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64-bit processors

Wed, 01 Jan 2003 12:00:00 +0000

Article on 64-bit processors. Interesting description of the PC industry pecking order: Microsoft > Intel > HP / Dell. Keeping that in mind does help predict a lot of the PC’s future. via RobotWisdom

Rant on HP customer service

Thu, 12 Sep 2002 12:00:00 +0000

Rant on HP’s customer service. Long, but interesting. I read it end-to-end. It’s curious, how impersonal a big company can get. via Metafilter

IBM acquires PwC Consulting

Wed, 31 Jul 2002 12:00:00 +0000

IBM acquires PwC Consulting. Or what would’ve been Monday. For $3.5 bn. I heard somewhere that the stock price of acquiring companies typically fall after such announcements. IBM’s didn’t. Does that mean they got PwC at a low price? Given that HP once refused them at $18 bn, maybe…