April 20, 2024

40 million Windows 8 licenses sold in a month; meanwhile, mum’s the word on Surface sales

It took just four days for Windows 8 to hit four million machines (ours included), and in just over a month, Microsoft has managed to sell some 40 million licenses of its tiled OS. To date, Windows 8 is outpacing Windows 7 in terms of upgrades, but given that the company had moved 600 million copies of the latter back in June, the new kid on the … [Read more...]

The NDP accuse the Premier of “trickery” and “word games” over CLBC controversy

The NDP says Premier Christy Clark is playing word games in her attempt to defuse the latest controversy over Community Living BC.  Critic Nicholas Simons doesn't buy Clark's claim that CLBC executives have not been given raises in lieu of bonuses that were supposedly cancelled last year.  "I don't think British Columbians are buying … [Read more...]

Word looms on HST’s fate

The two opposing sides in the HST debate have to wait only one more day to find out which of them can breathe a sigh of relief. Elections BC is expected to release the results of the HST referendum tomorrow, with proponents of the Yes and No sides eager to see how 52.6 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots. Mike Jagger, co-chair of the … [Read more...]