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RSS desktop pollModel Management: Bogged down in the war for talent
Comment Consultants McKinsey & Co, which launched the talent war concept with a 1997 survey, recently updated it with a poll of nearly 7,000 managers in 56 US companies. FTdynamo, the management website from FT Knowledge,... [24 Jul 2001]
Microsoft judgment: Users resigned to Gates 'getting away with it'
News The general reaction among IT managers in a silicon.com straw poll was 'Oh really? As a current user of their products for both desktop and servers, having a single company determining the development... [29 Jun 2001]
News in View: Internet takes poll position
News Both Coleman and Allan look forward to advances in digital television, WAP phones, and internet kiosks - as opposed to expensive desktop PCs - which will give the public more universal access to the internet and thus to... [08 Aug 2000]
Should IT directors trust the hype of ASPs?
News However, the trend for outsourcing applications is set to grow according to a poll of Silicon.com guests this week. Most respondents agreed that companies will use ASPs, but seemed uncertain whether the current time was... [31 Oct 1999]
Atlantic divide over Linux
News In a random poll at the recent PC Expo show held in New York, many attendees claimed the free operating system (OS) is not yet ready for corporate use. More than half claimed the lack of support and applications means... [23 Jun 1999]
Experts predict operating system free-for-all
News Operating system software will eventually become free, but users will continue to pay for high-end application software, according to a Silicon.com straw poll of industry leaders. However, Lou Ryan, CEO of... [28 May 1999]
Silicon.com Poll Result: Linux is ready for business
News More than half of those who backed Linux said the lack of support and applications mean that the open-source operating system is not ready for the desktop. One viewer said: "On the desktop, it's got a... [19 May 1999]
Linux Special: A penguin on every desktop?
Comment Some respondents were willing to testify to its readiness for the desktop. No one doubts that it's still early days for Linux, even as a server platform, and it certainly hasn't achieved significant... [19 May 1999]
Monopoly or minnow? The future of Microsoft
Comment A Silicon.com poll showed that 60.4 per cent of our viewers are in favour of this - but it's an unlikely outcome. It achieved a similar feat when it backed down over forcing PC makers to put Internet Explorer on the... [30 Nov 1998]
