First Look: Apple’s new Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
At its “Back to the Mac” event, Apple emphasized the importance of its Mac business, despite the fact that its desktop and notebook computers now represent just 33% of the company’s revenues. State of the Mac Chief operations officer Tim Cook pointed out that the 13.7 million Macs Apple sold in the last financial year are now a $22 billion operation, having grown dramatically over the past several years even as Apple has itself grown even faster by adding iPods, iPhones and iPads into the product mix
Assessing Ray Ozzie’s impact at Microsoft
Bringing change to Microsoft has been likened to getting an ocean liner to change course. By all accounts though, the company has made several such adjustments. While the changes took time, the key ones can often be traced to a moment in time
Apple forces Meizu to halt sales of iPhone-lookalike
Apple has pressured the Chinese smartphone maker into halting production and freezing sales of its M8 smartphone due to alleged patent violations.
Microsoft promotes three to division president
Microsoft has chosen to fill its executive vacancies from within, elevating three current business unit heads to president of their respective divisions. In a statement this morning, the company said it is naming Kurt DelBene to head the Microsoft Office Division, Don Mattrick to head the Interactive Entertainment Business, and Andy Lees to head the Mobile Communications Business, effectively leaving things as they have been following the departure of Stephen Elop (who was named Nokia CEO last month ) and the announced retirement of Robbie Bach