Microsoft also announced this week that the "release candidate" of Windows Server 2012 will be publicly available in a close timeframe with the Windows 8 release preview.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 25, 2012
A recent Microsoft blog providing details about the forthcoming Windows 8 Enterprise edition highlighted the issue of Software Assurance licensing, which seems particularly complicated for virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) use.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 25, 2012
Windows RT, the version of Windows 8 for ARM-based devices, can be used for both personal and business purposes, even while organizational control is maintained over application access, Microsoft explained on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 19, 2012
Microsoft revealed the upcoming editions of Windows 8, both for x86/x64 machines and ARM devices, on Monday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 17, 2012
The fight between Microsoft and OnLive over how the cloud gaming company was licensing Windows 7 to provide virtual desktop infrastructure services seems to be over.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 11, 2012
Mainstream support for Windows Vista ends Tuesday, according to Microsoft's Vista lifecycle chart.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 10, 2012
Dell raised a few questions among virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) analysts this week with its announcement that it plans to acquire Wyse Technology.
- By Kurt Mackie
- April 06, 2012
An important licensing battle between Microsoft and gaming company OnLive over an app that gives users remote access to a Windows 7 desktop exposes a fault line running through Microsoft's products, business models and its hosting partners.
- By Scott Bekker
- April 03, 2012
More expected dates for Windows 8's release cycle were leaked on Friday by financial news Web site Dividend.com.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 30, 2012
Shipments of Wintel PCs will experience a marked slowdown through 2016, according to the latest research projections by IDC.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 29, 2012
Windows Home Server (WHS) users can connect with the Windows 8 "consumer preview" beta, Microsoft said this week -- with a few conditions.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 27, 2012
Some upcoming Windows 8 tablets will feature screen displays that are near Apple iPad quality, Microsoft said last week in a "Building Windows 8" blog post.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 26, 2012
Devices running Windows 8 will become available in October, with a partner-focused event taking place in early April, according to a Bloomberg report published Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 21, 2012
Microsoft revealed more details about Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 8 this week, but much of the reaction has been skeptical.
- By Kurt Mackie
- March 16, 2012
Market research firm Gartner projects weak growth in worldwide PC shipments in 2012, but predicts a stronger showing in 2013 due to rising interest in "ultrabooks" and Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 8 operating system.
- By Leila Meyer
- March 15, 2012