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The world's largest software company has introduced a computer that looks like a table and works with a touchscreen. The first markets for the new product, named Surface, will be hotels and casinos where it can be used to buy tickets and play games.
The new product is a pet of Bill Gates, who believes that the next generation of PCs will need to be more intuitive and easier to use. The new product runs the Microsoft Vista OS.
If Gates is right, the new method for using PCs, making them extensions of hand motions and writing instruments could be very good news for companies beyond Microsoft. As PC sales have slowed, firms that are PC-centric including Dell (NASDAQ: DELL), AMD (NYSE: AMD), and Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) have suffered.
That may change now if a new generation of PCs drives better sales.
Douglas A. McIntyre is a partner at 24/7 Wall St.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
5-30-2007 @ 6:44PM
Gumby said...
I kept hearing about RAID , RAID, RAID configuratiosn so I decided to buy one more hard drive to plug into my computer to get RAID 0 or 1 whatever. I only ended up learing that Windows Home Edition doesnt support RAID configurations. I never felt suckered!! All those tech guys are babbling about nothing for us. They are not even warning us to get different Windows like Pro or others to get RAID. My main concern is to back up my data. Now my computer fried and I can still see my data inside the hard drive but without any means to recover them on my own let alone falling on my knees before the Wizard of Windows who like to charge Cnotes for the recovery of my data, who knows. I cant even use the recover mode in my Windows home edition to recover my @##!!*** data stuck in lead in my "unreadable" hard drive. Billy G , give me a break!!
5-31-2007 @ 7:12PM
gary said...
Miscrosoft and innovation is an oximoron. This is what happens when somebody as creative as my coffe table tries to "innovate" - another "Bob" if you are old enough to remember. Just stick to your business plan, Mr. Gate and Mr. Balmer - rip off other people's idea, make them "free" initially as part of Windows until you kill off the original creators, then charge arm and a leg. Has been worked for you pretty well over last 30 years.
Amen!