Small PC shop blasts Dell and HP, makes some good points
We all know the hysterical prognostications by now. With PC sales down by double-digit percentages, it's the end of the PC era as we know it, it's all about tablets from here on in, yadda yadda yadda.
View ArticleHow will IT react to annual Server 2012 updates?
Microsoft has kicked off its annual TechEd show in New Orleans with a slew of back-end product announcements that may or may not be good news. The company is promising a faster release cycle for its...
View ArticleGauging Windows Phone's chances against the iPhone
Some time back, IDC predicted that Windows Phone would overtake iPhone to be the dominant platform in the smartphone business. This was met with a round of snickering and outright laughter. IDC gave...
View ArticleMicrosoft's BYOD game plan is surprisingly impartial
Microsoft has wrapped up its annual TechEd North America conference in New Orleans, which means those unfortunate enough to have gone should be finished wringing the sweat out of their clothes by now....
View Article'Crazy ants' that destroy computers are immune to insecticide
Slight detour from our usual Microsoft fare, but don't worry, I have plenty to discuss on that front. ABC News just ran a report on a new threat to your-high cost electronics: an ant with a taste for...
View ArticleRetracing Microsoft's missteps that sunk the Xbox One
The next-generation console wars are over and Microsoft has blown it. Even before PRISM blew up and people began to wonder about their electronics invading their privacy, the design of Xbox One is...
View ArticlePros and cons of Microsoft's move into Best Buy storefronts
On the heels of Samsung and following the successful lead of Apple, Microsoft has announced it will open a store-within-a-store at select Best Buy locations. The first stores will start to roll out...
View ArticleMicrosoft's Windows 8 team could learn from Xbox One turnaround
I may be generous with my criticism of Microsoft, but I'll also acknowledge when it does something right. And in two very different instances this week, Microsoft has done the right thing. First, the...
View ArticleHaswell vs. Sandy Bridge: Was the upgrade worth it?
It’s been my policy to upgrade my PC on Intel’s "tock" schedule, when they have a new architecture. There's really no reason to upgrade on the "ticks," since that's just a die shrink. Plus, my Sandy...
View ArticleApple ad deemed a flop…by firm working with Samsung
By now, you've seen the new Apple ads trying to regain some of the firm's mojo. They are adding voice overs, something never done in the Jobs era, where some kind of upbeat music would be the sole...
View ArticleWhy Microsoft killed TechNet
By now you know Microsoft has decided to shut down its venerable TechNet software subscription service in favor of other means of distribution. Microsoft has been on a consolidation kick lately,...
View ArticleWindows 8 and Windows Phone 8 show signs of life
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 are proving to be the little engines that could. Beaten around and abused like a rental car, the two have been left for dead as failures. But the market share continues to...
View ArticleMicrosoft's latest Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities already being exploited
Normally companies should proceed at their own pace when deploying Microsoft's monthly updates, known as Patch Tuesday, since they come out on the second Tuesday of every month. This month's batch,...
View ArticleWhy the Xbox One could be a hit with businesses
No one can say Microsoft isn't trying to think outside the box in this post-PC world. It's pitching the Xbox One console as a solution for a number of problems and applications important to small...
View ArticleIs Microsoft starting from scratch with Windows Phone 9?
Windows Phone 8 is what can best be described as a slow-moving success. Each quarter, it gains just a little more ground, and now sits at about 5% of the smartphone market. Considering that it has...
View ArticleMicrosoft's reorg does accomplish one thing
Microsoft's most recent reorganization isn't sitting well with the punditocracy, who feel the that it does nothing to solve some functional problems Microsoft has, nor establish a successor for Steve...
View ArticleBill Gates's return may save Microsoft, but it's not likely
Slow news days (a royal birth aside) can lead to bored reporters straying into speculation territory since they have no news on which to report. The latest comes from International Business Times,...
View ArticleMicrosoft quietly drops Office 2010 upgrade
Sometimes, this company just baffles me. Microsoft has released the second service pack for Office 2010, which it has been beta testing since April, with pretty much no notice on Press Pass, its PR...
View ArticleNokia's frustration with Microsoft is justified
Nokia senses opportunity with Windows Phone 8, but is getting grumpy enough with Microsoft that it is publicly complaining about the lack of support, upgrades and promotion. It’s usually a bad sign...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8 could out-earn Android, if Microsoft would let it
Take a step through the looking glass, folks, and see a world where Windows Phone is more lucrative than Google’s Android. Actually, you don't have to. That world is real and you live in it. Here's how...
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