Microsoft Reports Strong Gain on Sales of PC and Server Software
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- Microsoft Reports Strong Gain on Sales of PC and Server Software
- SanDisk’s Simple PC-to-TV Solution
- Stealth Rally for Computer Hardware Stocks
Microsoft Reports Strong Gain on Sales of PC and Server Software
New York Times – Oct 26, 2007
But the new versions of its lucrative personal computer businesses the Windows Vista operating system and Microsoft ffice 2007 appear to be selling better than industry analysts anticipated. Microsoft which reported its results after regular trading on the stock market closed raised its financial forecasts for the current quarter and its fiscal year which will end next June. In after-hours trading Microsoft shares jumped nearly 12 percent to $35. In the regular trading session the shares closed at $32.
SanDisk’s Simple PC-to-TV Solution
BusinessWeek – Oct 26, 2007
A Simple Storage DeviceTakeTV uses a rather low-tech approach to the TV-PC gap. Insert the storage device into the USB port of a PC whether it’s running a Windows Linux or Mac operating system. When it shows up as a storage device on your computer screen you copy video files to it and then eject it from the PC. I loaded the TakeTV device with a copy of a digital movie I had on my hard drive that I had only been able to watch on the computer screen. It was a simple matter of dragging the file to the TakeTV icon on the desktop. Then I walked it into the room and dropped it into the TakeTV cradle I had connected to my television. The cradle has plugs that can fit S-Video or the red-yellow-white RCA ports on your TV.
Stealth Rally for Computer Hardware Stocks
BusinessWeek – Oct 26, 2007
I thought EFII’s earnings quality was pretty weak. The wheels fell off in this report. What’s your outlook for PC sales as we head into the important holiday season?We look for 2007 to be a fairly strong year for PC sales. The second half of the year is typically stronger than the first half… I took my target price up to $138. You sound positive on the group overall. I have a positive fundamental outlook for the computer hardware group. It’s well-positioned in the current market situation. New operating systems from Microsoft (.
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