Posts Tagged ‘windows 8’
Deconstructing Satya
Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella laid bare his vision for the tech giant. It is borderline revolutionary. From its early days, Microsoft has focused on using software and computing to empower people and businesses … Continue reading
Why Do All Of You Hate Windows Phone So Much?
I have used mobile phones for two decades. I have tried nearly every single platform. I consider myself a good judge of functionality, durability, usability and value. I have spent the past six months using...
Rebuttal: 10 Reasons To Not Buy A Windows Tablet
ZDNet posted an article entitled: 10 Reasons To Buy A Windows Tablet Instead Of The iPad Or Android. The ZDNet article proves to me you’re never too old to learn something stupid. The justifications used … Continue reading
Windows 8 In Hindsight
On September 13, 2011, Zach Epstein, explained to us us why Windows 8 was the dawning of a new age. And on February 9, 2014, Paul Thurrott explained to us why the sun was prematurely … Continue reading
Unified OS Advocates Are Out Of “Touch” With Reality
Last week, Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi and Bud Tribble were interviewed as part of the Mac’s 30th anniversary. They — in no uncertain terms — slammed the door shut on the idea that Apple was … Continue reading
The Smartphone Wars Pivot And I Jump To Windows Phone
The smartphone wars are over. Apple won. They are not the only winner, of course, just the biggest. I confess I do not fully appreciate the many moving parts of a Korean chaebol, nor understand … Continue reading
Microsoft Windows’ Biggest Problem
Paul Thurrott — a long-time Microsoft booster — has written a devastating analysis of Windows for WindowsITPro. After reviewing Windows’ recent history, he concludes: Windows is in trouble because people simply don’t care about it...
Stop Believing Apple Invents Stuff! Where I Interview The Biggest Android Fanboy In The World.
He is known simply as Charbax. You can find him on Twitter, on Youtube, and very often in the comments section of any post that trashes Android. He is in my opinion the biggest Android fanboy … Continue reading
Windows Phone And Android Hate
“Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.” ― Maya Angelou I want Windows Phone to succeed. More than that, I want Android to fail. … Continue reading
The Microsoft Surface is (French) Toast
The Apology Please allow me to begin by apologizing for the saucy language you are about to encounter. There is simply no way for me to tell the following joke without cursing. I really don’t … Continue reading
Beating The Dead Horse That Is Microsoft Windows (Part 2)
This is part two of a two-part series focusing on what’s gone wrong with Microsoft Windows. If you want to read part 1, click here. If you want to know what’s gone wrong with Microsoft … Continue reading
Beating The Dead Horse That Is Microsoft Windows (Part 1)
Few people enjoy beating a dead horse more than I do, but man, beating up on Microsoft Windows is simply no fun anymore…because everybody’s doing it. The defining company of the PC era — which … Continue reading
To Touch or Not to Touch, That is the Question
This is an excerpt from an analysis on the strategic errors of Windows 8 and the philosophy behind the product that was written for our Tech.pinions Insiders Members. To learn more about Tech.pinions Insiders click … Continue reading
Apple Could Challenge Microsoft for Desktop Dominance. But It Won’t
Apple’s opportunity to dominate desktop computing probably disappeared the day in 1981 that IBM shipped the Personal Computer. Apple’s first attempt at a “business” computer, the Apple ///, was a technical and commercial flop. The … Continue reading
My Windows 8 Wishlist
In a couple of weeks, Microsoft is expected to release a preview version of Windows 8.1. Preliminary indications are that ti will be a relatively modest overhaul of the radically new Windows 8 user interface....
Windows 8: Hardware Innovation Is Outpacing the Software
Windows 8 hasn’t spurred a boom in PC sales, but it certainly is inspiring some unusual hardware designs. The problem, though, is that no one seems able to quite master Windows’ touch and keyboard-plus-mouse … Continue reading
The Late Microsoft Windows 8
In 2008, Microsoft’s Windows OS ran on 95% of all computing devices. By the end of 2012, Forrester estimated that Microsoft’s market share had declined to 30%. In 2012 there were more Android devices sold … Continue reading
The Mobile Train Has Left The Windows 8 Platform Behind
Yesterday, Canaccord Genuity, came out with a report on the profits taken in by the mobile phone sector and Canalys came out with a report on the market share in the tabet, notebook and desktop … Continue reading
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch: Windows 8 Is Tough Even on a Great Windows 8 Laptop
I have been using Windows 8 through its several beta and preview versions on equipment designed for earlier editions, and I have been wondering for many months whether my unhappiness with it resulted from shortcomings … Continue reading
Where’s The Windows 8 “Buzz”?
With all the news coming out of CES this week, I couldn’t help but be struck by the lack of “buzz” surrounding Microsoft’s Windows 8 tablets. Microsoft and its partners just introduced a slew of … Continue reading
A Deep Dive Into The Morgan Stanley Holiday Quarter Survey
On December 16, 2012, Morgan Stanley issued the results of a consumer survey. We surveyed 1,010 US adults between November 26 and December 3 2012. The sample is representative of US individuals (18+) by gender, … Continue reading
How To Make Windows 8 Great
There has been a lot of discussion here lately, both in posts such as Why IT buyers are Excited About Convertibles and Hybrids and Microsoft Surface: How Relevant Are Legacy Apps and Hardware? about the failings and the potential … Continue reading
Why Windows 8 Drives Me Nuts
I had a hard drive fail in a couple-year-old ThinkPad this week, so I decided to use the opportunity to install Windows 8 on a completely clean system. The installation was painless except for a … Continue reading
Why The Wheels Are Falling Off Microsoft
This week, highly respected web and technolgy analyst, Mary Meeker, released her end of the year 2012 report on internet trends. The slide deck is 88 slides long and is highly recommended. You can view … Continue reading
Evernote and Sugarsync: Headed in Reverse Windows 8 Gear
Two of the apps that changed the way I work are Evernote and Sugarsync. Evernote allowed me to go paperless and Sugarsync allowed me to have access to all my data accessible by any device. … Continue reading
