Month: July 2012
Windows 8: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Microsoft will release Windows 8 to manufacturing in August and it will be generally available for sale in October. So IT managers will shortly be faced with the question of whether they should switch to it or not. In my view they should wait – as long as they can. Consumers buying new PCs on… Read More ›
Woops, surface just a “reference design” after all
Clearly perplexed by its OEM’s reaction to Surface, Microsoft has been doing some serious backpedalling of late. Turns out Surface really was just about teasing them into doing a better job of creating “stunning devices” after all.
HP dumping Windows RT in favour of Android?
Is Microsoft possibly shooting itself in the foot with its recent Surface announcement? Unsubstantiated reports claim that HP is (predictably) ditching Windows RT in favour of Android. If this is the case, it would be the second in perhaps many that wish to send a signal to Microsoft about where they should (not) be spending… Read More ›
The Fourth Column 