windows 8
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SMB Nation Conference Back at The Microsoft Campus
The SMB Nation Spring Conference 2013, now in its seventh season, is back on the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, Washington. The event, which kicks off tomorrow, has an agenda that is clearly focused on integrating cloud and mobility into the MSP business model. Sessions include “Why you should become a CSP (Cloud Services Provider),” [...]
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It’s All Microsoft’s Fault!
Image source: www.wpcentral.com The media is overrun today with news stories about the significant decline (11-14%) in PC sales. Most of the headlines and stories would have you believing that this is all due to the recent release and lack of excitement over the Windows 8 platform. Well media, as much as I would [...]
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Microsoft IE10 for Windows7 Hits the Market
The latest release of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser, IE10 has been released. This new version claims to be 20% faster than IE9 and brings with it new compatibilities for web standards. The release, which has some users leery given its coordinated release with an IE10 Blocker Toolkit by Microsoft, is set to roll out via [...]
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Microsoft Straight Trippin Windows 8 Gets 5X More Expensive
If sales of the already dismissed version of Windows 8 wasn’t lagging enough, Microsoft through their blog today announced the current upgrade price for Windows 8 Pro will go up from $39.99 to $199.99. The initial upgrade offer expires on January 31st giving those who have not yet upgraded a chance to do so before [...]
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Microsoft Messenger RIP 03-15-13 Let the Mourning Begin
Microsoft has announced that it is officially pulling the plug on its Messenger program on 03-15-13 and many are already upset while others are just saying “good riddance.” Skype will replace messenger and current users are being notified that they must migrate their accounts over by the end date to avoid a disruption in service. [...]
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Tales from the Cloud – Episode 90
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Microsoft Announces 40 Million Copies of Windows 8 Sold So Where are all the Users?
Tami Reller the newly crowned Corporate VP of Windows announced today to investors that Microsoft has sold 40M copies of Windows 8. The news comes among speculation of the Microsoft OS being a flop by numerous media outlets and social media sentiment, which has many naming Windows 8 another Vista or ME. The Microsoft executive [...]
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What are Customers Saying about Windows 8?
Anyone? Crickets…Anyone? Windows 8 launched a month ago and news seems pretty light for such an important product. Microsoft launched the new OS on October 26th with pretty mixed reviews and many have publicly stated that Windows 8 will be a flop. Microsoft is building a foundation for the future of the platform and as [...]
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Microsoft Shares Down on News of Executive Departure
Microsoft shares are trading down today upon news of the departure of one of its top executives. Steven Sinofsky, who headed the Windows division, announced his abrupt parting, citing “time for a change” as one of the reasons for his leaving see (press release) below. The Internet has been abuzz with speculation as to the [...]
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So What’s up with Windows 8?
After what seemed like a somewhat non-news launch of Microsoft Windows 8 a week ago tomorrow, the news and word on the street about the new operating system has seemed very quiet. Though there were several reports of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft ‘s CEO claiming four million upgrades of the OS in four days it seems [...]
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Microsoft Launches Windows 8 to a Slow Clap, Will it build into a Thunderous Applause?
Today Microsoft launched its Windows 8 operating system and surface tablet with a live broadcast event from New York. The windows 8 launch, which consisited of a ton of name dropping, nervous banter, and awkward claps from the audience showed just how desperate the software giant is for people to accept this new era in [...]
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Tales from the Cloud – Episode 71
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Reviews are Pouring in on the Microsoft Surface RT and though Mixed “Outlook not so Good”
Today there have been droves of reviews hitting the internet on the new Microsoft Surface tablet with Windows 8 RT. So far things aren’t looking so good for the much-anticipated product. Though its not quite clear why there are so many reviews hitting the net today, it may be that a news release embargo has [...]
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Brits Love the Microsoft Surface
Well at least that’s what Microsoft would like you to think. 32GB versions of the base model Microsoft Surface have sold out after a week on the pre-order market. This has some skeptics thinking that Microsoft is trying to pull a fast one with some marketing hype. Though there is no proof of this, it [...]
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Microsoft Creates Clear Line Between Business and Personal with Windows 8 and Surface
The line between business and personal is becoming more and more blurred. Companies like Apple have figured this out and built products that seamlessly intertwine the two. It seems surprising that Microsoft, a company looking to redefine itself with Windows 8 continues to define a clear line between business and personal. A good example of [...]
