There were basically zero big surprises, and in particular, no hardware news at all.
For all those reasons these are interesting times to watch Google and the testing times ahead for a CEO who has no hardware experience.
Of course, no hardware is complete these days without the requisite ecosystem, and AMD has taken its traditional path of adhering to industry standards in order to leverage existing content.
So launching a Kindle model in 2011 at near to no hardware margin does not mean that those one is selling 10, 11 months later, just before the launch of the next model, are also being sold with no hardware margin.
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This new capacity comes with no extra hardware investments, software licenses to buy, and tech support guys to fix.
This configuration should be cheaper than many other eye-controlled solutions out there, as the components are integrated directly into the computer and no external hardware is needed.
With no new hardware or software involved for the merchant, the deal could pay rich dividends for the company as the costs involved promise to be low.
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It's hard to explain, but there's just something fundamentally different and exciting about looking at people's Instagram shots on a device that is so powerfully equipped for taking pictures of your own, with no other hardware or file transfers getting in the way.
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No extra hardware is required.
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They come to that conclusion presumably because revenue from the sale of Sun hardware has declined since the acquisition, and they lock on to that opinion in spite of the fact that Oracle executives at the time of the deal said they were going to eliminate unprofitable hardware products, low-value hardware products, and no-future hardware products in spite of the inevitable revenue impacts.
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Amazon has a unique value proposition in that they make no margin on hardware hoping to pick up e commerce sales.
Gamers on the go have no shortage of hardware to pick from: tablets, smartphones, gaming laptops and purpose-built handhelds are redefining what a mobile gaming platform is.
They found there was no question that hardware such as interactive whiteboards, digital tablets or software such as educational games could help improve pupils' learning if used properly.
And there is no shortage of mobile hardware manufacturers out there, looking to differentiate.
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No matter how much hardware it builds, Facebook will always be just another app.
No more waves of hardware and software procurement cycles, or nights bolting servers into racks in the data center.
With storage density quadrupling every presidential election cycle, customers can no longer justify making hardware investments that quickly become obsolete.
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And those manufacturers that are looking to second-guess Apple can no longer predict when hardware will be announced or reach the shops.
Essentially there was no difference in the hardware on offer.
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While the hardware was no longer your problem, setting up the software on a web server still involves a number of tedious steps that have little to do with the functionality of your website.
Not only is the operating system no longer managing the hardware, thanks to the work of VMware and Citrix, but as applications continue move to the Web operating systems are also losing relevance on the software side to the browser.
Three months later, Oracle acquired Xsigo, ranked No. 33, a hardware and software maker for data centers, for an undisclosed price.
Spiffy hardware alone is no longer enough to sell a smart phone.
Some analysts have said the focus on wireless technology at Comdex this year is proof that the PC hardware show is no longer relevant.
Revealed in the Windows Logo Program Newsletter is the sad reality that the ability to test TV tuners and remotes is no longer included in Windows Hardware Certification Kit.
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Over the same period, overall Blu-ray hardware sales (no word on if this includes the PlayStation 3 or not) were down 27 percent and software sales down 5 percent.
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While we appreciate all the interest in our long-range plans for the future, we can confirm that there will be no talk of new Xbox hardware at E3 or anytime soon.
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But, with hardware which will no longer be able to run the current (and thus Microsoft-priority) OS before the end of the year, Q3 is expected to be a difficult one.
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