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Something which should scare Microsoft silly
PCs Gone Wild | TechPinions Of those 135,329 Windows users who indicated they were in the market for a new PC, 42% said they were going to switch to an Apple product. If that stat doesn’t scare the bejesus out … Continue reading
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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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A Message To Eric Schmidt And Android: Put Up Proof Of Profits Or Shut Up
A Message To Eric Schmidt And Android: Put Up Proof Of Profits Or Shut Up | TechPinions: “Please stop. There’s nothing more important to a business than profits. Stop talking about: – market share without context. – how much profit … Continue reading
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Did Apple and Google really spend more on patents than R&D? Yes – but it’s not all it seems
There’s been a meme doing the rounds based on the New York Times’ story on “the iEconomy” which claims that in 2011, both Google and Apple spent more on patent protection than R&D. This, on the face of it, looks … Continue reading
Google needs some “developers, developers, developers”
Battle Of The Tablet Business Models: Windows 8 And The Microsoft Surface: As an aside, compare Microsoft’s stewardship of Windows with how Google has treated Android. Google has created a world class operating system in Android but they have done … Continue reading
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
In which Andy Rubin digs a hole just a little deeper
Andy Rubin’s definition of “open”, October 2010: the definition of open: “mkdir android ; cd android ; repo init -u git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git ; repo sync ; make” Andy Rubin replying to Alibaba’s John Spelich, September 2012: “Aliyun uses the Android runtime, … Continue reading
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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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