Vendors Rally While Windows Sleeps

Anti-Globalism sends along a PCWorld article outlining two technologies from Intel and Dell that do an end run around Windows. "Dell, Intel and their partners announced last week new technologies that represent major leaps forward for mobility. The companies seem to have discovered the secret to making such bold leaps: Cut Microsoft out of the deal. One technology involves enabling users to gain instant access to a laptop's e-mail, browser and other basic functionality — without booting Windows at all. The second technology enables an Internet-based message to wake a Windows PC from sleep mode. These new technologies are perfect metaphors for what's happening in the industry... Windows is asleep while Microsoft's own partners give users what they really want."

Comments

Duh, Can You Say Java?

[curmudgeon99]

A lot of us thought this years ago when we got sick of trolling our way through MSDN trying to find the magic page that held the answer to the Microsoft bit of hell for the week. That's one reason why Java is the primary language now, like it or not--because it's neutral as to platform. This is merely the market taking over. This is the American way. Goliath who is sitting on his pile of money eventually gets tipped over. Good riddance to Microsoft.

Nero fiddled while Rome burned

[symbolset]

Grandma said it. Wikinonsense disagrees. Maybe it was allegory or parable. I'm going with Grandma here.

Re:Here's a strategy for Microsoft

[failedlogic]

You sound like a MS employee. That or you're applying for a job there. ;)