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Microsoft: Don't Sell PCs Without Operating Systems
Talkback If linux is cheaper, and selling pc's with os preinstalled, wouldn't vendors be looking for the edge, and sell pc's with linux preinstalled? This policy would eventually promote cheaper, and therefor linux, OS!
[April 14, 2006, 3:13]
Lenovo To Make And Sell IBM XServers
News Lenovo will sell IBM-based x86 servers to small and medium-sized businesses through the same channels as its ThinkPad laptops and ThinkCentre desktops, the company said earlier this week. I would have thought IBM would either keep the brand or sell...
[January 25, 2008, 15:31]
Dell To Sell Toner And Ink Through Office Suppliers
Blog Michael Dell has said that Dell will sell toner and ink though retail stores, in another depature from its direct sales model. Later still, Mark Jarvis, the chief marketing officer or Dell, also said that there would be an announcement following...
[October 10, 2007, 21:06]
Burglars Sell Stolen Goods To Victims Online
News A Web site that allows burglars to sell stolen property back to its owner is illegal under British law according to criminal law experts. Theburglar.com stands accused of breaking the Theft Act by charging people "reward" money for the return of...
[October 10, 2000, 15:51]
BSkyB To Sell Discounted No-frills Broadband
News The satellite broadcaster announced on Wednesday that it had signed a deal that allows it to sell BT Retail's no-frills broadband package to its subscriber base. BT Retail looks increasingly likely to dominate the UK's consumer broadband market in...
[July 31, 2002, 12:51]
EMC To Sell Chunk Of VMware Stock
News EMC said on Wednesday that it plans to sell 10 percent of VMware stock this summer in an initial public offering, but added it has no plans to spin off the virtualisation company. VMware is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the history of...
[February 8, 2007, 8:22]
BT To Sell Eutelsat Stake For £363m
News BT has announced it is to sell its stake in Eutelsat for £363m. The UK's biggest telco will sell its entire shareholding in the world's third-biggest satellite communications company, if the sale is approved by the board of Eutelsat, with the deal...
[November 26, 2004, 11:45]
CA's Ingres Sell-off Met With Scepticism
News He said the move is likely to help CA sell its management products to database vendors, such as Oracle, IBM and Microsoft, as it will no longer be seen as a competitor. Computer Associates on Monday announced that it had sold off the majority of...
[November 9, 2005, 9:10]
Tesco To Sell Networking Gear
News Tesco superstores will sell Cisco subsidiary Linksys' Wi-Fi wireless networking equipment, aimed at users wanting to kit out small or home offices for the first time. After announcing its own music download, broadband and mobile ventures, Tesco has...
[May 19, 2005, 9:55]
Police To Sell Off Missing Goods Online
News Just months after a controversial site was launched allowing thieves to sell back stolen items to people -- www.theburglar.com -- the police have revealed details of their own initiative. Police forces around the UK plan to put stolen goods on a...
[November 21, 2000, 16:12]
Sony To Sell Chip Facility To Toshiba
News Sony said on Wednesday it will sell its microchip production facilities in western Japan to Toshiba for ¥90bn (£430m), in their latest move to focus on their core businesses. Sony, which is focusing on image sensor chips for digital cameras and...
[February 20, 2008, 7:46]
Major Caldera Shareholders May Sell
News Two major investors in Caldera International, which sells the Linux and Unix operating systems, will be able to sell previously restricted stock, the company said in a regulatory filing on Monday. As a result of a Securities and Exchange Commission...
[July 24, 2001, 11:47]
Psion's Symbian Sell-off Hangs On German Approval
News Psion's attempt to sell its stake in Symbian to Nokia is waiting on the approval of Germany's competition authorities. The UK tech firm said on Thursday that it has already received a thumbs-up from the regulators in Finland and Austria.
[May 6, 2004, 17:10]
Marks And Sparks To Sell Online
News Marks & Spencer will sell online as part of its strategy to woo customers back to the troubled store it was announced Monday. The company's foray into e-commerce will be cautious. Its Web site will initially feature around 200 seasonal lines as the...
[November 8, 1999, 11:23]
Firms Rush To Sell Songs Online
News Musicmatch said Monday that it will soon sell songs through its jukebox application. RealNetworks, America Online, Amazon.com and, potentially, Microsoft are planning to sell digital downloads. In a rush to market that's reminiscent of the dot-com...
[July 29, 2003, 10:33]
IBM Plans Data-storage Hard Sell
News We'll sell it through one salesperson this year," said Laura Sanders, vice president of storage management products in IBM's Tivoli Software division. IBM says its data-storage software products are selling fast, and it hopes to accelerate the...
[February 4, 2004, 10:25]
The Day Ahead: Buy.com Soon To Become Sell.com
News Look for Buy.com to become Sell.com. Buy.com, however, has become one of the largest e-commerce sites on the Web in terms of revenue and users. The company, which plans to go public in early February, runs a network of online stores that peddle...
[January 31, 2000, 11:33]
Corel To Sell Its Linux Arm
News Corel's decision to sell its Linux business was in some respects expected, but in other ways surprising. Sounds like troubled Canadian software vendor Corel will soon enlist another company to help bail it out.
[December 15, 2000, 10:21]
AOL Faces Hard-sell Ad Dilemma
News Bob Pittman's return to America Online has put the company's hard-sell tactics in the spotlight. The newly reappointed AOL chief executive desperately needs to shore up the company's flagging ad sales -- but that task could be complicated by...
[April 19, 2002, 14:14]
Olivetti Will Sell PC Unit This Year
News Reports in today's financial press say the Italian giant will sell its PC unit and part of its Omnitel cellular communications business in order to reduce crushing debts. The Financial Times quotes recently appointed chief executive Robert...
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