Dell tweets bargains

Microsoft has struggled to convince users of Vista’s superiority to XP. And there continues to be a demand for the old OS. As of 1st July Windows XP is officially no longer being shipped by PC suppliers, but Dell have announced on their small business blog an ingenious way of downgrading to XP Pro after …

The scene is the playground at my wife’s school in Oxford in the 1980s. Two children put their arms around each other’s shoulders, they start chanting: “Anybody want to play kiss-chase?” As each child joins they put their arms around the shoulders of a child at either end of the line they join in with …

Dell have just announced a profits jump of 46%, topping analysts’ estimates. The stock price rose to the $28 level. This chart shows the stock price’s movements over the last six months. [Data from Marketwatch] In March 2007 Market Sentinel completed a case study looking at how sentiment was changing relative to Dell’s customer service. …

Citing pressure from its social media forum IdeaStorm, Dell has launched Linux Ubuntu desktops in the UK.