Category Archives: Microsoft

The one about the new Microsoft CEO

Posted on February 11, 2014 by halberenson

Now that some of the dust has settled on Microsoft’s changes last week I’m going to cover three topics.  Satya Nadella the new CEO,  Bill Gates increasing his Microsoft involvement, and Scott Guthrie replacing Satya as Executive VP of Cloud … Continue reading →

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Microsoft and an Android play

Posted on February 10, 2014 by halberenson

We are floating in rumors and suggestions this week around Microsoft and Android, from a call for Microsoft to drop Windows Phone in favor of a forked Android to Peter Bright’s explanation of why that doesn’t make technical sense, to the … Continue reading →

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Where is Windows going?

Posted on February 10, 2014 by halberenson

Paul Thurrott’s piece (some might say rant) this weekend over where Microsoft seems to be taking Windows with Windows 8.1 Update 1 adds more fuel to the fire about the future of Windows.  Put simply, Microsoft began a re-invention of … Continue reading →

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Another one bites the dust

Posted on February 6, 2014 by halberenson

Today we learned that Sony has sold off their PC business, although from the sounds of it (and certainly for anyone outside Japan) Vaio PCs are just history.  In my view this is a healthy development.  Too many airlines with … Continue reading →

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No real comments on today’s Microsoft announcements, yet

Posted on February 4, 2014 by halberenson

I can see from the stats that people are coming to my blog to see what I have to say about today’s announcement of Satya Nadella as Microsoft’s new CEO and Bill Gates putting in more time at Microsoft as … Continue reading →

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Tablets, Phablets, and Phones: Is there change in the wind?

Posted on January 30, 2014 by halberenson

With the exception of Microsoft, most tech companies are posting somewhat disappointing results.  Particularly when it comes to sales of tablets and smartphones.  Now to some extent I think this is the result of overly aggressive projections by analysts.  Or … Continue reading →

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The change in Windows strategy

Posted on January 24, 2014 by halberenson

There are have been a number of rumors out there about the change in direction coming to Windows as a result of the “One Microsoft” reorg.  And some opinions of what the rumors mean (e.g., is Microsoft backing away from … Continue reading →

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Is Windows 8 the new Vista? (Redux)

Posted on January 17, 2014 by halberenson

Paul Thurrott has been posting recently that inside Microsoft people are referring to Windows 8/8.1 as “Vista”.  Of course many outsiders (but not me) have referred to it as being as bad as Vista ever since Windows 8 was revealed … Continue reading →

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Windows XP: Apocalypse Now

Posted on January 15, 2014 by halberenson

I’ve been sounding the warning about the coming demise of Windows XP for the last three years, and this is the last warning before it actually happens.  In 2011 I wrote about why XP should die.  In August of last year … Continue reading →

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Accessories are the Windows 8 tablet achilles heel

Posted on January 12, 2014 by halberenson

One of the most frustrating aspects of the last three months in the world of Windows tablets is the non-availability of accessories.  Oh plenty were announced, but even today they can be hard to find.  Or impossible.  Or don’t live … Continue reading →

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