Windows-on-a-Mac
Minority Report: Mac Mini - a real nowhere machine
Comment The Mac Mini was the perfect 'switcher' machine - for the average Windows users bathing in the light of the iPod halo effect and thinking about going Mac for their desktop. Apple's... [26 Nov 2009]
Photos: Apple's latest Big Apple store
Photo Apple says that last year one million people switched from Windows to Mac in its stores. Here's a look inside Apple's latest Manhattan store in New York US. Photo: Sarah Tew/CNET Except... [19 Nov 2009]
Firefox 3.6 beta aims to improve stability
The new beta — for Windows, Mac and Linux — includes a component directory lockdown that makes it harder for other software to meddle with the open-source browser. Mozilla released... [19 Nov 2009]
Windows 7, Snow Leopard, open source and glory for Steve Jobs
News October's highlights on silicon.com were all about software - from fresh rumblings in the perennial Mac vs PC debate, to question marks over open source cost-cutting and the countdown to the launch of... [09 Nov 2009]
Windows 7 to trump Snow Leopard?
Comment Brian Croll, Apple's vice president of Mac OS X worldwide product marketing, told silicon.com sister site CNET News.com: "Users are really growing tired of Windows and the headaches it brings. According... [20 Oct 2009]
'A full-scale switch to Macs is laughable'
Comment Despite saying Macs are "so much better" than their Windows counterparts, one reader maintained cost remains a barrier to companies seeking to adopt Apple: "I love my Mac. While... [13 Oct 2009]
Mac users just can't kick the Windows habit
News According to a study by analyst house NPD Group, while the percentage of Mac households is inching upwards - reaching 12 per cent this year compared to nine per cent in 2008 - Mac users... [06 Oct 2009]
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Windows 7, Apple and those tablet rumours
News The Microsoft head honcho also gives his opinions on perennial rival Apple, saying of the Mac maker's latest ads: "They've done a very good job of marketing to their 3.5 per cent of the... [05 Oct 2009]
Why CIOs are saying no to Macs
News Adebayo said: "Before recommending such a radical change for close to 2,000 in-house IT customers, I'd need to consider not only the costs of the software, hardware, and training; but also the intangible costs of... [02 Oct 2009]
Cheat Sheet: Google Chrome
Cheat Sheet Google has also said it's working on Chrome for Mac OS X and Linux - showing that it isn't restricting its ambitions to Windows - with an early developer version of both already out. In... [22 Sep 2009]
Macs more likely to be used on your network but you didn't pay for them
Comment While products exist to run Windows applications on a Mac in a virtual machine or from a server, these add cost and complexity. Some... [21 Sep 2009]
Apple's Snow Leopard won't make us move to Macs, say CIOs
News Apple may be reinvigorated with CEO Steve Jobs back at the helm and a new OS just out of the gates, but it looks like the business world is still closed to the Mac maker. A CIO Jury... [21 Sep 2009]
Chrome extensions? Developers' wish is Google's command
News We've also enlisted some help to get extensions up to speed on Mac and Linux," Boodman said. Now the feature is enabled by default in the developer preview version of Chrome on... [10 Sep 2009]
Apple tablet, Windows 7, Nokia mini laptop, 3D printers and future mobiles
Photo With rumours of a Mac tablet spreading like wildfire, silicon.com's sister site CNET News.com mocked up what the finished product might look like. With the retail release of Windows 7... [02 Sep 2009]
Windows, Linux and Mac can now tune into Opera 10
News The Opera 10 browser is now ready to download for Windows, Linux and Mac three months after the beta first emerged. The Opera 10 browser is now ready to download for Windows, Linux and... [01 Sep 2009]