Increasing component costs and pressure to cut its prices mean Apple's best bet for long-term success is to quit the hardware business and license the Mac to Dell, analyst firm Gartner claimed on Tuesday.
After adding it back as an option for small businesses, Dell offers the older OS on consumer machines in response to demand in the US.
Microsoft has issued the first service pack for Windows XP, but the update may not appear on some new PCs until next year.
Despite research that found Vista uptake among businesses is slowing, Michael Dell has predicted that most companies will migrate to the OS within two years.
In a sign that the convergence trend is even reaching technology's stalwarts, Dell has hinted its customers could force it to release a laptop with an eight-inch screen.
Microsoft releases a driver for the emerging iSCSI specification that lets its operating system share storage gear using Ethernet networks.
To winemaker De Bortoli, Linux has provided the opportunity to save money and free up IT staff.
Big Blue's plan to sell its PC unit to China's Lenovo Group (formerly known as Legend) would be the latest example of a move toward consolidation as the market reaches maturity.
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Once the toast of the gadget market, personal digital assistants have been losing some of their fizz and in 2002 continued a steady slide.
Palm will buy rival Handspring for approximately US$169 million in an effort to strengthen its grip on the market for handheld devices.
Microsoft has decided to support one of two competing formats for popular DVD recording technology.
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