Will new bargain basement $100 tablets save Windows 8?
Microsoft built Windows 8 mainly for tablets, but so far, tablet buyers have stayed away in droves. Microsoft's new strategy has tablet prices dropping to $100 and $200. Can that solve Microsoft's Windows 8 mobile woes?
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Which is better as a laptop, the Macbook Air or the Surface Pro 3?
Microsoft is pitching its Surface Pro 3 not just as a tablet, but as a laptop replacement, and has the Macbook Air in its cross-hairs. Which of the two is better as a laptop?
Microsoft targets the Surface Pro 3 as a laptop...
Apple CEO's astonishingly misleading claims about Windows 8 at WWDC
Apple CEO Tim Cook zinged Windows 8 multiple times at his WWDC speech, much to the delight of the Apple faithful. But if you take a closer look at his claims, you'll find that they're astonishingly misleading. In fact, Windows 8 is...
WWDC shows it's Microsoft, not Apple, who's got the mojo
As usual, the world's press breathlessly live-blogged from Apple's WWDC conference today. And has been usual in recent years, Apple's announcements were not particularly ground-breaking. It's just one more example of why Microsoft...
3 more things Steve Ballmer will do now that he's bought the Clippers
Yesterday I blogged about three things Steve Ballmer would do if he bought the Los Angeles Clippers. Now that the deal is apparently done, here are three more things I expect him to do. Thanks for several of these to my friends at...
3 things Steve Ballmer will do if he buys the Los Angeles Clippers
Forbes reports that Steve Ballmer has bid $1.8 billion to buy the Los Angeles Clippers. Here are three things to expect he'll do if he buys the team.
Replace San Diego cheerleaders with his monkey dance
Who can forget Steve...
5 top tips for getting more out of Word 2013
Want to be more productive with Word 2013? It's easy to do. Just use five of my favorite tips, each one a productivity booster.
Recover unsaved documents
It's happened to all of us: You've been working for a while on a document...
Microsoft's top Surface exec: We're all in with Windows RT
Last week's introduction of the Surface Pro 3 was noticeably lacking an RT version of the device -- the first time a Surface Windows tablet was announced without a Windows RT companion. But Panos Panay, in charge of the Surface,...
Microsoft to the FBI: Drop dead
Microsoft has taken some heat for what some people claim has been too cozy a past relationship with the NSA. But Microsoft has recently gotten privacy religion, standing up to the FBI and refusing to turn over data to the FBI about...
Why the Surface Pro 3 just killed Windows RT
Say good-bye to Windows RT. The introduction of the Surface Pro 3 just killed it, if not sooner, then later. Here's why the operating system has not future.
With the Surface Pro 3, Microsoft has finally clarified its tablet...
Microsoft's brand value surges, is now No. 4 worldwide
Ever since Satya Nadella took the reigns of Microsoft from Steve Ballmer, Microsoft has been on a roll. Now here's more evidence: Microsoft's brand is the fourth most valuable in the world, surging 29% in a single year, while...
3 reasons the Surface Pro 3 looks like a winner
Microsoft's new Surface Pro 3 may do the impossible: Save the struggling Surface line from adding on to its more than $1 billion in losses to date. Here are three reasons it looks like a winner and could save the line.
It really...
Does the world really need a Surface Mini Pro?
Tomorrow Microsoft will likely introduce a 7- or 8-inch Surface Mini running Windows RT. Some rumors also point to a Surface Mini Pro as well, running full-blown Windows 8. Does the world really need a full-bore small Windows 8...
Nadella versus Ballmer as CEO: Microsoft employees say it's Nadella by a mile
How well is Satya Nadella doing as Microsoft's CEO compared to Steve Ballmer? If you ask Microsoft employees, they'll tell you it's Nadella by a mile, according to the career site Glassdoor. Are the employees on-target, or is it...
Can new deals with phone makers finally kickstart Windows Phone?
Windows Phone market share continues to be in the doldrums, but there's potential good news: A big Chinese manufacturer, LG, and others have signed on to build Windows Phones. Will that kickstart Windows Phone, or is the platform...
Here's why Windows doesn't matter: 27 million Office for iPad downloads
Microsoft clearly made the right move when it released Office for the iPad instead of holding it as a bludgeon to get people to buy Windows tablets. That's the takeaway from Microsoft's announcement that there have been 27 million...
Windows Phone stuck at 3% world market share -- time to call in Android
Two new reports agree that Windows Phone had a scant 3% worldwide market share for the first quarter. Both reports find Android dominating, with 80% of the market. It's time for Microsoft to get truly serious about moving to...
Microsoft's new cloud music service can't compete against Apple's Beats
Reports say Microsoft is building a streaming cloud-based music service like Google Music, but if true, it won't help the company compete against Apple and Beats music. What else can Microsoft do if it wants to thrive in the...
Forget Apple buying Beats. Microsoft should buy Spotify.
If Microsoft is going to become a services and devices company, it needs to get serious -- and that means buying Spotify to compete against Apple buying Beats music.
The New York Times and others report that Apple is negotiating...
Microsoft's upcoming Surface Mini: A killer at the right price?
Microsoft is expected to unveil its Surface Mini tablet later this month, and it could well be the missing link that the company needs to finally make inroads into the tablet market. But will Microsoft price it to sell?
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