technoballs » software http://technoballs.com technology | balls Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:39:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Windows 7 Family Pack Priced at $149 http://technoballs.com/windows-7-family-pack-priced-at-149 http://technoballs.com/windows-7-family-pack-priced-at-149#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:32:28 +0000 the ballmaster http://technoballs.com/?p=30 PC manufacturers have been begging the Redmond behemoth to set low prices for Windows 7 in the hope that doing so will spark demand in the fourth quarter. Ironically, the fact that Microsoft operating systems are notoriously difficult to upgrade to works in manufacturers’ favor as consumers may opt to simply buy a low-priced netbook [...]]]> PC manufacturers have been begging the Redmond behemoth to set low prices for Windows 7 in the hope that doing so will spark demand in the fourth quarter. Ironically, the fact that Microsoft operating systems are notoriously difficult to upgrade to works in manufacturers’ favor as consumers may opt to simply buy a low-priced netbook preloaded with Windows 7.

Windows 7 Family Pack Pricing Confirmed at $149 – Windows 7 family pack – Gizmodo.

]]> http://technoballs.com/windows-7-family-pack-priced-at-149/feed 0 Forget Plastic– the Future’s in Software http://technoballs.com/forget-plastic-the-futures-in-software http://technoballs.com/forget-plastic-the-futures-in-software#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:55:21 +0000 the ballmaster http://technoballs.com/?p=13 This makes a lot of sense, for the balance sheet-whores among you:

…software companies generally have a steady stream of recurring revenue, either from subscriptions or product-support plans. Also, they don’t have manufacturing facilities, inventory, or other tangible assets that can weigh on a balance sheet. They just have staff, which many software companies have cut. [...]]]> This makes a lot of sense, for the balance sheet-whores among you:

…software companies generally have a steady stream of recurring revenue, either from subscriptions or product-support plans. Also, they don’t have manufacturing facilities, inventory, or other tangible assets that can weigh on a balance sheet. They just have staff, which many software companies have cut. The median software company had 8.4% more cash in the second quarter than a year earlier.

dustin hoffman

What's wrong with .NET, anyway?

via Software Companies Still Rake It in – Digits – WSJ.

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