Yes, Windows RT is almost entirely consumer-focused. There are cases in which it makes sense for businesses, but partners must make sure their customers fully work through the pros and cons.
- By Scott Bekker
- December 17, 2012
From the debut of the Windows 8 Ultrabooks, to the latest raft of Windows Phone devices, to Microsoft's own Surface tablets, Microsoft and its OEM partners have made 2012 the year of bold, new Windows hardware.
For a limited time, Microsoft is letting Windows 8 Pro customers install Media Center at no cost.
- By Kurt Mackie
- December 11, 2012
Microsoft's Surface tablets will soon become available to purchase from non-Microsoft outlets, the company said on Tuesday.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 11, 2012
The latest figures from market analyst firm International Data Corp. (IDC) projects growth for the worldwide tablet market at large, but low numbers for devices running Microsoft's Windows platform.
- By Gladys Rama
- December 06, 2012
Microsoft plans to bring Surface Pro to market sometime in January in two models, differentiated by storage capacity.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 30, 2012
Windows computing device sales so far haven't got much of a push from Windows 8's launch, according to The NPD Group, a consumer marketing firm that covers retail industries.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 30, 2012
Microsoft will release Service Pack 3 for its Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) 2010 product in early 2013, the company said on Thursday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 29, 2012
Press reports suggest the next Windows client operating system from Microsoft, code-named "Blue," will see daylight sometime in mid-2013.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 29, 2012
Tami Reller, the new head of Microsoft's Windows division replacing Steven Sinofsky, touted Windows 8's success to financial analysts on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 28, 2012
The release of Windows 8 and the launch of Office 2013 early next year promise to play a key role in bringing cloud computing to the mainstream.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 27, 2012
Businesses may be slower to adopt Windows 8 than Windows 7, Forrester Research has concluded.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 17, 2012
Microsoft this week took the wraps off its roadmap and marketing vision for the upcoming Windows Embedded 8 product.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 16, 2012
A "release preview" version of Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 is now available for download, Microsoft announced on Tuesday.
- By Kurt Mackie
- November 14, 2012
Steven Sinofsky, president of Microsoft's Windows and Windows Live group, and widely considered a possible successor to CEO Steve Ballmer, has unexpectedly left the company.
- By Jeffrey Schwartz
- November 13, 2012