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Google’s Chromebooks Outsell Macs and Hits Hard at Microsoft

For the first time, Google Chromebooks outsold Apple’s Macs in the recent quarter, and Microsoft is feeling much more that a little heat.

Manufacturers like HP, Dell, and Lenovo have sold around two million Chromebooks combined, versus the seemingly lone wolf, Apple (approx. 1.7 million).

It’s not all that bad for Apple. Quarter after quarter, the company has shrunk the PC industry with its sales growth. Plus, Apple has always been satisfied with having just a piece of the larger pie. However, for Microsoft, the pressure is on.

It looks like Google is attacking Microsoft with its slow-but-steady strategic move. With the new Chromebooks, Android and Chrome are smashed together. Chromebooks have full access to Google Play store, which means the possibility to use 1.5 million Android applications.

Chromebook’s main concept is simplicity. Portability is its second key concept. The Chromebook devices have an ultra-lightweight Chrome operating system that offers a bit more than a web browser.

The gig seems to work just fine, especially in the educational space, since everything is cloud-based (nothing can be lost), and the performance is reasonable for laptops under $200. With the availability of the Android apps, the offer becomes irresistible, and the numbers are showing it.

Microsoft is taking a different approach with the new Windows 10 OS. The company is trying to convince developers to bring their services to the Windows store taking advantage of the lead Microsoft has in desktop operating systems.

It’s an interesting tactic, but will it work?

The Redmond-based company has attracted some powerful players like Facebook, Uber, and Hulu, but it does not have the growing ecosystem Android has; and is all probably because of Microsoft’s lack of presence in the smartphone environment.

For now, that’s not so bad, especially considering Windows 10 is still running all the software consumers and businesses are used to, but in the future, everything will be written for the smartphone and the web.

If Google will outsell Microsoft, it’s not yet clear – it might be just another challenge for Microsoft to take and beat – but what is clear is that Chromebooks are growing strongly amid the current market conditions and the tech giant is a fearful opponent.

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Ford launched on Monday a new 4-wheel bombshell that has been worked on as a project for about a year. A small basement and a small team put together their best efforts and gave birth to a breathtaking masterpiece. The rumors have been circulating the car lovers for months. But now it’s here :the new supercar Ford GT has been released. Do you want your mind to be blown?

There are just 5 words that just do it right: 600 HP twin-turbo V6. It has a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, aluminium subframes and fiber body panels that are wrapped in carbon. The promise of Ford? They say that it will “exhibit one of the best power-to-weight ratios of any production car.” It is said that it will be a car sold firstly in the US, even if it will get madness into every car lover in the world, and as a result, it will be available for sale globally. 2016 is the year for Ford GT.

The original GT40 has been designed to win LeMans in 1966, 1967, 1968 and 1969. When the GT was on, Ferrari was off – it has never won at LeMans since. Next year, the new GT will celebrate 50 years from the triumph of his ancestor over Ferrari.

The Detroit 2015 Auto Show presented the new GT as having a spectacular motto too: “ Engineered to keep company with exotics”. Its aerodynamics and blue, shining “armor” gives it elegance and uniqueness. 2014 was a full year for car producers. Jewelry on wheels have been generously brought to the surface: Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Chevy Camaro Z/28, Porsche 918 Spyder, Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1, and Ford’s own Shelby Mustang GT350. But this astonishing car is by far not only fast and furious, but also designed futuristic-ally in order to pursue new racer dreams: pushrod suspensions, the doors don’t incorporate portions of the roof, and has a simple and complex, elegant, cabin. Furthermore, Ford’s Sync 3 infotainment setup is incorporated in the touch screen display that is found centrally on the board. The starter and transmission selector buttons are the peak of it, and the luxurious steering wheel is the cherry on top.

Everybody waits for the triumphal success of the new GT, as the old one gave class to everyone in the late 60s. The truth is about to be known in 2016, when the bought cars will be tested and driven maybe even closer to madness than before.

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