Michael Gartenberg

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Michael Gartenberg
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Michael Gartenberg is a technology journalist, analyst and blogger. He is a former [1] Apple Inc. employee, [2] and was previously a Research Director at Gartner, [3] focussed on the world of the interconnected consumer.

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Gartenberg now writes as Analyst-in-Residence for imore.com. [4]

Work

After a 10-year absence, Gartenberg re-joined Gartner in 2010. [5] He previously worked as a partner at Altimeter Group, [6] as Vice President of Strategy and Analysis at Interpret, LLC, [7] and as a vice president at Jupiter Research.

Gartenberg had an aborted employment with Microsoft. [8] He was hired in February 2007 with the job title "Enthusiast Evangelist" to publicize Windows Vista [8] [9] [10] but left after three weeks in March 2007, returning to his former job at Jupiter Research. [11]

Gartenberg also contributes to many media outlets. He has monthly online columns in Computerworld [12] and Macworld and a weekly online column on Engadget. He previously wrote a weekly column for SlashGear. [13]

In October 2007, regarding a potential Microsoft Windows competitor, Linux, he wrote "Linux still doesn't make it on desktop.... For now and the foreseeable future, it's going to remain a Microsoft world. Linux still isn't the answer." [14] Gartenberg repeated the claim in an opinion piece published in March 2010, wherein he denied that use of a free operating system significantly reduces cost of computer ownership. [15]

In July 2009, Google announced the development of an operating system for netbooks, ChromeOS, due for release in late 2010. Gartenberg opined "Chrome OS is not a threat to Windows.... By creating of lot of Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt this morning... they hope to take the attention and luster off of [Microsoft] Windows 7" [16] and "... history doesn't run in favour of Chrome OS's principles". [17]

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CrossOver is a Microsoft Windows compatibility layer available for Linux, macOS, and ChromeOS. This compatibility layer enables many Windows-based applications to run on Linux operating systems, macOS, or ChromeOS.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Netbook</span> Class of small and inexpensive laptops

Netbook was a commonly used term that identified a product class of small and inexpensive laptops which were sold from 2007 to around 2013. These machines were designed primarily as cost-effective tools for consumers to access the Internet from any location before the widespread advent of smartphones, and as a result, generally had lower-end hardware specifications than consumer laptops of the time, being primarily intended as clients for Internet services.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Desktop search</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Theme (computing)</span>

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The usage share of operating systems is the percentage of computing devices that run each operating system (OS) at any particular time. All such figures are necessarily estimates because data about operating system share is difficult to obtain. There are few reliable primary sources and no agreed methodologies for its collection. Operating systems are used in numerous device types, from embedded devices without a screen through to supercomputers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Splashtop OS</span> Linux distribution

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">ChromeOS</span> Linux-based operating system developed by Google

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joli OS</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Criticism of desktop Linux</span> Criticism of certain Linux distributions

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chromebook</span> Laptop or tablet computer running ChromeOS

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Besides the Linux distributions designed for general-purpose use on desktops and servers, distributions may be specialized for different purposes including computer architecture support, embedded systems, stability, security, localization to a specific region or language, targeting of specific user groups, support for real-time applications, or commitment to a given desktop environment. Furthermore, some distributions deliberately include only free software. As of 2015, over four hundred Linux distributions are actively developed, with about a dozen distributions being most popular for general-purpose use.

Action Center is a notification center included with Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. It was first introduced with Windows Phone 8.1 in July 2014, and was introduced to the desktop with the launch of Windows 10 on July 29, 2015.

Comparison of user features of operating systems refers to a comparison of the general user features of major operating systems in a narrative format. It does not encompass a full exhaustive comparison or description of all technical details of all operating systems. It is a comparison of basic roles and the most prominent features. It also includes the most important features of the operating system's origins, historical development, and role.

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Gartenberg on Twitter" . Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  2. ↑ Longtime Tech Industry Analyst Michael Gartenberg Joins Apple, forbes.com, May 22 2013
  3. ↑ Michael Gartenberg, Mar 22, 2010 Archived 2011-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "Former Apple marketing director Michael Gartenberg joins iMore as Analyst in Residence!" . Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  5. ↑ Gartenberg bio at Gartner.com
  6. ↑ Who Is Michael Gartenberg?, altimetergroup.com, 12 May 2009
  7. ↑ Who Is Michael Gartenberg?, gartenblog.net, 12 May 2009
  8. 1 2 Microsoft Hires Michael Gartenberg as New Evangelist, Feb 15, 2007
  9. ↑ Evangelist Gartenberg back to being analyst, March 7, 2007
  10. ↑ Michael Gartenberg. Microsoft’s 801st evangelist, Feb 15, 2007
  11. ↑ "Gartenberg Quits Microsoft, Returns to Jupiter"
  12. ↑ Columnists Michael Gartenberg, 12 May 2009 Archived 23 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ Michael Gartenberg Weekly Column on SlashGear, 08 July 2009
  14. ↑ Linux Still Doesn't Make it On Desktop, Gartenberg, Oct 01, 2007
  15. ↑ "Linux struggles to make a dent in desktop". Computerworld UK. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  16. ↑ Chrome OS is not a threat to Windows, Gartenberg, July 08, 2009
  17. ↑ Google's new platform Chrome aims to show Microsoft's Windows the door, Guardian, July 08, 2009
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