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Truel: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; The iPad, the Surface and the Nexus 7

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe PlotThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly is…

The Microsoft Surface Was Made For Surfaces…But That’s Not What Tablets Were Made For

The first Microsoft Surface Ad is out. It’s called “The Surface Movement”…

Why Maps are “Really” Important to Apple

In my last Apple Maps column I discussed why Apple would have…

The iPad Mini Hits Windows 8 Where It Ain’t

Tim Bajarin muses on whether it was a mistake for Microsoft to…

Marketing Surface and Windows 8

The first commercial for Microsoft Surface has aired. After seeing it, I’m…

Netbooks, Tablets, and Good Enough Computing

You may have caught my title and asked “aren’t Netbooks dead? Why…

A Message To Eric Schmidt And Android: Put Up Proof Of Profits Or Shut Up

There will be one billion Android devices—smartphones and tablets—in use within a…

Office for iOS and Android Embodies Microsoft’s Strategic Failings [Updated]

Microsoft product manager Petr Bobek has confirmed that (Microsoft) is planning to…

Google Android Tablet Optimized Apps — Two Years Too Late

On Monday, (Google) published a “tablet app quality checklist” on its Android…