Neowin News Feed for: Oem

Windows 8.1 build 9391 Developer Preview reportedly being distributed to OEMs

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:09:42 +0100

Windows 8.1 build 9391 has reportedly shipped to OEMs ahead of a public preview at Build 2013 conference. Little is known about build 9391, except that it may be the version that is unveiled in June. Read more...

Microsoft will make $3.4 billion from Android in 2013

Max Slater-Robins — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:40:59 +0100

Through a royalties deal with Samsung, HTC, LG and more, Microsoft are making an estimated $8 from every Android device sold, putting revenue in 2013 at $3.4b. This could increase to $9b in 2017. Read more...

Seagate ships worlds first 4TB hard drive using 1TB platters

Steven Parker — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:42:38 +0100

Proving you can still get more gigabytes per dollar, Seagate has made available the worlds first 4TB hard drive utilizing four 1TB platters, and the cost won't burn a hole in your pocket either. Read more...

Microsoft says Surface is superior to OEM devices, admits they missed out on mobile

Max Slater-Robins — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:44:14 +0000

Craig Mundie, adviser to Steve Ballmer, has opened up about Microsoft's thoughts on where the Surface sits compared to OEMs, and Microsoft's recent move to become a hardware company. Read more...

Analyst: PC OEM orders weaker than in the past

John Callaham — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:00:00 +0000

An analyst claims in a new note to investors that his examination of PC OEM makers in Asia shows that their orders of PCs in October, the launch month of Windows 8, are weaker than in previous years. Read more...

Steve Ballmer: “The OEMs are doing great work”

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:22:19 +0000

Steve Ballmer addressed the issue of OEM frustration over the introduction of Microsoft's own Surface hardware, saying they have no intention of repeating “what other companies are doing brilliantly." Read more...

Report claims $199 Surface tablet has OEMs nervous

Brad Sams — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:47:15 +0100

A new report out from Digitimes is suggesting that OEMs are quite nervous that Microsoft could introduce the Surface RT at the rumored $199 price point, and if true, could shakeup the tablet market. Read more...

Windows 8 could be cheapest yet, due to no retail option

Steven Parker — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:58:15 +0100

Two prominent Microsoft insiders have received an email stating that Microsoft could be doing away with retail versions of Windows 8, instead offering only two choices: an Upgrade and OEM version Read more...

Windows Phone 8 to offer more OS customization for manufacturers? [Update]

Andy Weir — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:21:25 +0100

Microsoft may allow manufacturers more customization opportunities in Windows Phone 8, as a leaked agenda for a Microsoft partner summit on the new OS reveals that to be one of the key talking points. Read more...

Rumour: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 to be released to OEMs tomorrow [Update]

Matthew Jones — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:53:11 +0000

Just two days after we reported the first service pack for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 was nearing release, a Microsoft employee has claimed it will be made available in some form tomorrow. WinRumors... Read more...

Dell OEM - the who, what, where, when and how

Andrew Lyle — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 01:35:05 +0000

This week, Neowin got a chance to visit Dell in Austin Texas for their OEM conference. We got the opportunity to meet a lot of the engineers behind the scenes of Dell and learn about... Read more...

Apple now number three PC maker in U.S. with 10.6% market share

Tom Warren — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:19:22 +0100

Apple's market share growth rose by 24% on previous year-on-year sales for Q3 2010. This places the company as the number three PC maker in the United States according to research firm IDC. Apple jumped infront... Read more...

Microsoft to help OEMs make Windows Phone apps that "stand out"

Owen Williams — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 17:23:59 +0100

This week, Engadget spotted an interesting job opportunity over on Microsoft's careers website - an ad for a developer who is interested in building unique and exciting applications for OEMs. Microsoft stood on a few toes... Read more...

Italian consumer group plans suit against Microsoft

Matthew Hopson — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:49:50 +0000

An Italian consumer group is planning a class-action lawsuit against Microsoft over the pre-installation of Windows on computers. According to Reuters, the move comes after a new law was passed, allowing consumer associations to file... Read more...

XP OEM Licensing Extension Is Urban Myth

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:41:12 +0100

Contrary to all the blog buzz, Microsoft hasn't extended OEM Windows XP "downgrade" licensing by another six months. What Microsoft has done is agree to provide OEMs with Windows XP media until June 30. Surely,... Read more...