Apple CEO Takes Shot at Microsoft, Windows 8 Tablets
Tim Cook said forcing tablets to use an operating system written for desktop PCs means Windows 8 tablets will be 'very similar to what tablets were 10 years ago.' full story
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Microsoft’s Windows 8 rethink: Humiliating defeat or savvy maneuver?
Microsoft’s admission last week that it would need to make changes to its Windows 8 operating system to address a steeper-than-expected user learning curve has sparked two very different reactions from media and analysts. On the one side, Microsoft’s backtracking on Windows 8 is seen as a sign of humiliating defeat that could even point the way toward CEO Steve Ballmer’s...
yahoo.com (7 days ago)
IDC joins 'ditch Windows RT' bandwagon
Microsoft's two-pronged OS push into tablets—Windows RT and Windows 8—confuses customers, and the company should focus on the more robust Windows 8, an IDC analyst said today. Tom Mainelli, IDC's research director for tablets, said Microsoft's decision to pitch both operating systems as tablet-ready has not worked. "Two OSes for tablets has resulted in confusion on the...
pcworld.com (2 months and 9 days ago)
Microsoft's Windows 8 Fails to Spur PC Sales As Buyers Opt For Smartphones, Tablets
Microsoft needs to rethink its Windows strategy, says IDC. Apple fared better than rivals in U.S. PC market.
forbes.com (1 month and 9 days ago)
Microsoft risks taking a 'niche' role in tablets, analysts say
Microsoft garnered just a "niche" in the global tablet market in the first quarter of 2013, following a period of user confusion after the launch of Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets, analysts say. According to Strategy Analytics, Windows 8- and Windows RT-based tablets garnered a combined 7.4 percent share of the global market in the period, with 3 million units shipped...
pcworld.com (22 days ago)
Microsoft Needs Consumers to Adopt Windows 8... Fast
Filed under: Investing Microsoft's Windows 8 may be a better product than all of the other Windows offerings before it, but the company needs consumers to believe that -- and to buy it. As tablet sales climb and the number of mobile devices overtake PCs later this year, Microsoft is betting that consumers will use Windows 8 on PCs, tablets, and hybrids of the two. Better,...
dailyfinance.com (2 months and 15 days ago)
Windows RT tablets already may be doomed, analysts say
Windows RT tablets grabbed just 0.4 percent of the tablet market in the first quarter, a dismal result that led some tech experts to urge Microsoft to scrap the platform that's in its six-month infancy. "I wouldn't be surprised if they do streamline and do drop [Windows RT]," said Brian Proffitt, an adjunct instructor of management at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of...
pcworld.com (16 days ago)
Is Microsoft merging Windows RT into Windows 8 for "Blue" update?
Microsoft’s Surface Pro makes sense for customers. It takes the power – and app support – of an Ultrabook, and combines it with the body of a tablet. Windows RT tablets, on the other hand, make a lot less sense. Limited app support and confusing incompatibility with legacy Windows apps make them niche products. If a new report holds any water, Microsoft realizes this and is...
gizmag.com (1 month and 23 days ago)
Is Microsoft merging Windows RT into Windows 8 "Blue" update?
Microsoft’s Surface Pro makes sense for customers. It takes the power – and app support – of an Ultrabook, and combines it with the body of a tablet. Windows RT tablets, on the other hand, make a lot less sense. Limited app support and confusing incompatibility with legacy Windows apps make them niche products. If a new report holds any water, Microsoft realizes this and is...
gizmag.com (1 month and 23 days ago)
Apple device sales projected to shut out Windows for the first time
Apple has always had a leg-up in the "cool factor" over Microsoft, but its devices may also finally outsell Windows hardware in 2013, according to a market research group this week.Devices such as the iPhone, iPad and Mac will result in more sales than Windows PCs, tablets, and smartphone, according to analysis by Gartner picked up by The Financial Times.This is significant...
techradar.com (1 month and 14 days ago)
Jeff Gelles: Microsoft takes risk with Windows 8
For years, Microsoft drew flak as being stodgy, risk-averse, and anything but innovative. No longer. You can find things to criticize in its latest high-profile projects - Windows 8, the Surface tablets, and this week's new Outlook.com. But you can't say Microsoft won't roll the dice.
philly.com (2 months and 29 days ago)
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