AT&T a Winner with Apple

Published on October 6th, 2008

Posted by John C Dvorak in General

Ebay cutting 1600 jobs and HP cutting 1400. Were they important in the first place if they can be cut like this?
One in four mammals are doomed says the NYT.
RealNetworks DVD ripper blocked from sale. Gag order imposed for unknown reason.
Apple iPhone 3G users gah-gah over AT&T?
Steve Ballmer gives Windows XP six more months to live.
Microsoft going to Europe for search research. Why?
Get your Genome for $5000.
Apple making MacBook directly from aluminum brick and lasers.
Vista Capable lawsuit continues. Ballmer deposed.

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# 1 LinusVP said, on October 6th, 2008 at 3:17 pm

Keeping XP alive for 6 more months just proves what a failure Vista was. I work in an enterprise with about 5,000 end users and not once have we discussed moving to Vista. We’re actually looking at OSX and so far we’re really liking it.

# 2 Bill said, on October 6th, 2008 at 3:59 pm

Look at linux too! a surprising number of large engineering firms use it. Because they have access to the source code.

# 3 jbellies said, on October 6th, 2008 at 4:28 pm

In the same vein, it surprises me that in ever-litigious America, ordinary computer users don’t sue you-know-who over their operating system software. How many hundreds of millions of person-days have gone up in vapo(u)r because of the OS?

# 4 Brett said, on October 6th, 2008 at 6:04 pm

Hey Dvorak,
your Blog looks really ugly.

You should figure out a better site design for it.

# 5 ECA said, on October 6th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

depression and recession?
the only difference is How many get fired so the RICH can still get the same amount of money.

# 6 B. Dog said, on October 6th, 2008 at 6:29 pm

In August HP announced it will lay off 24,600 workers as it integrates Electronic Data Systems. I suppose those 1400 are part of that batch.

# 7 Stu Mulne said, on October 6th, 2008 at 6:49 pm

People who are laid off in these “cost cutting” efforts usually end up finding that the “survivors” need to do their work, too.

This has to trash morale….

# 8 troublemaker said, on October 6th, 2008 at 10:14 pm

Ebay and HP are cutting jobs because nobody is lending short-term (Commercial Paper) loans at the moment. This is the day-today loans that are needed by big business for daily operating costs.

Wait ’till your local grocery store chain shuts down due to lack of cash flow. That’s when the fun starts.

Reagen era trickle down economics are finally coming home to roost. Enjoy the show folks. Hope you have good roadkill recipes to help you get by over the next few years.

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