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Category Archives: Microsoft
A Simple Illustration of Why Windows 8 is Going To Fail
Brent Ozar, in an update to his earlier post: After getting linked from HN and Reddit, I’ve gotten a bazillion comments that boil down to “You should have updated Office.” Yes, if only I could have figured out how. Since … Continue reading
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A simple illustration of what Microsoft doesn’t get about hardware design
Why I’m Returning My Microsoft Surface RT | Brent Ozar: This tablet hardware doesn’t just compete with the iPad – it bypasses the iPad in many ways that are significant and valuable for me. I plugged in my USB presentation … Continue reading
The problem with Surface
Microsoft’s Surface: Less Than A Tablet, Less Than A Notebook PC, Less Than Ideal | TechPinions: “The only Windows desktop software that the Surface RT runs is Windows Office. That’s it. There are over 4,000,000 applications that run on Windows. … Continue reading
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Windows RT tablets aren’t suitable for the enterprise
Windows 8 Tablets and Email: A Disaster in the Making | TechPinions: “This is an enormous challenge for ARM-based tablets running on Windows RT. because as of now, Metro Mail (sorry, I’m going to call it Metro until Microsoft gives … Continue reading
Microsoft throws users under the proverbial bus
8 Questions For Windows 8 | TechPinions: “The ‘re-imagined’ Windows isn’t about what the end user needs, it’s about what Microsoft needs. The end user needs a great user experience. Microsoft needs to have Windows 8 running on every form … Continue reading
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Windows 8: A guide for perplexed Mac users
There’s been a lot of confusion about Windows 8 and all its versions, and particularly about Windows 8 on the ARM architecture. A lot of people seem to think that the ARM version is just the same as its Intel … Continue reading
The Windows Store Revenue Split
Daring Fireball on the Windows Store Revenue Split: Another big difference from Apple. I wonder though, with the various antitrust agreements Microsoft has made around the world, whether they could even consider an Apple-style “if you use our store, all transactions … Continue reading
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Tagged Daring Fireball, John Gruber, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8
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Just how good a defence are those Motorola patents, again?
Susan Decker for Bloomberg: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), the world’s largest software maker, began arguing its U.S. trade case that Android- based smartphones made by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. use technology derived from Microsoft inventions. In a trial that began today … Continue reading
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Tagged Android, Google, Microsoft, Mobile phone, Motorola, Patent, Susan Decker, United States International Trade Commission
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Windows 8, iOS and that weird post by Aaron Holsgrove
[Other](http://daringfireball.net/2011/06/windows_8_fundamentally_flawed) [people](http://curiousrat.com/home/2011/6/12/holesgrove-on-gruber-and-windows-8-a-public-trainwreck.html) have picked apart Aaron Holsgrove’s post on “[Why Windows 8 is not fundamentally flawed as a response to the iPad](http://www.businessinsider.com/why-windows-8-is-not-fundamentally-flawed-as-a-response-to-the-ipad-2011-6)”, but I think it’s worth going over more. It’s a catalogue of mistakes, which would keep the average … Continue reading
The bit that John Gruber didn’t quote from Rich Mogull
The bit that John Gruber left out of [his post][daringfireball] quoting [Rich Mogull on the Mac Defender malware][macworld]: >Windows 7 is actually more secure than OS X I wonder how many of John’s readers will pick up on that. [daringfireball]: … Continue reading
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