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Doomed Apple is world's Number One PC maker, with a Snow Leopard problem

Poor, beleaguered Apple -- nothing's going right: on the one hand it must try to make its business out of a minority (20 percent) share of the PC industry; on the other, Macs manufactured six or more...

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Windows Blue shows why Microsoft may kill the Desktop in Windows 9

Desktop fans, be worried: Leaked Windows Blue code hints that when Microsoft gets around to building Windows 9, there's a chance it may kill the Desktop entirely. 

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Three reasons Microsoft wants to kill the Windows Desktop

Microsoft's Windows Blue update to Windows 8 makes it increasingly clear that Microsoft wants to kill the Desktop. That may seem self-defeating, but there's method in Microsoft's madness. Here are...

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Will Windows Blue let you boot right to the Windows 8 Desktop?

A rumor is making the rounds, based on leaked Windows Blue code, that the newest version of Windows will let you bypass the Start screen and boot directly to the Desktop. If true, that solve a major...

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Maybe the Desktop really is important, Microsoft admits. Windows Blue to the...

With Windows 8, Microsoft has done everything it could do to kill off the Desktop. But now, after months of getting sometimes angry feedback, Microsoft has finally admitted that people want to use it....

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Windows 8.1 first look: Finally, Windows the way you want it

With Windows 8.1 Microsoft finally recognizes that a big portion of the world actively dislikes the new "Modern" interface and Start screen, and lets people downplay it, bypass it, or make it work the...

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Five reasons Windows 8.1 is a winner

Windows 8.1 has gone a long way towards fixing some but certainly not all of Windows 8's woes. Here are five ways Windows 8.1 improves upon Windows 8.

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The Apple OS X Mavericks installation troubleshooting guide

Apple introduced the Mavericks OS as a free upgrade Tuesday. Eleven percent of Mac users have already installed the OS, but some have reported problems during installation. If this affects you or a...

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Has Microsoft finally admitted Windows 8 was a colossal blunder?

Microsoft's decision to finally bring back a true Start menu to Windows begs the question: Has it finally recognized what a massive mistake it made with Windows 8, or is Microsoft just reluctantly...

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Windows 9 will mean the revenge of the Desktop

Microsoft tried to kill the Desktop in Windows 8, but with Windows 9 the Desktop may well take center stage again. Reports says that the next Windows release, due possibly in the middle of 2015, may...

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Here's how to make your Windows machine run Chrome OS

Want to use Chrome without buying a Chromebook? Here's a simple way to do it on a Windows machine that will take only a few minutes. You won't get all of Chrome's features, but you will get the most...

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Microsoft cries 'uncle' on Windows 8 -- 8.1 update boots straight to desktop

Microsoft has apparently finally admitted that Windows 8's dueling tablet-PC interface was a mistake, because reports say that in the upcoming 8.1 update Windows will bypass the Start screen and boot...

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Apple eats its own dog food

Apple continues the thirtieth birthday of the Macintosh with a new video clip designed to show how its technologies have impacted the creative industries, but has the company got a plan to ensure 2044...

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Six ways the Windows 8.1 update bridges the Desktop-Start Menu divide

With the Windows 8.1 update, Microsoft has finally realized it has to make its duelling Desktop and Start Menu interfaces play nice together. Based on the latest leaks, here are six ways it does it.

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Failing Microsoft must bring Office to iPad

Microsoft may have chosen a new CEO but it seems it still hasn't figured out how to carve a future in the Apple-driven Post-PC computer world. And it all comes down to Office.

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