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[3 Jun 2010 | No Comment | Posted By:Sam]

Google internally discouraging Microsoft Operating systems.Sources say its due to the so called security issues of Microsoft OSes. The move is initiated on grounds of the google’s china operation got hacked. One employee said its as part of a security effort. Most of the employees are shifting to Mac OS and the open source Linux.New hires are given only two options on there desktop installations, Apple Mac and Linux. Google wouldnot comment on its policy. But inside sources say its pretty confirmed that google is dumbing windows operating systems. If an employee is in need of a windows OS then he needs CIO level clearance. Other than these reasons, google is trying to move to its own products.With the chrome OS is workshop making its final touches, this move can also be considered as an act of publicity and hype for sake of their own new OS. Google and Microsoft compete on many fronts, from search, to web-based emails etc.While Google is the clear leader in search, Windows remains the most popular operating system in the world by a large margin. So with this internal banning of windows OSes google is making a statement we are moving into the OS sector as well.

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[7 May 2010 | 2 Comments | Posted By:Lloyd]

                ÂSince its entry to the indian market the growth of this auto giant is amazing. Its shear class, customer satisfaction and marketing strategies put BMW on top. Since its inception in 2006 the growth figures are enviable. It even overtook the German supremacy of Mercedes in Indian luxury car market. Last year almost a 20 year supremacy was shattered. Its market share in the segment has crossed 40% which was earlier 9% when they started BMW India in 2006. Dr.Andreas Schaaf, who has taken over from Peter Kronschnabl, said ” …

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[29 Apr 2010 | No Comment | Posted By:Vivek]
HP buys Palm to enter the SmartPhone market

HP has never been a major player when it came to Smart Phones.Not that HP wont be able to buid a masterpiece on its own, but when there is a short cut , everyone would take it and HP were no different. Also Lenovo’s and Dell’s intentions to enter the Smart Phone market would have prompted HP to think seriously about the Smart Phone venture. With Palm’s shares plungin down heavily,HP had the oppurtunity . HP will buy Palm for $1.2 billion.
The advantages to HP is the Palm’s WebOS operationg system,the …

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[27 Mar 2010 | No Comment | Posted By:Dileep]
Google China Controversy

oogle Inc. is in the eye of a storm, as it’s subsidiary Google China antagonized the interest of the Chinese Government. On March 22, 2010, Google began redirecting all google.cn traffic to google.com.hk (Google Hong Kong), thereby bypassing Chinese regulators and allowing uncensored simplified Chinese search results. Prior to 2006, Google.com was accessible in the country. In 2005, a chinese language interface was developed for google.com. Google China was established in 2006, but much of its content was not accessible due to censorship. On January 12, 2010, Google announced that …

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[25 Mar 2010 | No Comment | Posted By:Dileep]
Dell to Launch Smartphones in India

ell India announced yesterday, that it will soon market it’s range of smartphones in the country. The company beat HP to become the top selling mobile PC brand in India, and is doing wonderfully well in the country, as they have more than doubled their quarterly revenues in the last year. CEO and chairman Michael Dell said the comapny is going to target the smartphone market in a big way. “There are about 4 billion mobile phone users in the world, but only 1.5% of them have a smartphone.. Over …

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