Microsoft has said for years that its customer base includes 1.5 billion Windows users. Among pundits and analysts, this number is often treated as authoritative and precise. It is not. It is, rather, an aspirational bit of rhetoric, called forth when Microsoft’s senior management wants to emphasize the sheer size of the Windows customer base …
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Businesses want more than just an interest rate cut, seek bailout
Not putting high hopes on the interest rate cuts made by the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) recently, the market is still waiting for a bailout to cover all business fields. Soon after the US FED cut the prime interest rate, SBV also took a similar move. Bao Viet Securities (BVSC) commented that the interest …
Best PC gaming deals of the week – 17th January 2020
Home • PC Game Hardware • Cheap games, graphics cards, SSDs and more Katharine Castle Hardware Editor 17th January 2020 / 5:30PM Hark, it’s your deals herald once again, back with the best PC gaming deals of the week. There’s a lot to sink your teeth into this week, with Humble’s Winter Sale still rolling …
Your PC is in danger if you use Windows 7
New York (CNN Business)Microsoft has ended support for Windows 7. That means it will no longer provide updates or security patches for the 11-year-old operating system, and the hundreds of millions of PCs still using it are vulnerable to attack. One-third of PCs around the world run Windows 7, according to NetMarketShare. So, if you’re …
The One Scene That Best Represents Each 2020 Best Picture Nominee
Here are our picks for the singular scenes that Oscar should use to represent each Best Picture nominee at this year’s Academy Awards. Photo: Fox Searchlight In the absence of an Oscars host , one of the best ways to keep pace during the Academy Awards ceremony is by following the presentations of Best Picture …
LA Home’s Insane Star Wars-Themed Basement Turns a Lot of Heads
By Spencer Perry – January 23, 2020 12:00 am EST Share 0 Comments 0 If you felt a disturbance in The Force this morning it wasn’t millions of voices suddenly crying out in terror and being silenced, it was this monstrous multi-million dollar home now for sale in Los Angeles with an extensive basement area …
Real Madrid ‘agree £47m transfer fee with Ajax for Man Utd target Donny van de Beek’ in big blow to Solskjaer
MANCHESTER UNITED target Donny van de Beek is reportedly on his way out of Ajax – to join Real Madrid. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been chasing the Dutch creator , but has lost out to the Spanish giants in the race for his signature. The 22-year-old first entered Real Madrid’s radar after impressing at the …
RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann breaking with tradition ahead of Manchester United trip
Breaking with tradition is something RB Leipzig know all about, having climbed up the German pyramid by controversial means since their foundation in 2009. After coming from behind to beat Hertha Berlin 2-1 on Saturday, they sit at the pinnacle of that pyramid. Ahead of a first ever meeting with Manchester United in the Champions League …
Coronavirus latest: India extends world’s biggest lockdown
Donald Trump claims he has seen evidence linking COVD-19 to the Chinese state-backed Wuhan Institute of Virology, but declined to give any further information. The US intelligence community, meanwhile, says it has concluded the novel coronavirus was not manmade or genetically modified, but it was still examining where exactly the outbreak originated. In Germany, record numbers of people …
Real Madrid defeats Atlético in penalties, wins Spanish Super Cup
In the Spanish Super Cup final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid played to a 0-0 draw through 120 minutes with Los Blancos winning their 11th Super Cup after coming out on top in penalties 4-1. Captain Sergio Ramos converted the decisive penalty, earning manager Zinedine Zidane his ninth final win. Zinedine …