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Apple hands Palm a problem and gets slapped by Microsoft

The Guardian Writes:

It's a dog-eat-dog world in the technology jungle. For the best part of two years, Apple's iPhone has had the top end of the smartphone market to itself. But then along came the Palm Pre, which has had a very favourable reception from the geek crowd, and is a much more polished product than early versions of the Android (aka Google) phones. Personally I thought it unlikely that the Pre would seriously challenge the Apple product, but it seems that Steve Jobs & Co are taking no chances.

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darkequitus6139d ago

sometimes, Apple is like a boxer who goes into the ring swinging punches but cries when it's opponent hits back.

The-Director6139d ago

Not sometimes, all the time, apple is the most stuck up company i ever seen, they think their gods for producing their products, and when another company hit them hard and shows that their is nothing special about them they cry foul.

SnuggleBandit6139d ago (Edited 6139d ago )

i agree that they do act like girls but i like their products. osx is definitiely the best operating system out right now by a mile and the iphone combined with the app store is just awesome. And i don't know what i would do without ipods...

but i'm not saying that half their sh!t isn't overpriced and that they never act like their sh!t don't stink

El_Colombiano6139d ago

Their products ooze with quality. I love Apple, but you need to be able to afford their products which is hard right now.

darkequitus6139d ago

Hence my iPod, iMac 24 and I even go conned into by the first Mac mini. I fell for that hype and queued up in egents St, London on release day. Final Cut is great

evrfighter6139d ago

"osx is definitiely the best operating system out right now by a mile"

sweet where do I sign up..If that's the case it blows pc gaming by a mile too!!!!

oh wait...

Motion6139d ago

"Hence my iPod, iMac 24 and I even go conned into by the first Mac mini. I fell for that hype and queued up in egents St, London on release day. Final Cut is great"

No, seriously. What are you trying to say?

KozmoOchez6138d ago

their hardware might be nice, but itunes compared to zune player/zune marketplace loses big time

the zune player is a lot nicer and easier to use when trying to update song/album info. Also, itunes seems to move a lot slower - at least on windows based computers.

The zune marketplace has one of the best store options, that is - the zune pass, where for $15 a month, you can download unlimited songs and keep 10 of them every month. I'm not one for monthly fees but if I wanted to go that route, i would def be paying them that money. maybe once i get outta college and get a decent job...

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Polluted6139d ago

He raises a good point about a possible lack of tangible products in the Microsoft stores. Something tells me MS has penned a deal with HP or someone and they'll be pimping real PC hardware by the time their stores launch.

If I were Mark Shuttleworth I'd buy some retail space adjacent to the Apple and MS stores in Times Square and open an Ubuntu store. Just to screw with 'em.

El_Colombiano6139d ago

Why HP? I say they should roll out first party computers. Microsoft labeled computers. Just like Apple has theirs.

Polluted6139d ago

I suppose they could. It just seems like, given the timeframe, it would be a lot easier to just make a deal with an established PC manufacturer. I think their relationship with Dell is slightly tarnished now that Dell also sells Linux PCs, so HP seems like the obvious choice.

Anyway, we'll find out soon enough, but I'd be very surprised if the only hardware in the MS store was the 360 and some mp3 players.

The Lazy One6139d ago

they could also reach out to smaller manufacturers like Asus, fujitsu, or acer.

Microsoft doesn't really need to sell their own products, they just have to use their stores to show the benefits of PCs vs macs. If they just had a product (not necessarily their own) that was PC supported and matched most apple devices feature for feature, but cost 75% the price, the stores would be pretty successful.

Mr_iClu7ch6139d ago

But Microsoft is just smart than them...And Apple is allways crying now...^^

Lets see how Apple will react to Windows 7 Launch.

darkequitus6139d ago

I wtch their last WWDC Show, and of course they were having a pop a W7. $49 for W7 upgade and $29 for Snow Leapard. Both companies have my money.

Revvin6139d ago

If an iTunes update stops me syncing with my Blackberry Storm then I stop buying from iTunes and go to Amazon.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai11d ago (Edited 11d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio11d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing11d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9211d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit11d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing11d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9211d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."