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.
Could Broken Windows Break A Company? [View article]
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.
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.
Microsoft (MSFT) officially launches Windows 8 at an NYC event (live blog) that's light on new details. More importantly, a flurry of Windows 8 reviews are out. Like others, David Pogue isn't a fan of Microsoft's efforts to fuse two UIs: "TileWorld is fantastic for touch screens ... Desktop Windows is obviously designed for the mouse ... you can’t live exclusively in one world or the other." The Verge has similar concerns, but is more positive about Win. 8's tablet potential. "Picking up a tablet PC with Windows 8 makes an iPad feel immediately out of date." (more) [View news story]
There are 2 keyboards available, one is a soft touch the other a traditional hard key. The hard key version is $10 more than the soft key but solves the issue with using in your lap.
Microsoft: Windows 8 Shows Why Steve Ballmer Must Go, And Why That Is A Buying Opportunity [View article]
I think you mean Kevin Johnson to return. Kevin Turner is the biggest hiring mistake MSFT ever made. Wal-Mart management mentality has proven to spoil one of the best working environments in America. The 3 peas in a pod (Turner, Brummell and Ballmer) are responsible for taking a great fun place to work to a place of dread. The board needs to do MSFT stock holders a favor and clean these 3 out.
Investors Pray For Solid Windows 8 Sales After Microsoft's Dismal Earnings [View article]
Many corporations have put spending as well as hiring on hold awaiting the election results. Expect tighter financial goals if 4 more years is the outcome. Even a release of Win8 and Office 13 will not help if Obama is reelected.
"We will focus relentlessly on delivering delightful, seamless experiences across hardware, software and services," declares the oft-criticized Steve Ballmer in his annual letter to Microsoft (MSFT) shareholders. He also reiterates Microsoft's wish to "unify the cross-device user experience" between PCs, mobile devices, servers, and cloud services. Ballmer is clearly targeting Apple, but obtaining a similar level of developer support and keeping OEM partners happy won't be easy. [View news story]
I pray they pull it off but the curse of Ballmer is strong. MSFT is a great but at $29.
Microsoft Will Not Be A Second-Class Apple [View article]
If the stock had back every 10% drop caused by Ballmer's mouth the stock would be up there with AAPL. In the early years he was a great motivator for sales but a as CEO has been a total failure.
Internet Advertisers Will Track Users Anyway [View article]
More wrongdoing by advertisers who don't value an individuals privacy. I gave permissions for cookies to be added to my computer but I certainly never gave any advertiser access to cookies on my computer. Laws need to be passed stating that no one has access to any information on a person's electronic device unless expressly agreed to.
Microsoft (MSFT) needs to hike its quarterly dividend by $0.03/share at next week's board meeting to keep investors happy, says MKM. The company announced a $0.04/share hike at last year's meeting, though a more modest increase is expected this time. MKM, which rates Microsoft a Neutral, is cutting its estimates due to both the usual set of PC-related concerns, and worries mixed reviews and OEM concerns about Windows 8 spell "a more elongated upgrade cycle." (previous) [View news story]
It does. I personally don't see MSFT as being out of the stock growth arena. They need to do a better job of promoting their products and how diverse as a company they are. They desperately need new senior leadership. Steve Ballmer let Kevin Turner get into his ear and together have failed as company leaders. Their management largely are followers of these two senior execs. This flows down into the employees that are expected work together but are direct competitors with each other for their jobs. There is a fear for your job, intimidation style management there and it simply doesn't work. There products are very good and evolve to customer needs and requirements. Internally trust in these 2 senior managers is lost as it is with many middle managers where the company is very fat. Imagine the company with this management gone and all employees truly encouraged to work together and across old boundaries that have been removed. Its time for Bill and the BOD to do some serious house cleaning and expectation setting. That is how you fix MSFT so you're not dependant on increasing dividends to propel your stock. This is my personal opinion but I know many ex-Microsoft employs that would agree.
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Could Broken Windows Break A Company? [View article]
Could Broken Windows Break A Company? [View article]
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]
Microsoft (MSFT) officially launches Windows 8 at an NYC event (live blog) that's light on new details. More importantly, a flurry of Windows 8 reviews are out. Like others, David Pogue isn't a fan of Microsoft's efforts to fuse two UIs: "TileWorld is fantastic for touch screens ... Desktop Windows is obviously designed for the mouse ... you can’t live exclusively in one world or the other." The Verge has similar concerns, but is more positive about Win. 8's tablet potential. "Picking up a tablet PC with Windows 8 makes an iPad feel immediately out of date." (more) [View news story]
Scenes From Microsoft's Packed Times Square Surface Launch [View article]
Microsoft: Windows 8 Shows Why Steve Ballmer Must Go, And Why That Is A Buying Opportunity [View article]
Microsoft: Windows 8 Shows Why Steve Ballmer Must Go, And Why That Is A Buying Opportunity [View article]
Investors Pray For Solid Windows 8 Sales After Microsoft's Dismal Earnings [View article]
"We will focus relentlessly on delivering delightful, seamless experiences across hardware, software and services," declares the oft-criticized Steve Ballmer in his annual letter to Microsoft (MSFT) shareholders. He also reiterates Microsoft's wish to "unify the cross-device user experience" between PCs, mobile devices, servers, and cloud services. Ballmer is clearly targeting Apple, but obtaining a similar level of developer support and keeping OEM partners happy won't be easy. [View news story]
Microsoft Will Not Be A Second-Class Apple [View article]
Internet Advertisers Will Track Users Anyway [View article]
Microsoft (MSFT) needs to hike its quarterly dividend by $0.03/share at next week's board meeting to keep investors happy, says MKM. The company announced a $0.04/share hike at last year's meeting, though a more modest increase is expected this time. MKM, which rates Microsoft a Neutral, is cutting its estimates due to both the usual set of PC-related concerns, and worries mixed reviews and OEM concerns about Windows 8 spell "a more elongated upgrade cycle." (previous) [View news story]