Apple grew faster than any other PC maker

Apple… picked up market share in the United States, growing to 5 percent, from 4 percent, as its shipments increased 30 percent, according to Gartner. Apple grew faster than any other PC maker in the United States, Gartner said.

Apple Pugs Security Holes

Apple Inc. on Thursday plugged over two dozen security exploits within the client and server versions of its Mac OS X 10.3 “Panther” and Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” operating systems that could potentially expose Mac users to a variety of malicious attacks.

Dell’s personal computer sales decline

Dell’s personal computer sales continued to decline in the first quarter in the United States and across the world, according to analyses of PC sales made public yesterday by IDC and Gartner, two major consulting and market analysis firms.

It was a particularly sharp decline given that the overall market grew 10.9 percent.

Dell is bringing XP back.

Amid significant customer demand, the computer maker said on Thursday that it has returned to offering the older Windows version as an option on some of its consumer PCs. …Dell switched nearly entirely to Vista-based systems following Microsoft’s mainstream launch of the operating system in January… “We heard you loud and clear on bringing the Windows XP option back to our Dell consumer PC offerings,”

Microsoft to pay out $180 million to Iowa individuals and businesses

Microsoft agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit in Iowa yesterday, which will involve a payout of up to $180 million. Individuals in Iowa who bought Microsoft software from as early as 1994 through 2006 will be able to make claims for cash, and companies with multiple copies of Microsoft software will be able to receive vouchers.

The suit was originally filed in 2000 and alleged that Microsoft’s anticompetitive and monopolistic practices cost Iowans money by forcing them to buy Microsoft products instead of those from the competition. “Microsoft used its illegal monopoly power to raise prices to supra-competitive levels,” reads the original complaint. “As indirect purchasers of the relevant Microsoft software, Plaintiffs and Class members are therefore entitled to recover damages for the difference between a competitive price for the relevant software and monopoly price that they paid for Microsoft’s products and for their injury from the lack of free choice and the denial of benefits of software innovation and for damages for breaches of security by reason of Microsoft’s illegal conduct.”

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