Monthly Archives: August 2011

The PC Turns 30

Posted on August 12, 2011 by El Guru

At the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City on August 12, 1981 IBM presented the  5150. At a price tag of  $1,565 ($3,704.77 today with inflation) this system included: 5.25-inch floppy drives or a tape drive 4.77 MHz Intel … Continue reading →

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Too Late For Microsoft?

Posted on August 11, 2011 by El Guru

In the phone market that is. Microsoft and Nokia have unveiled plans on how their partnership is going to keep both of them alive in the US mobile market. It will be interesting to watch, but I doubt Microsoft has … Continue reading →

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$500 For A Phone!

Posted on August 11, 2011 by El Guru

Famous words of Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer in a 2007 Interview with CNBC in response to Steve Jobs unveiling of the iPhone at Mac World in January that year. By the end of 2007 with the iPhone only being on … Continue reading →

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