Comments on: MSFT: Elevate America! http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:25:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Clifford Elevate Local http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1492822 John Clifford Elevate Local Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:23:28 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/#comment-1492822 Until Windows 7 ships Microsoft could offer free downloads of Elevate America content that people could read while Vista boots. Windows 7 boots 4 times as fast on my MSI Wind Netbook with 320 gig hardrive as compared to Dell 1330 with Fast SSD hard drive. OSX boots on my netbook even faster than Windows 7. I think MSFT is being a good corporate citizen by offering support to Elevate America. People need to learn new skills so we can create a more adapatble and employable workforce. I plan to offer donate a portion of revenue from my tandem paragliding operation to support Elevate America. I would be interested in 599 Apple NetBook if it had better performance than OSX Hackintosh MIS Wind or Dell mini 9 netbooks. Until Windows 7 ships Microsoft could offer free downloads of Elevate America content that people could read while Vista boots. Windows 7 boots 4 times as fast on my MSI Wind Netbook with 320 gig hardrive as compared to Dell 1330 with Fast SSD hard drive. OSX boots on my netbook even faster than Windows 7. I think MSFT is being a good corporate citizen by offering support to Elevate America. People need to learn new skills so we can create a more adapatble and employable workforce. I plan to offer donate a portion of revenue from my tandem paragliding operation to support Elevate America.

I would be interested in 599 Apple NetBook if it had better performance than OSX Hackintosh MIS Wind or Dell mini 9 netbooks.

]]> By: James Hill http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1492740 James Hill Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:19:30 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/#comment-1492740 It sounds like Jobs is going under some sort of treatment no one wants to talk about. Either he's got ex-CIA watching his doctors, or he's in real trouble. As for the Netbook story, Apple really seems to have a thing about going below the $600 price point on low end computers. My thinking would be that a $500 Mac Mini or Netbook would sell much better than the $100 difference would indicate, but they clearly think differently. It sounds like Jobs is going under some sort of treatment no one wants to talk about. Either he’s got ex-CIA watching his doctors, or he’s in real trouble.

As for the Netbook story, Apple really seems to have a thing about going below the $600 price point on low end computers. My thinking would be that a $500 Mac Mini or Netbook would sell much better than the $100 difference would indicate, but they clearly think differently.

]]> By: chuck http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1492562 chuck Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:13:51 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/#comment-1492562 Apple already makes a netbook: its called the MacBook Air. And it's already overpriced. Apple already makes a netbook: its called the MacBook Air. And it’s already overpriced.

]]> By: steelcobra http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1492478 steelcobra Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:16:40 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/#comment-1492478 "Apple may do a Netbook for $599. Why so expensive?" Are you seriously asking why Apple is making a similar, but more expensive comparable computer? “Apple may do a Netbook for $599. Why so expensive?”

Are you seriously asking why Apple is making a similar, but more expensive comparable computer?

]]> By: Named http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1492467 Named Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:27:57 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/#comment-1492467 MS told the employees they can keep the cash. http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Management/Microsoft-Does-Right-by-Laid-Off-Workers/?kc=rss MS told the employees they can keep the cash.

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Management/Microsoft-Does-Right-by-Laid-Off-Workers/?kc=rss

]]> By: Lou Minatti http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/comment-page-1/#comment-1492406 Lou Minatti Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:43:28 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2009/02/23/msft-elevate-america/#comment-1492406 I read that about Jobs earlier today. He must be in pretty bad shape. Very sad. I read that about Jobs earlier today. He must be in pretty bad shape. Very sad.

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