Windows Laptop Makers Can't Catch Up to the MacBook Air

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Windows Laptop Makers Can't Catch Up to the MacBook Air Laptop manufacturers are struggling to compete with the MacBook Air, and by the time they do, it won't matter. It's not a manufacturing problem, it's an attitude problem. - Senior Editor Jason Cross More From Today @ PCWorld Microsoft Opens Up About Windows 8 Microsoft is prepping the release of Windows 8 with dedicated blog. Share: Yahoo, Bing Beat Google in Search Success Rate Two-thirds of all searches in July were done on Google, only 68 percent were successful -- compared more than 80 percent of searches conducted on both Yahoo and Bing. Share: Samsung's Popular Galaxy S II Due Out Before iPhone 5 The Galaxy S II is probably the strongest rival to the iPhone, and has set record sales internationally. 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