Arthro Theoreio (The BOX) v.1.0.158

We want XP- Dell Buyers

Over the weekend I have come across a couple of news items about the move of Dell to ‘resurrect’ Windows XP because of costumer demand. I must admit I was a little surprised but not totally puzzled by this news, in my previous post, I have told you guys that M$ is trying its best to kill XP by setting a due date for the end of distribution of XP licenses, Why? Mainly because, users do not seem to accept Vista as expected by the folks in Redmond.

I also found an article in BBC that quoted an analyst saying “This is really odd… On new PCs, consumers usually do want the latest and greatest” Now, Vista IS the LATEST but to refer to it as “the greatest” is somewhat to early to do. I think this is one of the reasons why Dell Users did not want Vista with their PC. Here’s a list of Probable reasons why PC users do not like Vista:

1. It’s totally new, and therefore it would take them awhile to master the commands and features of the new OS

2. It’s expensive, yeah it is and most of the time this is one of the first things that common PC users think about when they are looking into purchasing a new PC.

3. Vista is a resource hog, we all know that Vista ‘takes advantage of the power of the modern PCs in the market’ sadly, most of the common PC users do not have a Modern PC, nor does Dell have cheap Modern PCs in the their product line, so, the result, most common users would opt to choose XP over Vista because they’re afraid that Vista would just slow their work down.

4. Most of the PC users today have learned their lessons with Win ME and the first previous versions of XP, We all know that these Operation systems were also once called as “the greatest” by the Redmond Gang and everybody believed them. This time, PC users are just Skeptical and Smart.

So, what does the Redmond Company think of Dell’s move? Well, according to BBC NEWS “In response Microsoft said that Dell was responding to a "small minority" of customers who had a very "specific" request.” I don’t think there’s something wrong about responding to what your costumers are saying and demanding, it’s business 101 folks, these are the same people who are giving you profit, if they think that one product is better than the other, then give them that and if otherwise, just go with what they want. It’s that simple.

I congratulate the Dell People for responding to what their costumers want; the Dell people had the balls to actually fight for what their costumers wanted.

As a final message I would like to say that any company that listens and not just hears their costumer’s demands is definitely a company worth emulating… I hope the M$ gang would also listen to US the common PC users. End.

Chip war is OVER: WHo won?

A few months ago, there was an explosion of interest in the Chip war between AMD and Intel, if we could recall, AMD had the dominance over the Processor Market when they introduced killer Dual-Core Chips that are made to serve the gaming niche in the market. But AMD's dominance crumbled when INtel fought back and introduced their "Core" product line, Intel was able to produce a killer Chip that is about 40% faster that it's rival. AMD then tried to regain the market by purchasing ATI, a video card maker, and introduced the idea of having an integrated CPU-GPU structure for more efficient data processing.

But, what has happened to that war? Is it over? my opinion?

Well, I would say it's all over, but AMD is hit quite hard by the counter attack of INtel. right now, i think even if AMD pulls its prices down it will not give them the market back. I mean, AMD chips are good, but right now, COre-DUOs and Core 2 DUos are the standard in most computer makers sites.

I have used a Core 2 DUO system and it has impressed me so much, I have never felt so much power in a computer and it runs cooler too.

what AMD should so is to make a much better Chip, think out of the box and develop a replacement technology... AMD needs to think 10 steps ahead of Intel, If intel could LEAP AHEAD... then AMD needs to RUN Ahead of Intel.

We have not seen the last of AMD, I believe that AMD could still survive this wrath from Intel if they only listen to what the market craves. I don't really know what the heck that means but the main focus should be to be able to cater to the needs of your clientèle... that's the  Business 101. AMD was able to do it once, why not try it again?

Bottom line, Intel won this round fair and square, but this bout still has a long way to go.

M$ says:" XP No more by 2008

Yeah, I know, I have been away from my blog for a very long time. I would have wished to take a longer break from blogging but i could not resist writing about this article that i read in DVORAK's blogsite. The article says about the plan of our good 'ol pal bill and his gang in Redmond to stop selling Win XP OEMs by the end of this year, this is despite the steady demand for Win XP in the market.

What the heck is M$ trying to do? if there's still demand for XP then don't kill the OS yet. I understand that Win Vista is not yet being (fully) accepted  by the common PC-User but phasing out a OS like XP. See, stopping the distribution of OEMs like XP is the first step to killing the OS. it's like a disappearing act for programs.

What M$ should do is to make Vista more affordable to the public, and if Vista IS as good as the Redmond  claims, naturally, consumers WILL buy that damn OS. Lesson # 1 never... NEVER... and I repeat NEVER force a product to the public. another thing, let us not forget that M$ has control over about 80% of COmputers in the World, and if M$ says that VIsta is the way to go, then Vista It is... but forcing people to go Vista and killing the OS that they once said is THE BEST is NOT a classy thing to do.

Note to Bill Gates:
I know how much you'd like to go to the moon, heck! you already have enough money to go and build a hotel there. Vista will be embraced by the consumers no matter what. it's just the way it is. be patient.