Going Once, Going Twice, Going Thirty Billion Times
Like so many others, I laughed/cried at Marc Pilgrim's guide to installing Windows XP in 5 hours or less. An apt accompaniment would seem to be John Dvorak's August 4 column ("Magic Number: 30 Billion"), in which he works out, and puts in perspective, the estimated number of Windows system crashes per year. ("To give you an idea of how ridiculous that number is, here are few comparisons....")
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Looking at Apple
In a series of articles titled 'Special Report: Apple[base ']s Strategic Shift,' BusinessWeek online analyzes the evolution and success of Apple[base ']s Digital Hub strategy, the iPod, the iTunes Music Store, iChat and Apple[base ']s development of Windows-compatible products. Columnist Stephen H. Wildstrom also discusses 'Why I Have to Write about Apple.' [Aug 5] [Apple Hot News] 
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