This Dell chart I got from Maximum PC re how much Apple overprices its products isn't exactly a surprise for most people who've known Apple vs Dell (or all PC manufacturers for that matter), but it's a nice helpful guide anyway. Click to see a bigger pic.

The primary issue I have with the DOH's latest statement was: 'So what are you gonna do about it'?

In PDI's report, the DOH mentions a bunch of reasons for the rise of HIV-AIDS in the country as described by Philippine National AIDS Council secretariat Ferchito Avelino, such as:

First of all, let me tell you I've never been excited about anything in a long time. 4 years ago, I made a post on my old blog re how I thought Google would eventually release their own OS. Obviously that didn't happen immediately, but I never gave up on the idea because it always made sense to me that they should. They certainly have the resources plus the following to get it going, and after 4 years they've developed even more web apps that a centralized app, such as an os, just to connect to these would make sense. And to me, that's what it's all about. Which surprises me that so much news about Google's OS has it pitted against Microsoft, which is beside the point if not completely outside it altogether.

I first learned about the giant merger yesterday but preferred to write about it now if only to let it sink in and learn more. Well, it's morning, and here're what's primary on my mind:

Good: In one fell swoop, another giant is at large, and a very powerful one with fingers in both hardware and software pies. The impact may mostly be on the Corporate side of IT, but I think that's only at the onset. With a player that has both Oracle's expertise (not to mention Larry Ellison's ego), plus Sun's hardware, the threat to IBM is most imminent. But after the dust has settled, I think there will be impact on the consumer market as well.

This is good for us as it gives us another player with a different mindset, a different way of doing things, and hopefully introducing a fresh perspective. See for the most part, I really believe we haven't really explored what computers can do. Pioneering efforts into the field require great inputs of cash and effort that can only be produced by giants such as Intel, Oracle, Sun, Microsoft, IBM, etc. - not only individually, but working as a group. Oracle + Sun is the merger of two greats in their particular fields, so the potential for innovative stuff exists.