Microsoft to up the cost of Windows 8 Pro from $40.00 to $200.00

By: Dan Uff, Senior Editor Nope, that is not a misprint.  The Top Brass at Microsoft have announced that it will be hiking the price of its Windows 8 Professional by as much as 200% starting February 1st – from its current cost of $40.00 to $200.00 and over. Doesn’t a Mac with an operating […]

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Dell exec warns Microsoft about Windows RT Branding confusing customers

According to a report from AppleInsider.com, a top executive from Dell warned Microsoft that its branding of Windows RT would confuse customers because a Windows RT computer is not able to run standard Windows applications. “Jefferey Clarke, vice chairman at Dell and president of its PC business, said at the Dell World conference last week […]

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Dell getting out of the Cell Phone business – also dumps Android

“Dell is definitely pulling the plug on the smartphone business, globally” Jean-Baptiste Su reports for Forbes. “A tough decision, leaving a market that is expected to reach $150.3 billion in 2014, according to MarketsandMarkets.” “Earlier this year, the Round Rock, Texas-based computer company stopped selling its mobile devices in the U.S. Although some could still be found in China […]

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