Tag: Microsoft
Windows 8 sales – yet to surface
Microsoft’s distribution channels are leaking their frustration about lacklustre Windows 8 and Surface sales. Microsoft insiders appear to be blaming their OEM customer’s poor imagination on the dearth of interest. Is this lack of elegance the first real sign of cracks in their strategy? Enterprise sales of Windows 8 is going to take at least… Read More ›
Windows 8 – Does it matter anymore?
Steve Ballmer, CEO Microsoft, announced availability of Windows 8 yesterday “shattering perceptions of what a PC is” and “kicking off a new era” for the company. Having completely missed the smartphone and tablet movements (along with Intel), it certainly needed a good kick as it attempts to make its comeback with an operating system that… Read More ›
Cloud storage – look before you leap
I always thought that one of the benefits of storing data in the Cloud was to delegate the safety of my precious family photos and archives to a trusted third party. By keeping data safe, I basically mean backup and privacy. Wikipedia appears to agree with me. Storing data in the Cloud is supposed to… Read More ›
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 ›
Acer Founder Predicts Short Life for Surface
Acer founder Stan Shih claimed today that Surface is nothing more than a short term shot-in-the-arm for Windows 8 and that Microsoft will lose interest after a year, once the ‘bother’ of distribution and after sales support kick-in. ‘View it as free advertising and don’t worry’, is his message to fellow OEMs. If that is… Read More ›
Underground Project Surfaces from Metro
Clearly the powers that be at Microsoft got tired of Apple’s runaway revenues, profits and stock price. They got tired of their domination of the tablet and mobile segment. They got worried about Apple’s creeping enterprise market share and got even more worried about how cool enterprises viewed them at Microsoft’s expense. Something had to… Read More ›
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