We can call the Windows based netbook dead, yes, but not the netbook itself.
Nokia is making great strides with its Microsoft Windows based low cost phones specifically designed for emerging markets.
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The 80s and 90s saw them stick with Macs as being the premium product at a premium price to Windows based machines.
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The Mac beta version of Guild Wars 2 is still being optimised and, unlike other betas, is connected to the live servers allowing everyone to play together on both Mac and Windows based computers.
Today, Amazon announced that Kindle apps will also be tailored specifically for Android and Windows based tablets to enable customers to access the Kindle Store, and with it the largest selection of the books people want to read.
Like many of my clients with employees who insist on using Apple products you are going to be spending time and money on software to run Windows locally on their MacBooks so that they can access your Windows based network and use your Windows based applications that everyone else is using.
The company sold just 2.9 million of its Windows-based Lumia phones in the quarter, down from 4 million in Q2, as the company transitions to devices based on the new Windows Phone 8 OS from Windows Phone 7.
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In addition, consumers can automatically sync their AppZone apps with Android-based devices via BlueStacks Cloud Connect, a cloud-based service that enables a Windows-based PC to become an extension of an Android mobile device and vice versa1.
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Many corporate customers, who buy mostly Windows-based PCs are eyeing the new Windows phones as possible adjuncts to their overall strategy, particularly since Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 share many characteristics and may be easier to manage as a set.
Despite numerous and repeated efforts of manufacturers (Nokia, but also Samsung and HTC) and operators to develop an alternative to Android and Apple based on Windows, and despite the launch of numerous phones based on Windows with strong features, reviews and marketing support, the operating system remains cornered to less than 5% market share in smartphones.
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The move creates an opening for companies like Nvidia, Texas Instruments and Qualcomm that build ARM-based processors to expand from mobile devices into Windows-based PCs and tablets.
You can also see a list of supported languages and check which processors are supported (this is especially useful if you have an ARM-based device running Windows RT and aren't sure it will run the same apps as an x86-based Windows 8 machine).
AllThingsD is reporting a Windows ARM-based tablet, based off Windows 8.
Net platform, which aims to fulfill a "software as a service" vision: namely, Windows-based cards powering mobile phones -- not considered a good fit for Windows CE -- and Pocket PCs that are connected to Exchange servers.
It will continue its courtroom-based trench warfare against Apple to defend its Android phones while hedging its bets with new Windows-based ones.
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As a result, Nokia ended up dropping the Symbian platform in favor of Microsoft's Windows-based devices.
But it turned out that buyers wanted Windows-based netbooks, closing the opportunity to ARM.
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To use the VoiceStick, you simply plug it into the USB port of any Windows-based PC.
It will also play MP3 music files that can be loaded from a Windows-based PC.
Stephen Baker, an analyst at NPD Group, said the future for Windows-based machines is looking increasingly bleak.
Asus introduced three Android and one Windows-based tablet at the January Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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Allinvain speculated the thieves made off with the windfall after using malware to compromise his Windows-based computer.
In fact, IBM today has more Windows-based products in its lineup than any other competitor, including Microsoft.
In addition to the range of new Windows-based devices available, consumers can also upgrade their existing PCs.
The company also offers the TM5400, which runs at up to 700 MHz and will power Windows-based notebooks.
At Computex, Asustek is expected to show a Windows-based tablet, while laying plans for an Android-based version later.
That would be a pretty clear indicator that Microsoft expects Windows-based tablets to be a very big deal.
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Where is the evidence that people who want to be on the cutting edge are choosing Windows-based Nokia phones?
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That said, Sherlund gives a backhanded plug for the potential for Windows-based tablets.
The transition has been startlingly effective: In 1997 Windows-based applications overtook Macintosh from a revenue standpoint and had grown at 64% year-over-year.
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