Windows 8 Upgrade Plans Unveiled — Legacy OS Users Won’t Be Totally Hosed
Microsoft has detailed Windows 8 upgrade options, including for users who are running older versions of Windows, such as Windows Vista and Windows XP. full story
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Microsoft's Windows Blue update is sure to bring a lot of changes to Windows 8, and chief among those could be a boot to desktop option and the return of the Windows Start menu.Windows Blue (now being referred to by some as Windows 8.1) could add these major features, Windows staples that Microsoft purposely left out of Windows 8 to make the OS more appealing to mobile and...
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Windows 8, the most significant upgrade to Microsoft's operating system since Windows 95 and one of the most important products in the company's history, will not achieve enough adoption in enterprises to be considered a standard, according to Forrester Research. By the time the next major Windows upgrade is released, Windows 8 will be in less than 50 percent of workplace...
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It's a sad day for colour fans as Microsoft has announced that its Windows 8 update codenamed Blue will, very boringly, be called Windows 8.1. The news came by way of an announcement by Microsoft's chief financial officer for the Windows division, Tami Reller, during a conference call with J.P. Morgan, where plans for the upgraded operating system were discussed. Of course,...
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Windows Blue will be free upgrade for Windows 8 customers
Microsoft's Windows 8 update, code-named Windows Blue, will be formally released as Windows 8.1 and will be free for customers who have the new OS installed. Windows 8.1 will be an "update" for both Windows 8 and for Windows RT, the version of the OS designed for devices that run on ARM chips, said Tami Reller, the chief financial officer and chief marketing officer of the...
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Microsoft talks up 'Blue,' a Windows 8 upgrade, and mocks Google
In a blog post discussing upcoming plans, Microsoft for the first time publicly talked about "Blue," an upgrade for its Windows 8 operating system. The Redmond, Wash.-based company also used the opportunity to take a shot at one of its biggest rivals, Google.
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$15 Windows 8 upgrade ends Feb. 28
Customers who purchased a Windows 7 PC from June 2012 through January 2013 have just two more days to submit their claims for a discounted copy of Windows 8, Microsoft said yesterday. The Windows Upgrade Offer—a $14.99 copy of Windows 8 Pro to consumers who purchased Windows 7 systems between June 2, 2012, and Jan. 31, 2013—expires at the end of day Thursday, Feb. 28....
pcworld.com (2 months and 22 days ago)
Tami Reller: Windows Blue aka Win 8.1, will be free to upgraders
Microsoft's CMO promised an easy upgrade route for both Win 8 and Win RT users to Windows 8.1.
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T-Mobile's new contractless Simple Choice plans: Do they add up?
On Sunday, T-Mobile USA finally unveiled its new contract-less plans. The carrier has, as promised, totally done away with its Classic (contracted) plans. Its Value plans, where you bring your own device or pay the full...
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Microsoft’s next update to its flagship operating system is codenamed “Windows Blue,” or “Windows 8.1,” and is anticipated for release later this year. Rumors began circulating today that Windows Blue will reintroduce the classic Start Button that every version of the OS prior to Windows 8 featured. With the release of Windows 8, Microsoft gambled on a drastically altered...
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The productivity convergence has begun. Microsoft began rolling out Skype functionality to Outlook.com late Monday after promising the functionality to Outlook users nearly a year ago. A preview version of Skype for Outlook.com is currently available to a select group of users in the United Kingdom. The company plans to roll out the service to users in the U.S. and...
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