Desktop Operating Systems Archive

  • CORRECTING and REPLACING Adobe Extends AIR Applications Across Screens

    Posted on October 25, 2010 | No Comments
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  • Adobe Extends AIR Applications Across Screens

    Posted on October 25, 2010 | No Comments
    LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–At Adobe MAX, Adobe’s worldwide developer conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® AIR® 2.5 software for televisions, tablets, smartphones and desktop operating ...

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  • HP shows off its slate computer while revealing a key disappointing detail (Windows)

    HP shows off its slate computer while revealing a key disappointing detail (Windows)

    Posted on January 26, 2010 | No Comments
    Apple isn't the only company with tablets. HP and Dell showed off its slate concepts at CES '10, but their demo's left us with so many questions. HP's CTO Phil McKinney at least reveals a bit more about his company's offering. But hopefully he's out of the loop a bit and HP actually has more planned for the device. Otherwise, the HP Slate will be about as successful as the HP TouchSmart iMac clones. Phil gives the background about the Slate's development at HP. He explains that the company has been working on the unit for about five years and it started out as an ereadering device. But then as many things do, it evolved into what he's showing off in the video. But this slate is plagued by the same fundamental flaw as the vast majority of the current tablets: Windows. Phil states that the device will run plain-jane Windows 7. That's a problem because even Windows 7 with its added touchscreen capabilities is not suited for extended tablet use without a stylus and Apple/Palm/RIM/HTC has proven to the world that we don't need styluses. (stylii?)

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  • Adobe Flash 10.1 to support just about every mobile OS (except the iPhone’s)

    Adobe Flash 10.1 to support just about every mobile OS (except the iPhone’s)

    Posted on October 5, 2009 | No Comments
    Adobe took the wraps off its latest and most versatile version of its Flash Player to date earlier today. The newly announced Flash 10.1 software will be available “for smartphones, smartbooks, netbooks, PCs and other Internet-connected devices, allowing content created using the Adobe Flash Platform to reach users wherever they are.” It’s kind of a [...]

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  • Microsoft admits that it feels threatened by Linux

    Microsoft admits that it feels threatened by Linux

    Posted on August 5, 2009 | No Comments
    desktop linuxMicrosoft stated publicly in their IRS 10-K filing that they face "strong competition from well-established companies with differing approaches to the PC market." It's important to note that this is the "PC market", not the server market. Microsoft is explicitly stating that their desktop operating system is threatened by Linux. "Competing commercial software products, including variants of Unix, are supplied by competitors such as Apple, Canonical, and Red Hat." I suppose a couple years ago this announcement might have gotten me worked up a bit, but it's 2009 and I'm just like "Yeah, and you're just figuring this out?"

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