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Windows 8 Won’t Become Business Standard: Forrester
Windows 8 Won’t Become Business Standard: Forrester (via slashdot) Windows 8 won’t become the enterprise standard, according to a new report from research firm Forrester. “Most IT shops are still too focused on migrating to Windows 7 to bother with Windows 8 anytime soon, if at all,” read the summary of Forrester’s report, which could have several Microsoft… continue…
What Microsoft Should Improve with Windows Blue/8.1
By now you’ve heard that Microsoft plans to release significant changes to Windows in time for Christmas. Without giving specifics Tami Reller, the head of marketing and finance for the Windows business, told the Financial Times that ‘key aspects’ of how the software is used will be changed.” The update is codenamed Windows Blue and according to Tami Reller, it’s a significant upgrade but falls short of a full release, so it will be free to customers who have already purchased Windows… continue…
Microsoft Plans a Hollow Start Button for Windows 8
Microsoft will restore the Start button to Windows 8, though it won’t lead to a Start menu as previous versions did. Instead, the button, which will look like Windows 7’s version, will take users to the Windows 8 Start screen, according to the Verge. At ZDNet, Mary Jo Foley says the button supposedly wasn’t originally part of the Windows build, but is indeed looking more likely. Here’s the thing: A Start button that doesn’t include a menu is disingenuous. It… continue…
Windows 8 Partially Responsible for PC Implosion: IDC
Windows 8 Partially Responsible for PC Implosion: IDC (via slashdot) PC shipments are tumbling into the basement, and IDC partially blames Windows 8. The research firm estimated worldwide PC shipments in the first quarter of 2013 at 76.3 million units, down 13.9 percent from the same quarter in 2012. It was the worst quarter in IDC’s 19 years of tracking the PC market… continue…
Windows Blue Shows Microsoft Doubling Down on “Modern” UI
Windows Blue Shows Microsoft Doubling Down on “Modern” UI (via slashdot) Ever since Windows 8 launched last year, a number of users have complained about its Start screen, which features a grid of colorful tiles linked to applications. They don’t want to tap (or click) one of those tiles to access the “traditional” desktop; they didn’t want Microsoft to fix something… continue…
Here’s Why IT Shouldn’t Write Off Windows 8
Back in October I speculated that the enterprise will have to support Windows 8 whether it wants to or not. If anything, the plain old consumerization of IT will force technology departments to integrate it into employee preferences with corporate solutions. At the time, there wasn’t a clear consensus on the what value Windows 8 would add to the enterprise and no one had yet seen the Microsoft Surface Pro, but now things are a lot different. Many of us… continue…
How Quickoffice Could Threaten Microsoft Office
How Quickoffice Could Threaten Microsoft Office (via slashdot) This is how Quickoffice, the cloud-based productivity software that Google acquired last summer for an undisclosed sum, could truly start to threaten Microsoft Office’s domination. Back in December, Google made it easier to convert legacy Office files (such as Word or Excel) into Google Docs, Sheets… continue…
HP Continues to Flee Windows With Android Tablet
HP Continuing to Flee Windows Reservation With Android Tablet (via slashdot) Hewlett-Packard seems more determined than ever to flee the Windows reservation, unveiling a $170 Android tablet, the HP Slate 7. The tablet is slated to go on sale in April. The HP Slate 7 features an ARM dual-core Cortex-A9 1.6GHz processor, front- and rear-facing cameras (3-megapixels in the back… continue…
Multilanguage Windows 8 Doesn’t Equal OS X
Windows 8′s multilanguage support may not be a big deal to many people, but if you live in a country whose language isn’t your own, or you have a multilingual family, it has enormous potential. If you can get through the installation. Microsoft’s history with multiple-language versions of Windows is brief. Actually, it’s close to non-existent. Before Windows 7, the company all but said that it couldn’t be done. Each country’s Windows was too dissimilar from others’ to allow for… continue…
How Windows XP Boots Take Years Off Your Life
Windows XP boots slowly. When it was released in 2001 by Microsoft, customers were demanding stability, not a speedy start-up. Besides, speed was relative and XP booted about as fast as WinNT or Windows Me. But now XP is a dinosaur and the iPad’s instant-on recalibrated expectations about how fast a computer should be ready to use after you turn it on. Depending on the number of applications set to launch, XP can take two, three or even five minutes to… continue…
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