Tag Archives: Windows 8 Tablets

Is this the year of Windows 8 tablets?

Posted on November 21, 2013 by

One outstanding question from my piece a couple of weeks ago is a question of Microsoft and the partner ecosystem finally have the pieces together to succeed in the tablet space.  There has been some movement these past couple of … Continue reading →

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Intel and the Windows 8 Launch

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

Happy New Year!  As I let the coffee sink in and recover from last night’s “nerdly New Year”, which is what my wife called the attempt to get photos from a recent trip to play from a share on our … Continue reading →

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Are OEMs creating a self-fulfilling prophesy?

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Having just written about the paucity of Windows Tablets in the retail channel I have to wonder if Microsoft’s OEMs are creating a self-fulfilling prophesy.  Microsoft came out with the Surface because the OEMs weren’t creating the kinds of products necessary to … Continue reading →

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Just how are those Windows 8/Windows Phone 8 launches going?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by

The good news, Microsoft is delivering on its promise to blanket the media with Windows 8/Surface/Windows Phone 8 messages.  But when I put my feet on the ground and took a look at local retail outlets what did I see?  … Continue reading →

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“Jane you ignorant slut”

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

If we weren’t already drowning in articles defending Windows 8, or claiming it was going to be a bigger disaster than even Windows Vista, for the last year this week makes you want to hop on Noah’s Ark.  From Ed … Continue reading →

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Windows RT Pricing

Posted on June 13, 2012 by

Rumors are flying that Windows RT (with Office 2013 included) will cost OEM’s $85 a copy. This is causing a bit of an uproar because at that price there is no way an OEM can build an Amazon Kindle Fire … Continue reading →

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Looking for the Microsoft Nook

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Microsoft has always had a thing for electronic books, but turning that into a successful venture?  That’s a whole other story.  Microsoft entered the electronic book reader business 12 years ago with the release of Microsoft Reader 1.0 as part … Continue reading →

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