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The Day Ahead: PeoplePC faces stiff odds

...that fact, you shouldn't find any reasons to buy into the PeoplePC initial public offering Thursday. PeoplePC's business model sounds so 1999 -- sell... Read more

8 August, 2000 by Larry Dignan

Spammers face jail

...investigation by EarthLink found they were sending thousands of unsolicited messages from PeoplePC accounts. Jared Cosgrave and Mohammed Haque pleaded guilty last week in a... Read more

4 October, 2006 by Dawn Kawamoto

Anti-adware group starts naming-and-shaming campaign

...well-known names such as Club Med, eHarmony.com, Netflix, NetZero and PeoplePC. "We're urging advertisers to be more vigilant to ensure that they... Read more

21 March, 2006 by Joris Evers

Employees value home PCs over gym membership

...to back such a scheme. Peter Adams, general manager of PC supplier PeoplePC, which commissioned the study, said: "In the 21st Century e-literacy is... Read more

11 May, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

The Day Ahead: Summer siesta for IPOs

...t work for investors and fell 30 percent through 18 August. The PeoplePC IPO was a disaster from the beginning. There were a couple of... Read more

21 August, 2000 by Larry Dignan

The Day Ahead: ITeX may brighten dreary IPO week

...week, most of them are trading below their IPO price. Shares of PeoplePC fell 11 percent on the first day of trading and 23 percent... Read more

18 August, 2000 by Larry Dignan

Surprise! PC prices climb

For the first time in years, prices of low-end PCs increase as competition drops and the economy rocks Read more

14 January, 2000 by ZDNet

5 years ago... Ford offers staff '$5 per month' PCs

...into the 21st century. The project is being coordinated by US-based PeoplePC, with computers and printers from HP and web access from UUNet. The... Read more

4 February, 2005 by silicon.com staff

Wired workforce firm bought for $10m

Cash-strapped firm home and dry... PeoplePC, the company behind wired workforce schemes at Ford and Delta Airlines, has... Read more

12 June, 2002 by Sonya Rabbitte

Powergen gives staff free PCs

...access on the internet. The laptops come from HP's Pavilion range. PeoplePC, which offers a variety of services from procurement of hardware and software... Read more

25 June, 2001 by Mark Graham

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

54 minutes ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
bobandroid

496,999 BT Fon Hotspots lovingly situated in your next door neighbours garden, no matter how you dress that up its still a pup... Not where I need...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

4 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Smilig Eddie

2 – 4 more weeks of waiting: how many buyers are going to decide instead to see what the iPhone 5 offers? Consumer trust in the brand has also...

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

5 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

7 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

8 hours ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

I would like a job for me and do good to their tackiness vellent my help I will do my best to help you mercie for all

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

11 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

12 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

12 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

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