Microsoft will announce 'something big' on Monday... will it be a Windows tablet to finally take on the iPad?
AllThingsD, a respected tech site, say sources have told them that this is a tablet event, introducing the software and the first apps which will run on the system. full story
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Smaller Windows 8 tablets will be huge
Microsoft has confirmed that smaller Windows 8 tablets will come to market in the near future. These will fill a gap in the Windows ecosystem and boost demand for Windows 8 by addressing key downsides to the early Surface tablets. Windows tablet sales seemed to start off impressively, but the overall results so far are mediocre at best. Microsoft isn't sharing the numbers,...
pcworld.com (30 days ago)
Samsung: Windows 8, Microsoft Surface Tablet Is 'Lackluster'
Microsoft and its newest Windows 8 operating system have had a rough go since the software first released in October -- unfortunately, the bad press for Windows 8 and the company's Surface tablet continued on Friday when a key executive at Samsung spoke out against Microsoft's latest offerings.
ibtimes.com (2 months and 11 days ago)
Microsoft's Surface Pro goes on sale Saturday
Microsoft’s highly anticipated Surface Pro with Windows 8 will be on sale Saturday starting at $899 and will test the company’s viability in the tablet market after the failure of the Surface RT. The Surface Pro tablet has an Intel Core i5 processor. It can also be used as a PC when a keyboard is attached. The tablet has a 10.6-inch screen and includes the Type Cover...
pcworld.com (3 months and 10 days ago)
Opinion: How Microsoft could regain its footing (Hint: more Office, less Windows)
Even after several months, I don't know what to make of Windows 8. And Microsoft's tablet initiative feels like it's on the rocks. Still, when I look at SkyDrive and Outlook.com — which will replace Hotmail completely by this summer — I see hope for the company. All that's missing is Office for iPad ... and iPhone ... and Android.
msnbc.com (3 months ago)
Microsoft Looking to Make a Comeback in the Mobile Market
In an interview yesterday with CNBC, Bill Gates shared his views on Microsoft’s position in the mobile device market. After arguing that iPad users are “frustrated” by the limitations of their devices, he stated that with Windows 8, Microsoft is poised to scoop up the many consumers who demand greater capability out of their tablet. “Via Surface and Surface Pro, you’ve got...
pcworld.com (13 days ago)
Bill Gates says the Surface tablet is the device iPad owners really want
Is it sour grapes? Quite a few people would characterize it that way. In an interview Monday morning on CNBC, Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft, described (embedded video) the Surface tablet as the tablet that iPad users really...
examiner.com (13 days ago)
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.
forbes.com (13 days ago)
Windows RT tablets already may be doomed, analysts say
Windows RT tablets grabbed just 0.4 percent of the tablet market in the first quarter, a dismal result that led some tech experts to urge Microsoft to scrap the platform that's in its six-month infancy. "I wouldn't be surprised if they do streamline and do drop [Windows RT]," said Brian Proffitt, an adjunct instructor of management at Notre Dame's Mendoza College of...
pcworld.com (16 days ago)
Microsoft Surface Pro vs. MacBook Air
In selling the Surface Pro, Microsoft’s marketing team has a big challenge. The new tablet is essentially an Ultrabook in a tablet’s body. But most customers are going to look at it and think “iPad competitor.” We already compared Surface Pro to the iPad, but perhaps a more appropriate comparison is to the MacBook Air. Let’s see how their specs – and other features – compare...
gizmag.com (3 months and 10 days ago)
IDC joins 'ditch Windows RT' bandwagon
Microsoft's two-pronged OS push into tablets—Windows RT and Windows 8—confuses customers, and the company should focus on the more robust Windows 8, an IDC analyst said today. Tom Mainelli, IDC's research director for tablets, said Microsoft's decision to pitch both operating systems as tablet-ready has not worked. "Two OSes for tablets has resulted in confusion on the...
pcworld.com (2 months and 8 days ago)
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