Briefly: Apple web ranking; Dell CEO out; Zune exec gone too
Apple has jumped two spots in one firm's Web property rankings. Meanwhile, Michael Dell is back at the helm of the company he founded 27 years ago. And over in Redmond, a Zune honcho has tossed in the towel.
Apple secures 11th spot in Web rankings
The number of unique visitors to Apple Inc's web sites continued to swell during the month of December, edging the iPod maker up two more spots in a worldwide ranking of top web properties.
According to data released Wednesday by comScore, the Cupertino-based company saw more than 111 million visitors to its websites during the December holiday month, good enough to make it the web's 11th most trafficked property. That's up from 13th place the previous year.
Rollins gone, Dell back in
Dell said Wednesday that founder Michael Dell will assume the duties of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, replacing Kevin Rollins, who also stepped down from the company's board.
The No. 2 PC manufacturer in the same statement said it expects fourth-quarter fiscal 2007 results to miss estimates for both revenue and earnings per share.
"Dell has tremendous opportunities ahead of it," said Mr. Dell. "I am enthusiastic about Dell 2.0, which includes our plan to provide the best customer experience, build a strong global services business and ensure our products deliver the best long-term customer value."
Top Zune exec to pursue other interests
Meanwhile, a senior Microsoft executive who oversaw the launch of Zune plans to leave the company, the Associated Press is reporting.
Bryan Lee, corporate vice president at Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, will reportedly severe ties with the Redmond-based software giant sometime in the next several weeks in order to "pursue personal interests."
Lee is a key deputy of Robbie Bach, head of Microsoft's entertainment and device division. He'll be replaced by J Allard, one of the early Xbox leaders.
Microsoft still hopes to sell its millionth Zune by the end of June.
Apple secures 11th spot in Web rankings
The number of unique visitors to Apple Inc's web sites continued to swell during the month of December, edging the iPod maker up two more spots in a worldwide ranking of top web properties.
According to data released Wednesday by comScore, the Cupertino-based company saw more than 111 million visitors to its websites during the December holiday month, good enough to make it the web's 11th most trafficked property. That's up from 13th place the previous year.
Rollins gone, Dell back in
Dell said Wednesday that founder Michael Dell will assume the duties of Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, replacing Kevin Rollins, who also stepped down from the company's board.
The No. 2 PC manufacturer in the same statement said it expects fourth-quarter fiscal 2007 results to miss estimates for both revenue and earnings per share.
"Dell has tremendous opportunities ahead of it," said Mr. Dell. "I am enthusiastic about Dell 2.0, which includes our plan to provide the best customer experience, build a strong global services business and ensure our products deliver the best long-term customer value."
Top Zune exec to pursue other interests
Meanwhile, a senior Microsoft executive who oversaw the launch of Zune plans to leave the company, the Associated Press is reporting.
Bryan Lee, corporate vice president at Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, will reportedly severe ties with the Redmond-based software giant sometime in the next several weeks in order to "pursue personal interests."
Lee is a key deputy of Robbie Bach, head of Microsoft's entertainment and device division. He'll be replaced by J Allard, one of the early Xbox leaders.
Microsoft still hopes to sell its millionth Zune by the end of June.
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Microsoft still hopes to sell its millionth Zune by the end of June.
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Yeah, good luck with that.
The inertia of iPod users' growing libraries of Apple DRM'd content is going to make it more and more difficult with each passing day for anyone to challenge Apple's dominance. I mean, if Microsoft can't do it...
In quite repose, shall we reflect on some favourite moments and quotes:
The Zune's 1 million figure "is spot on with where we thought we'd be," said Bryan Lee, corporate vice president of Microsoft's entertainment group. "Apple is the market leader. We didn't expect to beat them this holiday, but we wanted to be relevant and we wanted a chance to grow. I think we are on plan...Over time, the market share will sort itself out".
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...UGETMQNHR1.DTL
Zune owners can share songs with each other but the music only lasts for three days or three plays and that restriction is present regardless of whether the song is copyrighted. But there is a meeting scheduled soon between the music industry and Microsoft to review these restrictions according to the Houston Chronicle. "We're looking for the sweet spot" between content restrictions and consumer convenience, Microsoft VP Bryan Lee said. He also said that other Zune Wi-Fi applications are in development.
http://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/2...oft_to_me.html
In an article in today's New York Times, Microsoft's VP of Entertainment and Devices Bryan Lee is asked about the missing Internet download feature: "Would the Zune ever be able to connect to the Internet? Could someone walk into a Starbucks and use the connection there to download a song? Mr. Lee answered without hesitation: 'Probably, one day.'"
http://db.tidbits.com/article/8750
Microsoft revealed they intend to sell 1 million Zunes and 15 million XBOX 360's by June 30 and they are currently on track to reach that number. Bryan Lee, vice-president of entertainment business indicated "It's totally in line with our expectations".
From a truly tragic Zune propaganda site. http://www.zunescene.com/
Microsoft hasn't sold a million of those plastic turds yet?
The inertia of iPod users' growing libraries of Apple DRM'd content is going to make it more and more difficult with each passing day for anyone to challenge Apple's dominance. I mean, if Microsoft can't do it...
I'm sure all senior Microsoft management will be asked to buy a hundred thousand each over the next few months
Oh God, Michael Dell is talking about "Dell 2.0". They are completely doomed.
Or at least "beleaguered" 8)
What no schadenfreude over the karmic decline of Mr. Kevin 'Liquidate-Apple-and-give-back-the-money-to-the-shareholdrs' Rollins?
Wasn't it Dell himself who gave that advice to Jobs?
Wasn't it Dell himself who gave that advice to Jobs?
Yes.
http://news.com.com/Dell+Apple+shoul..._3-203937.html
Bryan Lee, corporate vice president at Microsoft's entertainment and devices division, will reportedly severe ties with the Redmond-based software giant sometime in the next several weeks in order to "pursue personal interests."
I guess one of his interests will be trying to find another employer.
Yes.
http://news.com.com/Dell+Apple+shoul..._3-203937.html
LOL. I wonder if Michael Dell put any ketchup on the crow he's had to eat over that one.
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LOL. I wonder if Michael Dell put any ketchup on the crow he's had to eat over that one.
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I dunno - it sounds like the sort of thing you'd say when you're trying to be helpful
(helping yourself, I mean.)
LOL. I wonder if Michael Dell put any ketchup on the crow he's had to eat over that one.
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Heh.
Oh God, Michael Dell is talking about "Dell 2.0". They are completely doomed.
Dell 2.0 = Even thinner profit margins due to extra R&D, product design and marketing to bring teh sexyback to Dell.
Dell 2.0 = Even thinner profit margins due to extra R&D, product design and marketing to bring teh sexyback to Dell.
Sexyback, sexybak - I'll give you sexyback, punk.
http://www.dell.com/content/products...=19&l=en&s=dhs
No cracks about the stabilisers either !
dirty mike.