| Analyst: Android growth slowing, many may jump to iPhone A new Wall Street analyst report finds a troubling sign for Android. While's there's some truth to it, here's why the conclusion is flawed. Read more Editor's note
Read my dissenting opinion of the latest Android-iPhone market share report, and then take a look at stories on why salespeople shouldn't lead tech companies and where you might find career opportunities in tech in 2012. -Jason | News from ZDNet | | | Are Windows PCs already falling to smartphones and tablets? Many of us see personal technology moving from Windows PCs to Android smartphones, Apple iPads and other tablets, but has it actually already happened? Read more | | iOS will dominate other tablet platforms until at least 2017 (report) A new report about tablet PC architectures reveals that iOS will be the definite leader for the next few years, but competition will steadily increase. Read more | | Steve Jobs: When salespeople run tech giants it's over Great tech companies don't let great salesmen become CEOs. Why? They don't know squat about product. Read more | | Steve Jobs: Microsoft is 'mostly irrelevant' Jobs thought Microsoft wouldn't change as long as Ballmer was in charge. Read more | | Apple updates MacBook Pro line, leaves disc drive intact For the second time this year, Apple has upgraded its MacBook Pro line, but the changes aren't all that significant. Read more | | Citrix overhauls SMB line-up, updates 'VDI-in-a-box' Solution will let smaller companies deploy virtual desktop infrastructure more quickly; works with hypervisors from Citrix, Microsoft and VMware. Read more | | Oracle acquires RightNow for $1.5 billion, aims turrets at Salesforce.com Oracle is jumping into the cloud customer service game via its acquisition of RightNow. The deal is aimed at the heart of Salesforce.com. Read more | | Cloud computing's real creative destruction may be the IT workforce Few disagree that cloud computing will be disruptive to industries, enterprise technology and the way we conduct businesses. The disruption will extend to the workforce. Read more | | The scary truth about voting machine hacking risk (exclusive video) In this exclusive interview, ZDNet' Government's David Gewirtz sits down with Dr. Jon Warner of Argonne National Laboratories for a deep dive into voting machine hacking. Read more | | Ubuntu Linux will try for the business desktop Ubuntu has long been popular on the Linux enthusiast desktop, but, so far it hasn't been very popular on business desktops. Canonical plans on changing that with its next version. Read more | | Egyptian sentenced to three years for defaming Islam on Facebook Ayman Hassan Mansour has been sentenced to three years in prison for Facebook posts found to be insulting to the Islamic religion. Read more | | Facebook begins testing Facebook Credits for websites Facebook could one day offer Facebook Credits across the whole Internet. Right now, it's testing the idea with just a handful of developers. Read more | | London Calling: ZDNet gets its British groove on Welcome to London Calling: ZDNet's home away from home, covering technology news in the UK and Europe. Read more |
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