Microsoft released new betas for its Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) this week, as well as announced that it "will not invest" in its Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) solution for Windows 8.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 14, 2012
Microsoft focused on the basics of Windows 8 during its Day 2 Tech-Ed keynote on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 12, 2012
In many ways, the channel is eagerly waiting for Microsoft to catch up to the market with its next OS. Will customers stand still long enough for the new OS to catch on?
- By Scott Bekker
- June 11, 2012
Microsoft detailed its vision of a world of connected devices on Wednesday at the Computex event in Taipei, Taiwan.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 07, 2012
The "release preview" of Windows 8 and the "release candidate" (RC) of Windows Server 2012 were made available for download on Thursday by Microsoft.
- By Kurt Mackie
- June 01, 2012
An IDC study commissioned by Microsoft suggests that organizations can save money by moving from Windows XP to Windows 7.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 29, 2012
Organizations that have not yet migrated from the venerable Windows XP operating system are "really, really late," according to Gartner Inc.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 24, 2012
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Tuesday predicted that 500 million users will have Windows 8 devices by the end of next year.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- May 23, 2012
Microsoft on Tuesday described a new way for Windows 8 users to access their PC's boot options.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 23, 2012
When it comes to tech hardware, the trend is unquestionably mobility. In this special feature, we survey the latest in Windows-based mobile hardware -- from ultrabooks to smartphones to tablets.
- By Gladys Rama
- May 16, 2012
An attorney at Mozilla, which makes the Firefox Web browser, contended that Microsoft restricts browser choice on Windows RT (formerly known as "Windows 8 on ARM"), effectively moving the company into antitrust territory.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 11, 2012
Windows Media Center, Microsoft's consumer entertainment application, will become an an optional add-on cost for Windows 8 users instead of a built-in component, Microsoft said last week.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 07, 2012
A review of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview on Apple's tablet finds the OS visually and substantively good enough to be worth the sizable learning curve.
- By Scott Bekker
- May 03, 2012
In preparation for Windows 8's release, Microsoft is planning to kill its "Windows Live" branding over the next few months.
- By Kurt Mackie
- May 03, 2012
Microsoft will invest $300 million in a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, which until now has been embroiled in an intellectual property dispute against Microsoft over the past year.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 30, 2012