[CGUYS] Must Be Embarasing to Be Steve Ballmer
In a recent interview I saw on CNET-TV Ballmer keeps repeating that Apple only has 3.5% of the market. http://cnettv.cnet.com/cnet-conversations-microsoft-steve-ballmer/9742-1_53-5004.html I knew that was way wrong so I checked on recent stats. Ballmer should be embarassed because Apple is actually just shy of 10% -- and that's only if you count unit sales. Apple is also growing at close to 12% while the rest of the industry has an growth rate that is barely over 2%. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/28566/53/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/14/mac_sales_grow_11_8_as_apple_takes_9_4_u_s_market_share.html Measured in terms of revenue Apple is upwards of 25%. If you consider that their profit margin is higher than the average PC maker it is likely that Apple's share of the profits is above 30%. Wow! http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/03/18/share Talk about working smarter, not harder! Sure beats whistling in the graveyard. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Must Be Embarasing to Be Steve Ballmer
I figured you were way wrong on your assertions. Apple market share sits under 5% worldwide which was the top number Ballmer used when he spoke about Apple vs MS marketshare the ONE time he talked about after being asked specifically about Apple/MS marketing. In your anger I imagine you kept replaying the scene in your head and imagined he said it again and again. If you want to talk about just the US, then the marketshare is higher, but worldwide it is not 10%. The ego of MFB such as yourself assumes MS sits in agony trying to figure out what to do against a competitor that has less then 5% marketshare, this may not be the case and probably isn't. You remind me of those big huge monsters in that commercial terrorizing people until the camera shifts and the monsters are really only a few inches high and are really being ignored. On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 9:55 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: In a recent interview I saw on CNET-TV Ballmer keeps repeating that Apple only has 3.5% of the market. http://cnettv.cnet.com/cnet-conversations-microsoft-steve-ballmer/9742-1_53-5004.html I knew that was way wrong so I checked on recent stats. Ballmer should be embarassed because Apple is actually just shy of 10% -- and that's only if you count unit sales. Apple is also growing at close to 12% while the rest of the industry has an growth rate that is barely over 2%. http://www.itwire.com/content/view/28566/53/ http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/10/14/mac_sales_grow_11_8_as_apple_takes_9_4_u_s_market_share.html Measured in terms of revenue Apple is upwards of 25%. If you consider that their profit margin is higher than the average PC maker it is likely that Apple's share of the profits is above 30%. Wow! http://daringfireball.net/linked/2008/03/18/share Talk about working smarter, not harder! Sure beats whistling in the graveyard. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Mac keyboard.
Just got a Mac Mini and realized I don't have a USB keyboard to jack into it. Other than it being a nice keyboard, is there something about a Mac keyboard that's worth the $35 or so premium? If I run Parallels, should I expect any problems with Windoze (probably Win7)? Thanks * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Mac keyboard.
On Oct 17, 2009, at 3:45 PM, Reid Katan wrote: Just got a Mac Mini and realized I don't have a USB keyboard to jack into it. Other than it being a nice keyboard, is there something about a Mac keyboard that's worth the $35 or so premium? If I run Parallels, should I expect any problems with Windoze (probably Win7)? I use a KeyTronic and a KVM to switch between my Mac and my other computer. At the time I bought it Apple did not have the low-profile keyboard. At home I have a low-profile Mac keyboard. Today would I spend an extra $35 for the Mac keyboard? Definitely yes. It has a lovely touch. But if you also have to use non-Mac keyboards I would not get it. Typing on the Mac keyboard requires some adjustment and switching back and forth is hell. Should you expect any problems with Win7? ROFL! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Must Be Embarasing to Be Steve Ballmer
On Oct 17, 2009, at 2:36 PM, mike wrote: I figured you were way wrong on your assertions. Well it wasn't Rush who told you that, so it must be the other America- basher guy. But we have a transcript. http://news.cnet.com/8301-30966_3-10366826-262.html Starts off saying it 3 times without even taking a breath... Ballmer: What do you want me to say? They've done a very good job of marketing to their 3.5 percent of the market. I think they do a great job for their 3.5 percent, and I'm glad we're doing a great job with the other 96.5 percent. There may be 3 percent of people who sort of appreciate their approach. Then he backpedals a bit... ...the Apple inventory for that 3, 4, 5 percent, 6 percent of the market, whatever it is... He talks crazy about Google and Zune too. Talk about an alternate- reality distortion field! He is really out there. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Must Be Embarasing to Be Steve Ballmer
So you are saying he said something true...twice or thrice in a sentence after they asked him about MS/Apple marketing..interesting. On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 1:42 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: Ballmer: What do you want me to say? They've done a very good job of marketing to their 3.5 percent of the market. I think they do a great job for their 3.5 percent, and I'm glad we're doing a great job with the other 96.5 percent. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Must Be Embarasing to Be Steve Ballmer
So if your alternate reality distortion field hits his reality distortion field, do we have life ending results or do the both of you just kinda blink out? On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 1:42 PM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: He talks crazy about Google and Zune too. Talk about an alternate-reality distortion field! He is really out there. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Please Help! Scores (maybe hundreds) of emails have disappeared from my Outlook Express Inbox
Hi ...I have my C drive waaay too full of stuff and I keep saying I'm going to purge it and purge the email folder but so far I haven't done it. Today the computer was running especially slow so I shut it down (the normal way) and when I rebooted, all this email was missing from my Inbox. I have maybe 10 with today's date on them and then the next date is 7/3/2008! What can I have done to cause this and what an I do to restore the missing emails?? Some of this is work-related (I freelance). None of my sub-folders (15 or so) seem to be affected. I tried a 'system restore' to last Friday even though no new programs have beenn added or anything, and on rebooting, same thing. No emails between 10/17/2009 and 7/3/2008. Please help!! Thanks in advance, Gail Miller * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Must Be Embarasing to Be Steve Ballmer
On Oct 17, 2009, at 4:58 PM, mike wrote: So if your alternate reality distortion field hits his reality distortion field, do we have life ending results or do the both of you just kinda blink out? The Times wasn't very nice either... Forecast for Microsoft: Partly Cloudy http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/business/18msft.html Critics of Microsoft say it has hugely underestimated market changes and plotted a long and winding course toward irrelevance. It remains too fixated on its old-line, desktop-based franchises, they say — too slow, too predictable and too, well, Microsoft. “They are trapped in their own psychosis that the world has to revolve around Windows on the PC,” says Marc Benioff, the C.E.O. of Salesforce.com, which competes against Microsoft in the business software market. “Until they stop doing that, they will drag their company into the gutter.” * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Saving Web Pages with Firefox-Followup
When you say, The text disappeared exactly what happened. The .htm file still exits but is zero bytes? the .htm file is gone altogether? The text has been stripped out of the .htm file? How long is the period of time? A few minutes? After one or more reboots? After some discernable event? Have you moved the saved file to a new location? Be sure to move both the .htm file and the associated files folder together. Better yet, under Tools, Folder Options, check the option to manage the pair (.htm file and files folder) as a single file. I save web pages as web page complete (as you mention below) routinely from Mozilla, Seamonkey, and Firefox and it works just fine. OTOH, there are other things in them that don't work as advertised. Fred Holmes At 06:05 AM 10/12/2009, computerg...@att.net wrote: Thank you everyone who replied to my post a while back. Briefly, I am trying to save web pages in my computer, rather than print them out and have lots of paper laying around. Per the advice here, I updated my Firefox to the latest version and was able to save the complete pages using the format Web page complete. After a period of time, all the text disappeared and all that remained were the images. Any advice at this point? I am using Windows Vista but had the same problem before with XP. Thanks for any replys, Bill. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Saving Web Pages with Firefox-Followup
Some of us suggested saving pages as a PDF. It's really the best alternative to printing out a web page. (it's a far superior solution to me) Is this not possible with Windows? computerg...@att.net wrote: Hello all: Thank you everyone who replied to my post a while back. Briefly, I am trying to save web pages in my computer, rather than print them out and have lots of paper laying around. Per the advice here, I updated my Firefox to the latest version and was able to save the complete pages using the format Web page complete. After a period of time, all the text disappeared and all that remained were the images. Any advice at this point? I am using Windows Vista but had the same problem before with XP. Thanks for any replys, Bill. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Apple attempts to one up MS in account data deletion..possibly good job
Via Digg and engadget. Apparently under snow cat if you go into a guest account all your data from your main account can be deleted..*poof*. The theme of the story, disable guest account on snow cat machines and wait for apple fix. http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2194729 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Saving Web Pages with Firefox-Followup
At 07:36 PM 10/17/2009, Jordan wrote: Some of us suggested saving pages as a PDF. It's really the best alternative to printing out a web page. (it's a far superior solution to me) Is this not possible with Windows? It's quite possible with windows, although up through XP it's not a built-in feature of the OS. You need to install a utility to do it. It's a virtual printer that prints to a .pdf file instead of to a physical printer. Unfortunately, when printing web pages, it does just that -- produces a replica of a print job. URLs (links) in the web page being printed are not active in the .pdf file. Better to simply save the web page as a .htm file. Fred Holmes * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Plain English, please...
Cloud changes its name every few years. The new idea is not cloud. I have drawing templates from 30 years ago (pre-internet) for drawing clouds. The new idea is storing all your data in the cloud. Previously we lacked enough bandwidth to do such a thing and storage costs were too high. When I worked for a large multinational corporation in Switzerland, cost was no object. Same for US based multinationals. Bandwidth isn't the issue for them. Besides, 15, 20, 25 years ago, the file sizes were much smaller. Sure they didn't call it a cloud in the 80s. They called it mainframes with dumb terminals, or mainframes with local workstations. My dumb terminal was in Philly. The two mainframes with my documents and programs were in Michigan and in Massachusetts. Files were mostly text and graphs. Illustrations and videos took a lot longer to transmit, but we did it. The 3D drawings I did on a Genigraphics terminal went to a service in DC for processing. The 3D drawings I did at HP were transmitted as small data files rather than as pictures. Everything the companies needed fit on much smaller drives than we have now. I pulled out some of the floppies for my Mac SE that I used for projects from home [BTW, floppies still work--no lost data, yet]. I used PageMaker 1 and 2. The program and files fit on one 400K disk. Doesn't take long to send that data for storage, even on a 600-1200 baud modem. Storing or backing up remotely isn't new. Only the huge file sizes are newer. At HP we transmitted 100MB videos via modem overnight. Today, the videos might be 2-4GB, transmitted in an hour or so where more bandwidth is available [but not here]. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Please Help! Scores (maybe hundreds) of emails have disappeared from my Outlook Express Inbox
You didn't even mention what email program you were running It's in the subject line. Outlook Express. Where you running Outlook? This looks like a typical Outlook problem. If so, stop using Outlook or it will eventually happen again. Oh? I've been using Outlook for over a decade. I must have received well over a hundred thousand emails by now, and, to the best of my knowledge, I've never lost one. My primary contact at one of the companies I consult for told me a couple of years ago that he had over half a million in his OL archives and had never lost any. I don't know what happened here (I've never used OE), but please don't just make stuff up. Has OL ever lost messages? Of course. But inevitable it is not. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Please Help! Scores (maybe hundreds) of emails have disappeared from my Outlook Express Inbox
Google: outlook express lost (emails OR messages) You'll find a number of relevant pages. I don't use OE, so I can't tell you if any of the techniques will work, but it's worth a shot. -Original Message- From: Computer Guys Discussion List [mailto:computerguy...@listserv.aol.com] On Behalf Of Gail.Miller Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 5:51 PM To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Subject: [CGUYS] Please Help! Scores (maybe hundreds) of emails have disappeared from my Outlook Express Inbox Hi ...I have my C drive waaay too full of stuff and I keep saying I'm going to purge it and purge the email folder but so far I haven't done it. Today the computer was running especially slow so I shut it down (the normal way) and when I rebooted, all this email was missing from my Inbox. I have maybe 10 with today's date on them and then the next date is 7/3/2008! What can I have done to cause this and what an I do to restore the missing emails?? Some of this is work-related (I freelance). None of my sub-folders (15 or so) seem to be affected. I tried a 'system restore' to last Friday even though no new programs have beenn added or anything, and on rebooting, same thing. No emails between 10/17/2009 and 7/3/2008. Please help!! Thanks in advance, Gail Miller * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Mac keyboard.
Quoting tjpa t...@tjpa.com: Should you expect any problems with Win7? ROFL! Right. What was I thinking? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Mac keyboard.
Quoting Jordan jor17...@gmail.com: Maybe it's just my opinion, but once you use the Apple low profile keyboard, every other keyboard feels clunky. Once you go Mac, you never go bac? (-: * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] android takes on iphone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPYM-XTqcecfeature=player_embedded Not sure if this is Verizon or Moto or both, but they seem to be going head to head with Apple on their new phone. Whomever their marketing team is, it's safe to say it's not the same one MS uses. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Please Help! Scores (maybe hundreds) of emails have disappeared from my Outlook Express Inbox
On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: You didn't even mention what email program you were running It's in the subject line. Outlook Express. Where you running Outlook? This looks like a typical Outlook problem. If so, stop using Outlook or it will eventually happen again. Oh? I've been using Outlook for over a decade. I must have received well over a hundred thousand emails by now, and, to the best of my knowledge, I've never lost one. My primary contact at one of the companies I consult for told me a couple of years ago that he had over half a million in his OL archives and had never lost any. I don't know what happened here (I've never used OE), but please don't just make stuff up. Has OL ever lost messages? Of course. But inevitable it is not. Part of the Outlook problem that all your emails are in one tarball of a file. When something goes wrong it goes really wrong. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Please Help! Scores (maybe hundreds) of emails have disappeared from my Outlook Express Inbox
Part of the Outlook problem that all your emails are in one tarball of a file. When something goes wrong it goes really wrong. Backup. :) But I've never needed mine. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Please Help! Scores (maybe hundreds) of emails have disappeared from my Outlook Express Inbox
I think in OE there are several tarballs..so it allows you to have multiple instances of something really going wrong. On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 9:10 PM, John Duncan Yoyo johnduncany...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: Part of the Outlook problem that all your emails are in one tarball of a file. When something goes wrong it goes really wrong. -- John Duncan Yoyo ---o) * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] android takes on iphone
Quoting mike xha...@gmail.com: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPYM-XTqcecfeature=player_embedded Not sure if this is Verizon or Moto or both, but they seem to be going head to head with Apple on their new phone. Whomever their marketing team is, They're also going after ATT. Showing coverage ares. There's a map for that. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCbYTrYD5y8 it's safe to say it's not the same one MS uses. Microsoft has *the worst* advertising agency. Good thing for them that they already own so much market share. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
