Author Archives: halberenson

PCs are the new Mainframe, and not in the good sense

Posted on April 4, 2013 by halberenson

Every time I write something about Microsoft’s strategy, and suggest the classic desktop PC (and the desktop, indeed the WIMP model itself,)  is becoming a niche offering, I get inundated with comments challenging my position.  Now this just in from Gartner, … Continue reading →

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What will the follow-on to Windows Server 2012 be called?

Posted on April 2, 2013 by halberenson

Let me start with “I have no idea”.  Don’t like that answer?  Well, I’d bet on Windows Server 2012 R2 based on post 2003 release history.  But let’s explore this further. With the latest revelation that Windows Blue is likely … Continue reading →

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Apple TV and Xbox 720 to usher in new era of A/V-control interfaces

Posted on April 1, 2013 by halberenson

As a computer guy I’ve always hated the control interfaces that the Consumer Audio/Video (A/V) Equipment companies have put on their components.  They just can’t seem to get it right.  The Zenith-invented ultrasonic remote control interface dominated the field for over 20 years … Continue reading →

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Google Reader and other customer tragedies

Posted on March 30, 2013 by halberenson

(This was written weeks ago but not published until now.  I’m going to largely leave it as originally written, with an update at the end.) I’m pretty upset about Google’s decision to drop support for Google Reader.  I think it … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloud, Computer and Internet, Google, Microsoft, Security | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Windows Blue Buzz

Posted on March 28, 2013 by halberenson

With the leak of a build (apparently of development milestone 1) of Windows Blue the blogosphere is abuzz over what is coming in the next few months.  Most of that buzz is about nice modest improvements to the Modern (yes, … Continue reading →

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Does Windows RT have a place in the sun?

Posted on March 23, 2013 by halberenson

There have been a lot of articles/posts lately questioning the future of Microsoft’s Windows RT.  My biggest problem with the anti-Windows RT thinkers is that they take such a short-term focus.  Windows RT, just as the Windows RunTime (WinRT) it … Continue reading →

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It’s a good thing I have anti-malware software installed

Posted on March 18, 2013 by halberenson

Along with those who believe NASA faked sending men to the moon and Holocaust deniers, is a group of people who argue that traditional anti-malware (or anti-virus) software is useless and unnecessary.  These AV-deniers believe that simply by avoiding things … Continue reading →

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WinFS, Integrated/Unified Storage, and Microsoft – Part 4

Posted on March 10, 2013 by halberenson

I knew that the Cairo Object File Store (OFS) was in trouble my first week at Microsoft.  I’d been asked to attend a design meeting for OLE DB that would start at 6PM.  On Friday.  Why such a seemingly important … Continue reading →

Posted in Computer and Internet, Database, Microsoft, SQL Server, Windows | Tagged , , , | 23 Comments

What if Microsoft had done Windows 8 differently?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by halberenson

A comment Matt Rosoff over on CITEworld’s re-publication of my post on Microsoft’s current approach to developer (and other customer) engagement inspired me to do a thought experiment.  What if Microsoft had approached “Windows 8” differently?  There are a number … Continue reading →

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Now I get it, the Consumer guys at Microsoft are just plain wrong!

Posted on March 5, 2013 by halberenson

I’m an Enterprise guy.  In the mid-70s I set a career goal of dethroning IBM from its then total dominance of the enterprise computing space.  By the end of the 80s I needed a new goal, and it’s always been … Continue reading →

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