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...reception from the press, garnering first place in PCWorld magazine’s “15 Biggest Tech Disappointments of 2007,” the Redmond-based software giant has responded by deciding to stop offering Vista’s popular predecessor, Windows Experience (XP), for sale in retail and other channels. This move is not only a poorly concealed ploy to boost flagging Vista sales, but is also a policy that will hurt Microsoft in the long...
What does Green Works bring to the table? Clorox spent about $20 million to develop the products--all-purpose, dilutable, bathroom, toilet-bowl and glass-and-surface cleaners. But perhaps most significant, Green Works products are priced at a 15% to 20% premium compared with conventional ones (suggested retail price for 32 oz. [1 L] of the all-purpose cleaner is $3.39). "The prices are much lower than for products typically found in Whole Foods," Peiros says. "Consumers will be getting a great product at a cheaper price, so if I were one of those companies, I'd probably feel...
...larger metropolises. But the reality in Nanaimo is that many locals are entirely unaware of the new electronic pathways for navigating their city. "I think it's pretty cool we're the Google Earth capital of the world," said Jakob Brzovic, 25, who works in a local electronics retail store. "I just wish somebody would have told...
...what's the catch? While many of the free word processors, photo-editing programs and games lack the rich features of their retail counterparts--the word processor in Google Docs, for example, has just 11 fonts vs. the dozens in Microsoft Word--chances are you won't miss what's missing. After all, most people use only a small fraction of the features available. "Software went through a period where it got way too complex. We have a concept that focuses on simplicity," says Dave Girouard, vice president and general manager of Google's free Web applications...
Below you'll find some of the best free Web apps compared with similar retail products. With new programs popping up every week--some of which are available only through social-networking sites like Facebook--it pays to check out the freebies before spending a dime. And you can keep the change...