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Microsoft sweetens the deal for Windows 10 with ‘Easy Trade Up’ program
Microsoft is hoping to bait new Windows 10 buyers through a new program called “Easy Trade Up” that’s designed to let them cash in on their old machines. For a limited period only, Microsoft is willing to pay up to $200 for old Windows machines, and $300 for Apple MacBooks, for those who’re looking for ...
Steve Ballmer takes an $800 million stake in Twitter
Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has revealed he’s taken a four percent stake in Twitter, in a move that makes him a bigger shareholder than new CEO Jack Dorsey. “Glad I bought 4% past few months,” Ballmer tweeted from a newly verified account. His tweet paid tribute to Twitter’s new ‘Moments’ feature, as well as last ...
IBM opens up its source code to China in ‘good faith’ gambit
IBM has made a politically sensitive decision to let China’s government review its software’s source code, in a move that probably won’t sit too well with the present Obama administration. The unusual step was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which said IBM allowed officials from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to ...
OpenStack Liberty release intros ‘Big Tent’ governance model
The OpenStack community has just made a new release of its cloud computing framework available, adding dozens of new features that address large-scale deployments, native container capabilities and a new governance model. Available now, OpenStack Liberty is the 12th release of the platform, succeeding the OpenStack Kilo release from last April. Liberty’s new features have ...
Customers voice concerns on the Dell/EMC deal
Just under half of EMC Corp.’s customers have admitted to being concerned that the company will be acquired by Dell Inc., saying they believe the move will be a big distraction and ultimately unsuccessful. The concerns were raised in a survey by 451 Research held in the wake of Dell’s announcement that it intends to ...
Microsoft steps up Windows 10 upgrade harassment “by mistake”
Microsoft has stepped up its efforts to get people to install Windows 10 to the point where some are claiming they’re being forced to upgrade even after trying to opt out. According to ZDNet, users are reporting being presented with a dialog box that gives just two options: Install the update now, or reschedule it ...
SAP launches souped-up, cloud-based analytics solution
SAP SE is getting into the Big Data analytics-on-cloud game with the launch of a new service, SAP Cloud for Analytics that’s able to digest data from multiple stores both on-premise and in the cloud. Nic Smith, SAP senior marketing director for analytics, told CRN.com that SAP Cloud for Analytics is built natively on the ...
Microsoft, Intel, OEMs to launch PC advertising blitz
In an effort to kick-start sales in the flagging PC industry and spur faster adoption of Windows 10, Microsoft is teaming up with the world’s top three PC makers – Lenovo Group Ltd., Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. – plus silicon chip giant Intel in a new advertising campaign which is said to be the ...
Pure Storage CEO criticizes Dell/EMC for “weakness”
Enterprise tech firm CEOs are seemingly falling over themselves to take a dig at Dell Inc. in the wake of its $67 billion takeover of EMC Corp. Following on from the gloating remarks of Hewlett-Packard Co. CEO Meg Whitman and IBM’s Ginni Rometty, Pure Storage Inc. CEO Scott Dietzen has penned a blog post in ...
Intel’s cloud growth glosses over disappointing Q3 results
Intel posted yet another dreary set of financial results in its third quarter earnings report yesterday, though the company may have found a bright spot thanks to its continued growth in the cloud. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich revealed in the earnings call that the chipmaker’s revenues hit $14.5 billion for the quarter, resulting in a ...