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apple report card

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
36,162 views, 136 comments

Latest by n/a: 'I mean screw marketshare, does porsche outsell honda?"Yet everytime there's an ipod vs. other discusion at least one fanboy has to bring this up. Nice. more »

microsoft report card

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
14,853 views, 83 comments

Latest by Sora57: @OldSchoolGadgetLover: I appreciate your comments, and in retrospect agree that I was hanging my hat on the 30% figure that has been thrown around a bit-- even though there is no real evidence of the figure being anywhere near that more »

sony report card

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
8,492 views, 47 comments

Latest by n/a: Just had my minolta camera fixed by sony, 2 yrs out of warranty. Only because they (sony) purchased minolta's camera line a while ago. and while everyones up in arms about the ps3, what about sony's camera lines, music more »

at&t report card

AT&T Year-End Report Card: C

AT&T, the supermassive telecom and largest wireless carrier in the US, is affectionately known by Giz readers as the Death Star. Why? Its reach is Empire-worthy and well, just look at that damn logo. 2007 was an appropriately big year that started off with a double-barrelled blast: AT&T snagged exclusive rights to the iPhone in the States and killed off the Cingular brand. But was it strong with the Force for the rest of the year? More »

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4:00 PM on Thu Dec 20 2007
By matt buchanan
6,548 views, 32 comments

Latest by n/a: @OMG!!! Ponies!!!: why are you always the first to comment on any story? Do you work? more »

dell report card

Dell Year-End Report Card: B

Following an utterly abysmal 2006—exploding battery, anyone?—Dell's 2007 was more of a mixed bag. Its products were sharper than ever: gorgeous new notebooks, formidable gaming desktops and great values in large monitors (often found on sale). But at the same time, production issues and lingering organizational problems brought the company down from its comfortable perch as the world's number-one PC manufacturer. Let's take a close-up look at what kind of year Dell had, its triumphs and its losses. At the end we'll give the mighty Round Rock, Texas company a letter grade just like in the old-school days. More »

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4:00 PM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Charlie White
4,912 views, 29 comments

Latest by GenericWhiteGuy: @snitch29: Snitch29. Hey, thanks for judging me harshly-- appreciate it! I have a macbook and have been having problems with the keyboard skipping letters. When I called for support they told me it wasn't an issue they were aware of and that more »

wal-mart report card

Wal-Mart Year-End Report Card: C

Oh, Wal-Mart. You are so easy to hate. What with your union-busting, mom-and-pop-killing, big box awfulness, who wouldn't hate you? It would be all to easy for me to come in here and just give you an F and everyone would agree with me and we could all walk hand-in-hand into the sunset, hating Wal-Mart. And while I do have my Wal-Mart issues, there's no denying that it's made some pretty solid moves in the tech world this year, and no matter how much I hate to admit it, I need to give Wal-Mart at least some props. More »

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1:00 PM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Adam Frucci
8,486 views, 72 comments

Latest by n/a: @neceros: fair opinion, i disagree since most of (in particular) sony's proprietary formats were better then their counterparts, failed or not, they pushed development forward to try and beat them. blu-ray/hddvd i think is moot given holographic storage being more »

verizon report card

Verizon Year-End Report Card: B-

Verizon has to be the most bipolar telecom in the US. It's got a great network but won't let anything on it. Its got decent phones, but a lot of 'em are disfigured with that red-stained standardized interface. It was against open networks but now it is all about them. Grading Verizon for the year is hard, like a student who slacks all year then aces the finals on the last day of class. More »

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4:20 PM on Tue Dec 18 2007
By matt buchanan
5,451 views, 24 comments

google report card

Google Year-End Report Card: B

Google is the Tetsuo of tech. It's already massive, but it grows uncontrollably in a million different directions and almost feels like it's on the verge of creating its own gUniverse. [Ed. note: "Gooniverse"?] At times, it's both amazing and scary to watch. 2007 was the biggest year yet for Google, but crazily enough, most of it seemed to be merely setting the stage for the total world domination that will occur in 2008. More »

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12:00 PM on Tue Dec 18 2007
By matt buchanan
7,208 views, 23 comments

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What the Hell Is a Year-End Report Card?

We believe in passing judgment. As 2007 draws to a close, there seems to be no more appropriate thing to do then slap an academic letter grade on the actions of companies who have had the strongest impact our lives this year. Today we've kicked off a week-long series to evaluate the sometimes brutal, sometimes munificent, sometimes just plain stupid acts of these gods of Mount Olympus, and applying perspective to well-covered events that was unattainable at the time they were breaking. For reasons of suspense, we're not going to tell you who's left on the list, but you've seen the first two so feel free to guess who the remaining 8 to 10 will be. [Gizmodo's Year-End Report Cards]

8:00 PM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Wilson Rothman
3,290 views, 18 comments

Latest by savager: when people look back and talk about when gizmodo started to turn lame.. they'll look to this exact post.. seriously.. grading companies.. how bout we just keep what people like.. you see a new gadget.. you report about it.. I more »

samsung report card

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
13,139 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 in evolution of everything. But that's just it, they don't do revolution. Samsung is NOT as innovative and creative as more »

nintendo report card

Nintendo Year-End Report Card: A-

It's been a gigantic year for Nintendo. It reclaimed the living room console throne for the first time in forever with the Wii, and continued to dominate the portable gaming space with its DS. But how did it do on a scale of A to F? Did it earn good marks for quality games or did it get points off for the fact that it's had a little problem with truancy? Here's how we graded. More »

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12:00 PM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Jason Chen
32,680 views, 49 comments