And a few things we don't love about Motorola's forthcoming Google-powered phone.
Droid does (and doesn't) wow our writer.
The Droid is a fierce phone. Motorola's newest smartphone has a number of features that match and even best its biggest competitor, Apple's (AAPL) iPhone. It has a fast processor. It's got a large display with almost double the resolution of the iPhone as well as a slide-out keyboard. And it's MORE
Jessi Hempel, writer - Nov 3, 2009 6:00 AM ET
IT departments are finally starting to buy Apple's smartphone, says a Deutsche Bank report
Click to enlarge. Source: Deutsche Bank
"There is growing evidence that the iPhone is making inroads into the Enterprise," writes Deutsche Bank research analyst Chris Whitmore in a report to clients Monday.
According to his estimates, Apple (AAPL) by the end of the year will have shipped about 2 million iPhones into corporate accounts through various routes, including MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Nov 2, 2009 1:05 PM ET
Cheeky Get-a-Mac ads are not the only way Steve Jobs is going after Microsoft
Image: Google
If you ran a Google search for "download windows 7" early Monday, you got about 137 million results -- plus something you probably weren't looking for. There, at or near the very top, was a sponsored link suggesting "There's never been a better time to switch to a Mac."
A four-line ad was spotted over the MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Nov 2, 2009 7:10 AM ET
Microsoft has not halted Apple's momentum, according to Net Applications' October report
Source: Net Applications
If Microsoft (MSFT) was hoping that the launch of Windows 7 would halt the erosion of its operating system market share -- and curb further inroads by Apple (AAPL) -- there is no evidence that it's working yet.
In fact, preliminary data released overnight Sunday by Net Applications show Mac OS X's Internet share growing by 2.73% MORE
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