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@thebondservant I tend to agree with you. Windows phone isn't a bad OS, and since Nokia's Symbian OS had no brand power here in North America, Nokia had to find an alternative. Now, you could argue that Nokia just should have gone with And…
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It will be interesting to see how virtualized desktop licensing will be enforced, and how circumventing such licensing terms will be viewed by the vendors, lawyers, and the government. I'm working on a story about software piracy, and I can tel…
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@StoreMan I've been to many, many partner coferences for major vendors over the years, and while I was not in attendance at Cisco's Partner Summit, you'd be surprised at how many partners at these events have something negative to say…
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I'm working on a story on software piracy and "under-licensing" and a big problem Microsoft and other big developers are experiencing is virtualization. It will be interesting to see just how much EULAs are adjusted or revised to prev…
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Honest question from someone who isn't as knowledgeable about this (that'd be me): is there room for both server-based consultants and an update to the SPLA and Microsoft's virtualization policies that can benefit everyone? i find it …
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@MSith-MI (and others) If you've lost deals or had other troubles with Dell, I humbly suggest that you reach out to Greg Davis, who's been gracious enough to join this discussion and provide his contact info. It's a great opportunity,…
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Seems like more than a few partners are feeling this way, which brings up a serious question I have -- when one of your vendors is acquired by a much larger company, regardless of who it is, do you automatically prepare for the worst case scenario a…
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Agreed. I for one am quite pleased that Microsoft -- and other cloud providers -- are making this the norm rather than the exception. If our electricity goes down for an extended period, we would never allow the utility companies to bill us the full…
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I saw it up close at CES, and actually had a chance to hold it. It's pretty slick -- heavier than a tablet and not nearly as easy to carry, but compared to other notebooks and even Ultrabooks, it was extremely user-friendly. A great product for…
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@ApexMicro Die? That's a little harsh, dontcha think? I'll agree with your point about the company hurting open technology development, but I can't fault Apple for charging high prices for their products -- because that's what t…
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It's interesting to note that a previous HP CEO -- Mark Hurd -- was praised (and sometimes criticized) for cutting costs at the company. And it wasn't that long ago that Hurd was running HP. So what happened in the 16 months after he resig…
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@journada Agreed. I don't own a gun, and I've never fired one before, so who am I to talk about gun safety? However, it seems to violate the laws of common sense to fire the handgun that close to the object/ground and risk having one of th…
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Personally, I would have gone with a safer alternative -- like a crossbow. In all seriousness, it's pretty amazing how quickly this video took off. Even though he recorded it and uploaded it to YouTube, I can understand his surprise at how the…
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Like I said, HP has a lot of work to do to repair the damage from 2011. Check out HP's Q1 earnings: http://www.crn.com/news/channel-programs/232601303/after-rocky-q1-hp-ceo-whitman-makes-cost-cutting-top-priority.htm
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Swagger and nerds need not be mutually exclusive:) In all seriousness, this brings up an interesting point -- I don't think HP had any REAL swagger in my lifetime until Hurd took over and HP became a behemoth as the world's largest IT com…
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Normal? Sure. But more dynamic? We'll have to wait and see, Dave. I think Whitman impressed folks so far, including us here at CRN, but let's not forget that HP has a lot of fence mending to do after Apotheker.
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@ServerGuy True, any other vendor will be able to use the new Xeon, but each OEM has to do their own legwork to optimize those chips, and some will do it better than others.
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@Multiguru I have a hard time believing that the leading storage companies would withold their HDD stock to drive up prices, especially when it's negatively impacted both their revenue as well as that of other PC component makers (Nvidia and AM…
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Agreed, @Bob N. I don't think a limited roll out or exclusive partnership is the right move for Microsoft right now. The Lumia 900 had a lot of buzz in Vegas during CES, and they need to keep that going.
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Good point, @Michael2000. The restrictive terms on Microsoft's App Store definitely put solution providers at a disadvantage. I wonder if the prospect of losing 30% of their revenue will prompt developers to embrace Android over Windows 8 (and …
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It's important to remember, too, that HP's investigation into the sexual harrassment claims cleared Hurd and that he was fired for other reasons. And given the discord between the board and Hurd at the time, I doubt the company was trying …
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Thanks for the heads up, Ricky. And yes, Joe does know the difference.
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@jawaid Eddie said he doesn't recall the exact storage config for the test system but he said the system can accept a maximum of 12 3.5-inch drives or 24 2.5-inch drives and a maximum of 48TB of SATA or SAS. Hope that helps. More info: http:…
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@jawaid Thanks for the post. I'll forward your questions to the author of the review. Stay tuned.
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Excellent, excellent point, Tim. I too wondered if Apotheker had a hidden risk, i.e. the internal candidates who were passed over perhaps leaving HP to become a CEO somewhere else. While I think people like Anne Livermore and VJ Joshi are HP lifers,…
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@ StoreManWe do have a spellcheck function. I just forgot to use it. Anyway, thanks for the heads up. And for future reference. Harassment has one "R," not two.
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@ Jim BrundleI have to disagree with your assessment of Acer "supporting the channel." While they've made somes strides, I'd hardly refer to Acer as a channel-centric computer maker in the vein of HP or Lenovo. For one, a lot of …
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Excellent point about Dell and EqualLogic, Dave. With that acquisition, Dell decided to go with a smaller but popular and up-and-coming storage vendor with a solid channel instead of shelling out billions for EMC. I don't think EqualLogic was a…
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@ GisabunI think your 860 is fine. It was just the 920s. And from what I've read/heard from others, the packaging/serial numbers/etc. on the boxes looked authentic, and the package weight was exactly what it should have been (courtesy of the ju…
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@ djorupIt's a fair point, and thanks for clarifying my Spring Break analogy (though in my defense, I never wrote that 80 percent of PDFs were carrying malicious code because, hey, I was bad at math, but not THAT bad). But to respond to your po…
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