Microsoft Confirms They Won’t Be Making Their Own Windows Phones
When Microsoft announced their intentions to jump into the hardware space with the unveiling of their new Surface tablet, the next logical question seemed to be whether or not the folks at Redmond would do the same for smartphones. After all, the model seemed to be doing well enough for Apple -- was Microsoft considering adopting a similar approach to help give their Windows Phones a new leg up?The answer, it would seem, is no. full story
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Windows 8 is not Microsoft's first rodeo, but it's the most important version of the operating system since Windows 3.0 when it comes to the future of Microsoft. If Microsoft succeeds, it will cement its position atop the tech pyramid for another generation. If it fails, the next generation may regard Windows as a fond memory like floppy disks.
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Microsoft is making a mistake by passing on a Surface Phone
Microsoft may, repeat may, be whipping up a smartwatch, but according to the company's Windows Phone honcho, a self-made Surface smartphone isn't in the cards quite yet. Speaking at the AllThingsD Dive into Mobile conference, vice president Terry Myerson said flat-out that he doesn't see a reason for Microsoft to muck up the Windows Phone waters, The Verge reports. "It...
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Microsoft Offers No Apology For Windows 8, Promises Better With Windows Blue
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The best sign yet for Windows 8.1: Microsoft is making it a free upgrade
As someone who admires the innovations that Microsoft made with Windows 8 while at the same time recognizing the platform’s glaring flaws, I’ve found it encouraging that the company has decided to own up to some of its mistakes and dial back some of the big changes it made to its operating system with the release of Windows 8.1. The new update, which Microsoft announced...
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