Posts by Rob W 2

Big Phone to US: 'Give us spectrum. Then shut up'

Japanese cellphone figures

One thing that could account for the absurdly high figures is that the fact that many people in Japan including myself carry around two or more cellphones with them at any given time. Also, a significant portion of elementary school students do have cellphones, of which most are likely 3G (although I don't have any numbers to back this statement up with).

Google may exit China after 'highly targeted' attack

Biggest stakeholder?

I seem to have stumbled upon an article saying quite the opposite, but perhaps I am just lacking sufficient information?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/23/google_sheds_baidu_stake/

Microsoft unveils Windows 7 free upgrades and discounts

No go

They didn't even bother with fudging around with figures in Japan, they arbitrarily priced it at 14000yen (US$40 more expensive). When this offer runs out, an upgrade version (not the full version) of Professional will cost approximately US$300. I'm sure the full version will cost more. I was interested in upgrading from XP, but thanks to this obvious money grab they can kiss one sale (and many recommendations to potential buyers) goodbye.