07-26-2003, 02:00 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Aug 2006
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"A Serious Number", Says Gates
Bill Gates talked about Microsoft's $6.9 billion dollar R&D budget at the financial analysts conference, saying it is "a serious number". Indeed. According to the Associated Press article, Microsoft plans to add 5,000 positions "as part of its plan to spread its software to wireless phones, video-game consoles and other devices". The article mentions improvements to Xbox and a new version of Microsoft's operating software for handheld devices. A financial analysts conference is no place to joke around about big numbers. Bill is serious, not only about $6.9 billion dollar, but about seriously increasing punch behind mobile device software development. The market is slowly heating up and it will be interesting to see who will raise the bets...
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07-26-2003, 02:10 AM
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Contributing Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: "A Serious Number", Says Gates
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Originally Posted by Andy Sjostrom
The article mentions improvements to Xbox and a new version of Microsoft's operating software for handheld devices. A financial analysts conference is no place to joke around about big numbers.
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Cool. Sounds like CE5 and some serious resources. 
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07-26-2003, 02:50 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Yeah but will it improve active sync. lol
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07-26-2003, 03:49 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Feb 2002
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Originally Posted by TawnerX
Yeah but will it improve active sync. lol
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HAHAHAHAHA! I Luv it! :lol:
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07-26-2003, 04:30 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jul 2003
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ActiveSync X: Just TRY and sync your files! Cmon I dare you!
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07-26-2003, 04:32 AM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jun 2002
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Yeah, big amounts of money doesnt mean we are going to see the changes and results we want. To truely make a difference wiht the money, they are going to need to heed the need of the market, which is consumers and business users. Adding jobs is the shallow part, but causing those job add ons to make a difference is the hard part
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07-26-2003, 06:47 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 123
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today's PC...
... is tomorrow's mainframe.
nuff sed.
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07-26-2003, 06:53 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 123
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bah, 6.9 billion ain't that much...
... when you compare it to the Next Generation Space Telescope, which will cost a whopping $2 BILLION!
Oh wait a minute...
crap, I can't add.
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07-26-2003, 09:30 AM
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Swami
Join Date: May 2004
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Re: bah, 6.9 billion ain't that much...
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Originally Posted by caywen
... when you compare it to the Next Generation Space Telescope, which will cost a whopping $2 BILLION!
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I don't know -- I'd take $6.9 billion. They could even round it down to $6 billion. :lol:
Steve
P.S. Please read Pony's Posting Proverbs about splitting a post between the subject and body.
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07-26-2003, 02:28 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 287
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Could "operating software for hand-helds devices" mean or include a new HPC OS? Hmmmm.... :|
dazz
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