That would have helped your story very much. Thing is Surface RT has a very good opportunity to be the best consumer tablet out there. Surface Pro will be able to run those legacy apps as well as do the things RT does. I hardly see it as a train wreck for the company. I just hop Surface Pro is offered with Office preinstalled. The sign is out on Apple. They've gone from $705 to bow $600. I'm not predicting how low it will ho and the iPad mini may see a slight tick up but I'd be selling Apple mow if it were me.
Put the crack pipe down. Surface truly bridges the gap between consumer entertainment device and enterprise capable work device. Also what about XBOX, Kinect, SQL, Windows Server, SystemCenter, Exchange, Dynamics and and the plethora of other products they produce. BTW WP8 is the best phone out there. MSFT has come back to life and Office 13 is still to come. Better buy MSFT or be prepared to weap latter.
Everybody remembers Vista but what's that got to do with anything. Remember how people questioned graphical interface and the mouse. Most all change meets some apprehension. The beauty of the past is it gives an example of what not to repeat. Windows 8 is nothing like Vista. WP8 is years ahead of Android and iPhone with its user friendly , customizable interface. You can burry your head or buy MSFT and thank yourself later. Oh BTW remember when Apple was $18 and Microsoft saved them from bankruptcy. :-)
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Take the time to setup the start screen to fit your needs. Out of the box it might not be a fit to make your day flow but with your own customization it should.
"With each new generation of Windows Phone, Microsoft not only closes the gap with iOS and Android in important ways, but it also differentiates in important ways," says The Verge in a fairly positive review of Windows Phone 8 (MSFT). It also declares the OS to have the best home screen of any platform, and likes its built-in Office and cloud apps. But it's not crazy about the Nokia-powered (NOK) Maps app, and says there are still "countless annoyances" that hurt the user experience. (yesterday: I, II) [View news story]
Thing is while the metro interface is improved in WP8 it has been around since WP7. I've enjoyed it the whole time. I'm glad people are finally noticing how brilliant it is. The problem is folks have listened way to long to Apple and Google fan boys and media. Just like the upcoming election, observe the facts, get out there and put your hands on all the different devices and make up your own mind based on fact not what you heard. WP has been the best phone out there for 2 years now. Don't worry about the low numbers of apps. This phone is going to sale app developers will follow.
4M Windows 8 upgrades were sold to consumers during its first 3 days of availability, Steve Ballmer discloses at Microsoft's (MSFT) BUILD conference. An aggressive upgrade price of $40 has something to do with that figure. John Paczkowski notes Windows 7 sales (including new PCs) totaled 175M in their first year, and that Microsoft has a total base of 1.25B PCs. Reviewers continue to complain about using the new UI with a keyboard/mouse, but some users like the revamp, and investor expectations are pretty low at this point. (live blog) (more) [View news story]
Tired of the UI discussion. It's really no big deal and an easy learning curve.
"With each new generation of Windows Phone, Microsoft not only closes the gap with iOS and Android in important ways, but it also differentiates in important ways," says The Verge in a fairly positive review of Windows Phone 8 (MSFT). It also declares the OS to have the best home screen of any platform, and likes its built-in Office and cloud apps. But it's not crazy about the Nokia-powered (NOK) Maps app, and says there are still "countless annoyances" that hurt the user experience. (yesterday: I, II) [View news story]
What? I LOVE the Nokia map app. Its as close to a full blown GPS as I've seen on any phone.
Yahoo (YHOO) says it will ignore the "Do Not Track" privacy requests sent by search partner Microsoft's (MSFT) Internet Explorer 10. Microsoft's decision to make "Do Not Track" a default setting on IE10 has already sparked an uproar within the Internet advertising industry, and Yahoo's move could further pressure Microsoft to backtrack. [View news story]
My understanding is most if not all other major browsers have tracking turned on. Microsoft is trying to protect his users and give them a choice. Yahoo is wrong in its stance and wants to track your every move on the internet. Is that what you want or do you want tracking turned off by default.
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Windows 8: The Brave And The Bold [View article]
The Upcoming Microsoft Train Wreck [View article]
Could Broken Windows Break A Company? [View article]
Windows 8: The Brave And The Bold [View article]
Windows 8: The Brave And The Bold [View article]
Could Broken Windows Break A Company? [View article]
Could Broken Windows Break A Company? [View article]
"With each new generation of Windows Phone, Microsoft not only closes the gap with iOS and Android in important ways, but it also differentiates in important ways," says The Verge in a fairly positive review of Windows Phone 8 (MSFT). It also declares the OS to have the best home screen of any platform, and likes its built-in Office and cloud apps. But it's not crazy about the Nokia-powered (NOK) Maps app, and says there are still "countless annoyances" that hurt the user experience. (yesterday: I, II) [View news story]
4M Windows 8 upgrades were sold to consumers during its first 3 days of availability, Steve Ballmer discloses at Microsoft's (MSFT) BUILD conference. An aggressive upgrade price of $40 has something to do with that figure. John Paczkowski notes Windows 7 sales (including new PCs) totaled 175M in their first year, and that Microsoft has a total base of 1.25B PCs. Reviewers continue to complain about using the new UI with a keyboard/mouse, but some users like the revamp, and investor expectations are pretty low at this point. (live blog) (more) [View news story]
"With each new generation of Windows Phone, Microsoft not only closes the gap with iOS and Android in important ways, but it also differentiates in important ways," says The Verge in a fairly positive review of Windows Phone 8 (MSFT). It also declares the OS to have the best home screen of any platform, and likes its built-in Office and cloud apps. But it's not crazy about the Nokia-powered (NOK) Maps app, and says there are still "countless annoyances" that hurt the user experience. (yesterday: I, II) [View news story]
Yahoo (YHOO) says it will ignore the "Do Not Track" privacy requests sent by search partner Microsoft's (MSFT) Internet Explorer 10. Microsoft's decision to make "Do Not Track" a default setting on IE10 has already sparked an uproar within the Internet advertising industry, and Yahoo's move could further pressure Microsoft to backtrack. [View news story]