Microsoft Xbox 360 has been suffering of Scratches from Hell since the launch day. Hundreds of Xbox users reported damaged cds while using the units. Microsoft suggested that it was caused by moving the units with a cd or dvd inside or changing the position of the console, but it was really late, people were unhappy with this situation and Microsoft received 2 Class Action Suits and end up promising repairs that will account for more than 1 Billion …

While this is not the first attempt by Gateway in the All-in-One arena, this one is better than their previous models the Gateway Profile® serie, something very fugly and without any detail, but this time around, they did the homework with the ONE, an All-in-one stylish computer with big hard drive, good screen resolution and size, 2 GB of ram, a decent Video Chipset and an affordable price.

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Today Gateway and Sony brought us news about their all-in-one computers, the Gateway ONE with 19″ and up to 500gb HD and a start price of $1300, that resemble the Apple 20th Anniversary machine, and the Sony L Type Vaio with 15″, 19 and 22″ for your viewing pleasure, the 22″ is a digital tv set with Blu-Ray for $3218.

The imac should take the Sony path in the future if Apple wants to stay more relevant in the Home …

Microsoft telling everybody that they will let people downgrade their Windows Vista to Windows XP making this the first time in computer history that a software that is selling like hotcakes should put out of computers to make them better.

Vista numbers according to Microsoft are even better thant XP but pc users wants the older version of Windows to take full advantages of their new systems, the main reason for the dissatisfaction with Vista is that it requires too much …

When Microsoft delivers its graphics applications (Acrylic, Expression, Silverlight) all the attention will be for the cat fight between Microsoft and Adobe and the most graphic designers friendly platform will put on hold for a while, there isn’t news about Microsoft porting those applications to Mac OS X and Adobe will put all its energy to brings out more applications that take advantages of Windows technologies.

But there are 3 ways where Apple can take this brawl in …

Now that Apple is becoming a bigger player in the computer business, thanks to the ipod halo effects and some well executed maneuvers, is time to start a broader deployment. If the business is to sell Mac, then drastic measures should be taken, an idea:

If you bought Windows Vista and it is not working as you expected, Apple will gives you Mac OS X and a ultra rebate if you buy a Mac.

Sound risky, but this is business …

Apple has been directing all its efforts in the iphone arena and let Mac OS X for a later moment while finetuning its features, but we (mac users and Windows Switchers) are waiting for the System to be completed and that the launch date is set, how is Apple going to advertise this beast? It is time for Apple to consider a more serious posture about this powerfull OS and pitch it agains Windows in a broader way …

Based on the huge success that Apple is having nowadays the most natural question would be: Is it time for Apple to fight Microsoft face to face?, it will be a good fight, but let divide the areas where Apple can have a nice round and those where Microsoft will demolishes it (Apple).

1) Business
Apple has decided to go for the personal experience, the computer’s user, letting in a retard place its business stratety while providing decent tools, but not enough …

Recent rumours talk about Microsoft trying to fishes Blackberry and the latter’s stock going up because of that. Wow I hope this stock madness keeps going on for the Blackberry’s sake, but there is something that make me extremely happy about this news.

Microsoft has Windows Mobile for years and has not captured the market by storm because Symbian is eating Microsoft Candies in the mean time. The strategy behind WinMo was to place it as the default mobile platform, but …

Since day one, secrecy has been Apple golden egg or rotten romatoe because is known in the technology field how difficult is to decode the next step to be taken by Apple. Industry watchers can’t stand how Apple manages its future products information or strategy. Rotten tomatoe because the IT managers need to know in advance the roadmap of their suppliers to make buying decisions. Apple will never tell IT departments how its Xserve is going to compete …

I have been testing Apple numbers for about a week and let me tell you, you won’t notice Excel, of course those macros and scientific calculations will always require Excel, but in the mean time, Numbers is rock solid, works flawlessly and the way you display your information is a big plus for Apple… Now Apple only needs to add some of Deltagraph Charts to make Excel cries.

If things keep turning this way, in no more than 2 years …

Well another good fight is boiling down, adobe is planning to enter the profitable Office Application Arena, weeks ago, Apple delivered Iwork ’08 and Microsoft has already amazed its fans with Office 2007, what is Adobe thinking?

Maybe its fight with Microsoft will be more than Flash or Acrobat… We hope Apple takes advantage of this fight and keep polishing its applications and why not, bring them to windows…….