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Apple Year-End Report Card: A

Somewhere between 2006 and today, I stopped considering Apple an underdog. And I'm not just talking about their iPod numbers nor am I talking about their nowhere-close-to-Windows marketshare. I mean, screw marketshare, really: Does Porsche outsell Honda? Apple busted out some serious products like the iPhone and iPods and made aggressive growth in their notebook lines. That's not to say they had it easy. But I think all in all, Apple deserves a solid A for their products and excellent damage control. More »

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4:00 PM on Fri Dec 21 2007
By Brian Lam
36,298 views, 137 comments

Latest by zincabopataurious: 'I mean screw marketshare, does porsche outsell honda?"Yet everytime there's an ipod vs. other discusion at least one fanboy has more »

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Microsoft Year-End Report Card: B-

Well, Redmond, it's been a funny year, hasn't it? Even if you ignore those Apple commercials, it's hard to ignore the fact that Vista was probably one of the main reasons people switched to the Mac OS, or to third-party Linux-based systems. We'll get to the big V—and that other mighty stain Windows Mobile—in a bit, but first you deserve much credit for some impressive feats in gaming, entertainment and home networking. More »

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2:00 PM on Fri Dec 21 2007
By Wilson Rothman
14,925 views, 84 comments

Latest by Sora57: @OldSchoolGadgetLover: I appreciate your comments, and in retrospect agree that I was hanging my hat on the 30% figure that more »

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Sony Year-End Report Card: B+

Although Sony makes everything from music players to phones to robots to computers to movies, the biggest news of 2007 was made in its gaming and TV lines. Sure, we liked Sony Ericsson W- and K-series' flashy designs and were proud that Vaio PCs joined the increasingly crowded CableCARD home-theater PC market, but nothing topped the PlayStation 3, PSP and Bravia TVs for news coverage or everyday impact. So how did Sony do? Pretty darn well, proving that its learned its lessons from the rootkit massacre of 2005/2006, and that bit of news about exploding batteries. More »

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8:30 PM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By Jason Chen
8,542 views, 47 comments

Latest by camo_r: Just had my minolta camera fixed by sony, 2 yrs out of warranty. Only because they (sony) purchased minolta's camera more »

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Samsung Year-End Report Card: A

Samsung has grown to be such a household name that we rarely stop to think about exactly how freaking massive the company has become. Other Asian conglomerates can have their snowmobiles, trains and heavy industrial equipment, Samsung plays it straight up the consumer-electronics path. In fact, we defy you to name a CE category Samsung doesn't have at least some piece of. In order to judge ol' Sammy's performance this year, we have to look into a lot of key areas. More »

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4:30 PM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Wilson Rothman
13,224 views, 48 comments

Latest by Tomato: Samsung is overrated. It is not in doubt that Samsung is doing OK right now and they do really nice more »