Posts Tagged: operating systems

The Winter Olympics Run on Windows XP

The Shark Lady February 25, 2010 Computers, Software and Apps No Comments

6,200 computers are used in the Winter Olympics this year, all of them running on Windows XP. Should this make Microsoft happy? It seems that Windows 7 is a bit too new to gamble on, when it comes to huge…Continue Reading →

Operating System Revenue Soars 35% in 2009; Non-Games Software Revenue Declines 7%

The Shark Lady January 24, 2010 Business, Software and Apps No Comments

Despite the recession and the overall tendency to look for free alternatives, it seems that OS makers had a good year in 2009. According to a report by NPD group, U.S. retail operating systems boxed software revenue increased 35% in…Continue Reading →