The Loveable in Windows 8
Windows 8 is still an unpolished preview release, but there are a few loveable gems that are worth talking about.
Microsoft
Windows 8 Will Finally Force Me to Buy a Mac
In recent years I’ve been quite critical of Microsoft for their lack of product vision and execution – it seems like the disaster that was Vista set the company back almost a decade. Since then they’ve sat on the sidelines and watched the rest of the industry take advantage of emerging trends in mobile, web …
Microsoft shows a bad case of iPad envy with Windows 8
Today at the All Things Digital Conference Microsoft shared a first look at Windows 8. As you can see from the demo below, it’s a decidedly different experience for Windows. An apt description would be Windows meets Windows Phone. Though I get a distinct sense that Redmond has finally got their photocopiers back up and …
Microsoft Aquires Nokia
News of the hour: Microsoft aquires Nokia. I wonder if embedding former employees in high level positions at other companies was a strategy at the time, or just coincidence? Regardless, this deal can only be good for Microsoft, but I can’t see how it’s good for Nokia at all. At best they’ll be able to …
Big Corporations Learning a Thing Or Two From Politicians
Yesterday Microsoft posted an ‘interview’ with Computer World where they claimed Google was failing to win over the enterprise with their cloud services. A few hours later, Appirio – a Google reseller – posted a clever rebuttal. It strikes the tone of a teacher patiently correcting a student’s mistakes. Snarky ads in the tech world …
IE9 Update Prompts Some Browser Musing…
I admit it, I’m somewhat of a geek when it comes to browsers, I find I am compelled to installed every new update that comes along even when I know it will lead to nothing but weeks of pain and misery (like my recent debacle with Firefox 4 beta 1 thru beta 7…). I’m constantly …