Category Archives: Microsoft

Will existing phones be upgradeable to Windows Phone 8?

Posted on April 22, 2012 by halberenson

I’m not going to make some great revelation, as if I know the answer to this question.  I have not asked my sources, and if anyone with irrefutable knowledge of the answer told me then I wouldn’t pass it on.  … Continue reading →

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Fewer Windows 8 Editions, thankfully

Posted on April 18, 2012 by halberenson

Well, one of the shoes I mentioned has dropped and I pretty much got this prediction right.  We are down to the logical number of editions for Windows.  The “new” one for ARM-based systems, mainstream Windows, Pro, and Enterprise.  The one … Continue reading →

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Third party mobile phone pricing

Posted on April 10, 2012 by halberenson

A post about the price of the HTC Titan II price being dropped drove me to this little piece.  The price has NOT been dropped, Wal-Mart is simply offering the Titan II for $50 less than the official AT&T pricing.  So … Continue reading →

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More on Apps for Windows Phone

Posted on April 9, 2012 by halberenson

My post last Friday elicited some comments that I wanted to address, and I felt that a new post was more appropriate than just replying to the comments.  Some found it amusing that I picked Starbucks and United as examples … Continue reading →

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Is Microsoft courting the wrong developers for Windows Phone?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by halberenson

The Wall Street Journal has yet another article on Microsoft’s efforts to woo developers to the Windows Phone platform.  The example they use to show how difficult this has been for Microsoft is Fooducate.  Fooducate?  While getting the long tail of … Continue reading →

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The Corruption of “Release Candidate”

Posted on April 3, 2012 by halberenson

With various news reports that a “Release Candidate” or RC of Windows 8 is due in May or June it is useful to reflect on how that term has been corrupted over the years, particularly by Microsoft’s Windows team. Once … Continue reading →

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Strike 3 for AT&T?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by halberenson

In my entry on AT&T’s Unlimited Plan debacle I discussed why despite AT&T’s customer unfriendly policies I was probably going to stick with them.  Now I’m having second thoughts on that conclusion, because of AT&T’s refusal to ship Windows Phone updates … Continue reading →

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Windows Phone Apps on Windows 8: Missed opportunity or a Shoe yet to drop

Posted on March 17, 2012 by halberenson

There is a very recent hint that Microsoft might be planning to allow Windows Phone 7 apps to run unmodified on Windows 8.  To date Microsoft has focused on encouraging developers to port their Windows Phone apps to Windows 8 by … Continue reading →

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How many more Windows 8 shoes are left to drop?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by halberenson

Now that the Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been picked apart the question I’m asking is how many more shoes are there left to drop?  As we’ve all seen, the current Microsoft philosophy (particularly for  the Windows group) is to only … Continue reading →

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Can you use multiple “windows” with Windows 8?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by halberenson

Of course you can, particularly with the Desktop.  Yes when you live primarily in the Desktop then the Start Screen is more jarring then the Start Menu was.  I would likely pin more things to the Task Bar or put … Continue reading →

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