAR   |  Comment

Fresh Prints

BY Amy Wilson
Relevancy Score: 65
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:18 AM

A virtual print-for-all.READ»

APPLE   |  Comment

HP Developing An OS?

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 65
Fri Sep 12, 2008 at 5:24 PM

Businessweek is hypothesizing that HP [NYSE:HPQ] might be ready to ditch Microsoft's [NASDAQ:MSFT] Windows and develop its own operating system. According to the magazine, HP is a little disappointed with many of the unpopular ...READ»

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Computer Business for Sale? Look Before You Leap!

BY Joshua Feinberg
Relevancy Score: 62
Wed Dec 17, 2008 at 8:54 PM

Are you looking at a computer business for sale and wondering if you should buy it? Before you invest a large amount of capital to buy an existing computer business, you should consider the many benefits of starting your own ...READ»

COMPUTER BUSINESS FOR SALE   |  Comment

Computer Business for Sale? Look Before You Leap!

BY Joshua Feinberg
Relevancy Score: 62
Wed Dec 17, 2008 at 8:59 PM

Looking for Computer Business for Sale? Be careful. Take your time. Learn about proven alternative to buying an expensive Computer Business for Sale.READ»

TECHNOLOGY TIPS   |  Comment

Desk Set

BY Amy Wilson
Relevancy Score: 60
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:16 AM

Hewlett-Packard's e-Vectra is e-xciting.READ»

DESIGN   |  8 comments

Dude, Dell's Getting Design


Relevancy Score: 59
Fri Jun 3, 2005 at 2:20 PM

Ok, so there's only so many time you can use that joke. Anyway, Dell announced that it's launching a new line of high-end PCs, a departure from their traditional line of bargain-basement computers, which has given them their ...READ»

ACER   |  Comment

Acer Jumps On The WiFi Projector Bandwagon

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 58
Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 10:52 PM

Wireless projectors are all the rage in the boardroom, and Acer [TPE: 2353] is not about to let the trend pass them by. The company claims its new P5260i, which features good ole 801.11b/g WiFi, can stream HD video of MPEG1/2/4, ...READ»

APPLE   |  Comment

Intel Standardizes Macbook Air Mini-Chip

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 58
Sun Aug 24, 2008 at 8:48 PM

At its Developer Forum this week, Intel [NASDAQ:INTC] announced it would officially begin producing on a large scale its Core 2 Duo "S" chip, which is the special edition 45-nanometer chip featured in the notebook market's ...READ»

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Monorail Inc.

BY Anni Layne
Relevancy Score: 58
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:32 AM

Monorail will rise again. All has been quiet on the Southern front since Fast Company last spoke with Monorail Inc. (www.monorail.com), a Georgia computer manufacturer with no factories, no warehouses, no credit department, and no ...READ»

ALIENWARE   |  Comment

VooDoo Envy Ordering Goes Live

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 57
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 6:16 PM

Voodoo Computers is the badass gaming arm of HP [NYSE:HPQ], and the company has acquired a considerable cult following. Now it seems the company is trying to leverage that loyalty with its new Envy laptop, which went on sale today. ...READ»

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT   |  3 comments

The More, the Better?


Relevancy Score: 55
Fri Aug 27, 2004 at 11:51 AM

To diversify your business activities or not. It's a tough decision. Carly Fiorina faced an uphill battle defending her controversial decision to acquire Compaq in 2002, after Hewlett-Packard announced an operating loss of $208 ...READ»

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News: Flash


Relevancy Score: 54
Tue Jan 11, 2005 at 2:43 PM

A flash-based iPod and a mini Mac were the big news at this morning's annual MacWorld conference (chronicled minute-by-minute by Engaget). Accompanied by pop star and Esquire columnist John Mayer, Apple CEO Steve Jobs discussed a ...READ»

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APPLE TAX   |  Comment

How Apple Won 91% of the Premium Computer Market

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 51
Thu Jul 23, 2009 at 10:17 AM

It's 1979 all over again: The economy's tanked, New York's getting gritty, and Apple has a hammerlock on the high end of the personal computer business.READ»

LEADERSHIP   |  2 comments

Scene and Hurd

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 50
Fri Apr 8, 2005 at 4:47 PM

A recent Knowledge@Wharton feature offers incoming HP chief Mark Hurd some free advice. Professor Harbir Singh suggests that Hurd may face a six-month grace period as he settles into the role. Among the advice? Get out of the PC ...READ»

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CHINA   |  Comment

Backlash Mounts Against China's Mandated Web Censorship Software

BY Clay Dillow
Relevancy Score: 50
Wed Jun 10, 2009 at 1:16 PM

China’s announcement Monday that all computers sold in that country must include state-approved software to filter out pornography has drawn a good deal of commentary this week, none of it good. PC makers, civil liberties groups, ...READ»

APPLE   |  Comment

Psystar Keeps Shipping Mac Clones, Despite Lawsuit

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 50
Thu Aug 14, 2008 at 7:57 PM

Psystar ventured to do the impossible: sell generic Macintosh clones preinstalled with Apple's [NASDAQ:AAPL] Mac OS X operating system, without Apple's blessing. It's not usually a good idea to cross Apple's team of attack-dog IP ...READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING   |  Comment

Steve Jobs

BY Erika Germer
Relevancy Score: 50
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:31 AM

If you love something, set it free. Unless, of course, it begins to sputter and plunge into a tailspin. Then, introduce the iMac.READ»

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