Microsoft to bring Windows 8 Marketplace in 180 countries
The Microsoft Windows Marketplace was so far only available in 63 countries, and only 38 of those were allowed to submit apps. But now, Microsoft is planning on expanding that list considerably and has announced to bring the new Windows 8 Marketplace to over 180 countries at launch.Now not only can users from each of those countries browser through and purchase apps but they can also... full story
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Microsoft shared more details about Windows "Blue" today. Speaking at the JP Morgan Technology, Media, and Telecom conference in Boston this morning, Tami Reller, CMO and CFO of Microsoft's Windows Division revealed that Windows 8.1 (the official name of Windows "Blue") will be available later this year as a free update through the Windows Store. The scope and purpose of...
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Microsoft to roll out fast Windows Store app patches
Microsoft will release security updates for applications in its Windows Store as those patches are available in order to speed up the updating process. The policy will apply to applications that are preinstalled on Windows 8 but updated through the Windows Store, such as Mail, wrote Mike Reavey, senior director of the Microsoft Security Response Center, part of the...
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pcworld.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
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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Why Windows 8 Is Such a Crucial Step for Microsoft
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 Offers No Apology For Windows 8, Promises Better With Windows Blue
With Windows 8, Microsoft ignored the basic tenets of change management and paid the price. Now Microsoft is finally trying to correct the mistakes it made with Windows 8.
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Microsoft hits return after Windows 8 blunder
Microsoft will bow to consumer pressure to bring back the most popular elements of Windows after the latest version of...
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Bits Blog: Where in the World Are Windows Phones Outselling iPhones?
On Wednesday, Microsoft said that Windows Phone was out-shipping Apple’s iPhone in seven countries. Where? Microsoft didn’t say, so Bits asked IDC.
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Updated: Windows 8.1 Blue release date, news and rumors
Microsoft has revealed more details about its Windows Blue project, which promises to bring a big update to Windows 8.The new features for Windows 8.1 look likely to hit public preview at Microsoft's Build developer conference in June - quite how that will work in practice remains to be seen, but it's likely you won't be able to plug it into an existing Windows 8 install. A...
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PC makers see lower prices, less touch in Windows' future
Change is in the air for Microsoft in response to ho-hum sales of Windows 8, and it sounds like PC makers couldn’t be happier. Citing various PC industry executives in Asia, the Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft is being more receptive to their concerns, and could lower its licensing costs to compete with cheap tablets. Microsoft has already hinted at a desktop...
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