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Naked PCs: The naked truth
News By starting from a naked PC, businesses would at least save time (due to not having to delete the existing installation), if not cash too, they said. A European think tank's recent recommendation that computers should be sold without an OS - so... [02 Oct 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 21.04.06
Round-Up Microsoft is delighted by this decision, Bill told Hu, over a burgundy glass full of Domaine Romane Conti 1990, as it believes the 'naked PC' encourages unscrupulous resellers and consumers to install unlicensed operating systems. [21 Apr 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.09.07
Round-Up This is really all very salutary but who actually wants a naked PC? A naked PC policy would open the door to Linux distributions but most likely only in the enterprise space or among power users. Not content with shafting Microsoft in a landmark... [28 Sep 2007]
Are 'naked PCs' cheaper for businesses?
News UK businesses have backed calls for computers to be sold 'naked' - without a bundled Microsoft Windows operating system. Other IT chiefs also backed the argument for optional, not compulsory, naked PCs. [27 Sep 2007]
Dear silicon.com... Vista gripes, naked PCs, geek rage, nuclear fallout...
Comment Bring on the naked PCs, says think tank This would obviate the need to have a cashback option for those who didn't want Windows, or to sell separate naked PCs. If the user cannot contact the pc manufacturer and recieve useful support for their OS... [27 Sep 2007]
My 15 minutes with Bill Gates
Comment Exclusive column: The Naked CIO The Naked CIO: The skills drain needs fixing The Naked CIO: Price of panic The Naked CIO: Service level disagreements The Naked CIO: What makes a great IT leader? The Naked CIO: Business misintelligence [11 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: The one-box generation
Comment Exclusive column: The Naked CIO The Naked CIO: Shadow of the job axe The Naked CIO: Boadroom stereotypes The Naked CIO: IT staff disloyalty The Naked CIO: Cut the bull The Naked CIO: Animal farm The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? [26 Mar 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Instant delays
Comment Exclusive column: The Naked CIO The Naked CIO: Crunch time for large projects The Naked CIO: Boardroom stereotypes The Naked CIO: IT staff disloyalty The Naked CIO: Cut the bull It looks to me like bloatware has now spilled out of the PC domain and... [16 Apr 2008]
Bring on the naked PCs, says think tank
News The institute examined several options for breaking Microsoft's monopoly but settled on the so-called "naked PC" option because offering customers a choice of bundled operating systems would be logistically impossible on the high street, and... [24 Sep 2007]
Top 10 software stories of the year
News Following a European think tank's recommendation that PCs should be sold without a pre-installed OS, silicon.com readers made their point on so-called 'naked PCs'. Naked PCs: The naked truth And, ironically, with several big OS launches in 2007... [14 Dec 2007]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: A game of two halves
Comment The Naked CIO: Price of panic The Naked CIO: The skills drain needs fixing The Naked CIO: Madness in the method Exclusive column: The Naked CIO The Naked CIO: Process not bureaucracy The Naked CIO: Business misintelligence [30 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... ZX Spectrum nostalgia, Mac attack, tag a bag…
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Minority Report: iPhone, Android and the world in your pocket ¦ Peter Cochrane's Video Blog: Athens and roam ¦ Video: CIO Agenda 2008 ¦ ZX... [24 Apr 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Autosync, at last
Comment Exclusive column: The Naked CIO The Naked CIO: Enemies of the state The Naked CIO: Service level disagreements The Naked CIO: What makes a great IT leader? The Naked CIO: Business misintelligence The Naked CIO: Price of panic [22 Jul 2008]
Legal Eye: Could you end up footing your e-crime bill?
Comment The Naked CIO: Crunch time for large projects The Naked CIO: Boardroom stereotypes The Naked CIO: IT staff disloyalty The Naked CIO: Cut the bull Exclusive column: The Naked CIO The Naked CIO: Animal farm [15 Apr 2008]
Stories of the year
News Naked PCs: The naked truth Unsurprisingly, the 'chip and bin' story generated a lot of reader comments.silicon.com readers also had their say this year on PCs sold without an operating system - or 'naked PCs' - but the idea doesn't appear to be... [14 Dec 2007]
