Tuesday links
- Rethinking the PC
Windows expert Paul Thurrott explains why he will never buy another desktop PC - Will Windows 8 PCs cost too much at launch?
Laptop makers are reportedly concerned about the higher costs of supporting Windows 8’s touch-screen capabilities—ZDNet - Windows 8: Fragmentation of the hardware ecosystem is inevitable
Unless consumers are educated about the differences between Windows 8 and Windows RT, people will end up buying the wrong product.
The inclusion of the word ‘Windows’ in the name of the ARM-specific version gives the erroneous impression that the difference between Windows RT and the other Windows 8 editions is like the difference between Windows Home Premium and Windows Ultimate. In reality, the difference is more like the difference Windows and Mac, or Windows and Android.—Adrian KIngsley-Hughes at ZDNet - How Apple and Microsoft Armed 4,000 Patent Warheads
Story at Wired about the patent wars - People Are Losing Trust In All Institutions
Lack of Trust – Caused by Institutional Corruption – Is Killing the Economy. The signs are everywhere: Americans have lost trust in our institutions.—Money manager Barry Ritholtz at the Big Picture
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