By Joel Hruska, Peter Bright April 8, 2009
Microsoft has announced this week that it will continue to offer downgrade options to both volume licensing customers and end-users when Windows 7 ships. Customers who purchase a system from a qualifying OEM with a version of Windows 7 that they don't want will be able to fall back to equivalent versions of Vista or XP. This latest extension to XP's availability has, inevitably, made the headlines, as if Microsoft's decision to allow users to fall back to the venerable system is a judgment of Windows 7 before it even ships. The announcement does not, however, represent any great shift in licensing policy. Volume license customers have long had the ability to use their licenses for any prior equivalent version of Windows—in principle allowing an organization to continue to install NT 4 or even Windows 95 if it preferred—and the continuation of this policy with Windows 7 is just business as usual.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009
AMD unveils upgrade program for server processors
by Thomas De Maesschalck April 08 2009
AMD has unveiled the AMD Opteron Upgrade Program, it's intended to boost sales of the company's server processors in this harsh economic climate by giving customers discounts: Offering partners and customers another cost-effective way to benefit from the performance and efficiency of AMD OpteronTM processor technology, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a global AMD Opteron Upgrade Program. The program includes 2000 series and 8000 series dual- and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors along with the upcoming six-core processor codenamed “Istanbul”. Channel partners and customers can receive up to a 35% discount in price ($50 off 2000 series, $100 off 8000 series) by upgrading the generation of their AMD Opteron processor, providing a fast upgrade path to improve performance and energy efficiency within the data center without needing to replace and buy entirely new systems.
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AMD has unveiled the AMD Opteron Upgrade Program, it's intended to boost sales of the company's server processors in this harsh economic climate by giving customers discounts: Offering partners and customers another cost-effective way to benefit from the performance and efficiency of AMD OpteronTM processor technology, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced a global AMD Opteron Upgrade Program. The program includes 2000 series and 8000 series dual- and Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors along with the upcoming six-core processor codenamed “Istanbul”. Channel partners and customers can receive up to a 35% discount in price ($50 off 2000 series, $100 off 8000 series) by upgrading the generation of their AMD Opteron processor, providing a fast upgrade path to improve performance and energy efficiency within the data center without needing to replace and buy entirely new systems.
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Intel VP: Netbooks not for adults
by Brooke Crothers April 8, 2009
Remember those first 7-inch Asus Eee PCs advertised with kids tapping on chicklet keyboards? Well, Intel apparently wants us to return to those Netbook glory days. In short, Netbooks are not for adults, according to Anand Chandrasekher, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the Ultra Mobility Group, speaking during a keynote speech at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, streamed on Intel's Web site. "There are things that you would do on a notebook you wouldn't dream of doing on a Netbook...For a kid, a Netbook is fantastic, as an adult you probably want a notebook. So, there are very simple ways of positioning and thinking about it." (Hmm...what about all those big people with Netbooks? I guess it's time to trade it in for a grown-up computer.)
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Remember those first 7-inch Asus Eee PCs advertised with kids tapping on chicklet keyboards? Well, Intel apparently wants us to return to those Netbook glory days. In short, Netbooks are not for adults, according to Anand Chandrasekher, Intel senior vice president and general manager of the Ultra Mobility Group, speaking during a keynote speech at the Intel Developer Forum in Beijing, streamed on Intel's Web site. "There are things that you would do on a notebook you wouldn't dream of doing on a Netbook...For a kid, a Netbook is fantastic, as an adult you probably want a notebook. So, there are very simple ways of positioning and thinking about it." (Hmm...what about all those big people with Netbooks? I guess it's time to trade it in for a grown-up computer.)
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Elan Sues Apple Over Touch Screen Patent
Elan previously sued Synaptics over the same patent issue and won
By Shane McGlaun - April 8, 2009
Apple is the target of patent infringement suits more often than it would like and it has been sued by a Taiwan firm called Elan Microelectronics. Elan filed suit against Apple for allegedly infringing on two Elan patents that pertain to touch screens. The New York Times reports that the suit was filed late Tuesday afternoon according to an Elan spokesman named Dennis Liu. Liu told the NYT, "We couldn't find a common viewpoint with Apple, so we decided we had to take action,” he said, adding that the companies had been in licensing talks for about two years." Products allegedly infringing on Elan patents produced by Apple include the MacBook, iPhone, and iPod touch with Elan specifically stating that the products infringe on to multi-touch patents it holds. Exactly what Elan hopes to gain from the suit isn't unknown; the court filings don’t specify if the company wants monetary damages or injunctive relief.
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By Shane McGlaun - April 8, 2009
Apple is the target of patent infringement suits more often than it would like and it has been sued by a Taiwan firm called Elan Microelectronics. Elan filed suit against Apple for allegedly infringing on two Elan patents that pertain to touch screens. The New York Times reports that the suit was filed late Tuesday afternoon according to an Elan spokesman named Dennis Liu. Liu told the NYT, "We couldn't find a common viewpoint with Apple, so we decided we had to take action,” he said, adding that the companies had been in licensing talks for about two years." Products allegedly infringing on Elan patents produced by Apple include the MacBook, iPhone, and iPod touch with Elan specifically stating that the products infringe on to multi-touch patents it holds. Exactly what Elan hopes to gain from the suit isn't unknown; the court filings don’t specify if the company wants monetary damages or injunctive relief.
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