Surface is out there RT and Pro Microsoft has a beautifully designed product line and right now, after going hands-on at Microsoft’s Build 2012 event, only Asus has tempted me with their Windows 8 touch enabled alternatives. In fact I defy you to go hands-on with the Surface and not be impressed by the look [...]
In My Last Die Hard post… I talked about Microsoft’s efforts to put the seemingly Unkillable Internet Explorer 6 out to pasture. As hard to kill as IE6 has been, the combination of Windows XP and Office 2003 have defied every attempt of Microsoft to kill it: again even John McLane isn’t this durable. Our [...]
Windows 8 is here to stay… Today I plucked a link out of my Twitter feed to a blog post by Israel Lifshitz, founder of SysAid Technologies about Windows 8. The post on his blog was titled “Why I’m wishing success to Windows phone and not to Windows OS for PC?“ This is a good [...]
Earlier this week I read in a good friend’s Twitter Feed a link to Jakob Nielsen’s Article, “Windows 8 — Disappointing Usability for Both Novice and Power Users”. I followed the link and was a little surprised by the look and feel of the site, shades of Windows 95 by the look of it. Still [...]
Microsoft Discovery showed yesterday … ..why the company haven’t lost a step and mojo well it’s not in short supply. Israel hosted the first outside the US launch event for Windows 8 and related devices with the added bonus of Microsoft Israel’s Thinknext 2012 Special Edition later in the day. Both with guest Steve Ballmer. [...]
The Windows 8 revolution has begun … I don’t believe that it’s empty hyperbole to describe the launch of Windows 8 as a revolution. This is the Operating System as it should be. Windows has evolved and as a result the most important preparation you can make before upgrading to Windows 8 is to prepare [...]
There are a couple of things you should know … The Windows 8 Pro disk is not just an Upgrade but apparently will install on an empty, suitably formatted partition of your Hard Disk. The Upgrade will offer to keep your data (files, movies, documents, photos, music etc.) and does so. However, I am a [...]
The Surface and many of its OEM competitors have landed… At least the Windows RT version has. Putting aside criticisms of price point or App availability for Windows RT (early days, give it a chance) Microsoft missed an enormous opportunity for convergence of two technologies to launch a tablet unlike any other out there in [...]
October is here and with it the impending launch of the Windows 8 Ecosystem; the primary elements of which are Windows 8 OS, The Surface (and other Windows 8 Tablets, RT and Pro) and Windows Phone 8. Image courtesy of Microsoft Word Clipart Collection We have already had the teasers from Nokia and HTC with [...]
Windows Phone 8 As I finish editing this post ZDNet were hosting an online debate “Did Microsoft throw users under the bus?” Acceptable hyperbole perhaps but I’m not so sure if it’s right. Windows Phone 8 is not just about the OS and not just about hardware. It’s not even just about the phone itself; [...]
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