Microsoft To Take On The World

Not content with confronting Google Android and iOS directly in mobile market, Microsoft now has its sights on Google’s monopoly in placing the world’s information a mere click away. The word has it, a team within the hallowed Redmond portals is working on a project codenamed Data Explorer. Data Explorer fetches information and facts from [...]

Imagine if we all start doing this..

A PC user who just bought a Dell Studio laptop running Windows Vista got himself refunded $115, which is the actual cost of Vista’s license. Here is what he wrote:

“I do not agree to the terms of the Dell Software Licensing Agreement or the Microsoft Windows End User License Agreement.

“I confirm that I have not used any of the software, have not opened or broken the seal on any software packet and have deleted all preloaded or embedded software from my Dell.

“1. How may I promptly return the disks and other software items to you?

“2. How will you refund the cost of the software? I note that Windows Vista Home Premium retails at £133.96, Microsoft Works at £39.99 and Cyberlink PowerDVD at £39.99 today, which means a total refund of £213.94 is due.

However, he did not get the full refund due to the fact that apps like PowerDVD comes pre-installed. In the end, with 14 email exchanges and incredibly calm attitude, he got 70 pounds directly from Dell!

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No wonder Linux netbooks are not selling ‘that’ well! – Microsoft teaches Best Buy to trash Linux

Microsoft has confirmed (to dailyfinance) that it actually DOES train the Best Buy Employees the ‘important’ differences between Linux and Windows Computers. Few Best Buy employees leaked the training slides on the web which depict the Microsoft’s Anti-Linux agenda “Linux does not support many common applications and online services like iTunes, Zune, Quicken, Photoshop, and Office 2007″. They even go one step ahead and simply said “Linux is not safer than Windows”

Our take on the aforementioned claims by MSFT:

1) Linux does not support many common applications and online services like iTunes, Zune, Quicken, Photoshop, and Office 2007:

Linux may not be having the exact apps, but it has alternatives that do the same stuff. All that for free. For Photoshop, one can get GIMP. For Office, Openoffice and many others. There is even an app for syncing music with your iPod!

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