The shift away from PCs also has posed a problem for Microsoft, whose Windows operating system powers most PCs but hasn't made much of a dent with other types of devices.
Microsoft wants to replicate the success it has had with its Windows operating system for PCs with something similar on mobile devices.
Then Windows came along and PCs standardized around that operating system.
Windows 8 promises to be a massive overhaul of the operating system that will marry PCs with tablets and smartphones.
Analysts had expected 30% of business PCs to be on the new system by now, but the real figure is half that.
In response to demands from Linux geeks, the company said it will begin selling desktop PCs running the Ubuntu Linux operating system last month.
The drive provides cost savings for IT departments or DIY enthusiasts who want to extend the life of their existing PCs without buying an entirely new system.
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The data show that Microsoft has a clear edge over rivals Apple when it comes to computer operating systems, as most PCs are run on Windows operating system.
Going forward, Fujitsu plans to expand the use of this system to other notebook PCs and products as a way to reduce its environmental footprint and resource consumption.
Oh yeah: I wouldn't be an inquiring reporter if I hadn't asked Schiller for his take on Windows 8 and Microsoft's strategy of building one operating system for both conventional PCs and tablets.
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PCs and the latest Microsoft operating-system software handle four-digit dates perfectly well.
It took 'em an extra three months (or so), but Microsoft finally unveiled the next version of Windows Mobile, their operating system for Smartphones and Pocket PCs, today.
Microsoft claims to have 450m users of Windows 7, the operating system's latest incarnation on PCs.
Better still for both users and developers, the system will run on everything from PCs to smartphones.
Windows 7 show the upcoming operating system running slightly faster on identical PCs, though no noticeable graphics performance boost has been recorded at this time.
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Google has struck back with claims that BT has infringed a method to allow PCs to use an internet-based telephone system based on a patent originally filed by Fujitsu.
Microsoft watchers such as Michael Cherry at Directions on Microsoft, or competitors such as Red Hat Chief Executive JamesWhitehurstJames Whitehurst, blame the folks who sell the PCs built around Microsoft's new operating system.
PCs is not so much the hardware and operating system, but the application software.
The creators of Nitol had rented webspace from 3322.org and were using it as a command and control system for their growing collection of infected PCs.
The arrangement, which appears to be the first of its kind in the U.S., is intended to let students use the latest software programs, create a more reliable computing system and extend the life of aging PCs.
Most corporate PCs are non-mobile, run the same operating system (Windows), can be controlled and secured by dozens of systems management applications.
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Intel has already pushed Nvidia out of the business of supplying computer chipsets, the digital nervous system that all processors plug into to power PCs and laptops.
Guys like Steve are not going to be rushing to the store to replace his PCs just because Microsoft has a new and exciting operating system on the market.
PCs and servers can be ordered with the new operating system, which is claimed to combine the usual features of a fresh Windows product with the strength and stability of a good Unix system.
The PDA pioneer sought to take advantage of its dominance in handhelds, and stave off rival Pocket PCs powered by Windows CE, by licensing the Palm operating system while continuing to use it.
"We are defining a new era of convergence in technology, with one unified operating system that underpins cloud computing, data centers, PCs and consumer electronics" says Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and VP Products at Canonical.
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Windows is the operating system--the brain and central nervous system--of 90% of the world's PCs.
Microsoft, meanwhile, is counting on new versions of its flagship Windows operating system to power a new generation of smartphones, tablets and PCs as it competes against Apple and Google.
PCs would be as brave (or foolhardy) as licensing an alternative operating system to Microsoft's Windows.
The operating system that's going to ship on millions and millions of new PCs.
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