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April 22, 2013
09:06 • 1 month ago
Tags: es microsoft microsoft windows windows windows 8 from thisistheverge
thisistheverge: Windows 8.1 set to bring back the Start button Microsoft is preparing to revive the traditional Start button it killed with Windows 8. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to The Verge that Windows 8.1 will include the return of the Start button. We understand that the button will act as a method to simply access the Start Screen, and will not include the traditional Start Menu. The button is said to look near-identical to the existing Windows flag used in the Charm bar.  Feels like a concession.

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Windows 8.1 set to bring back the Start button

Microsoft is preparing to revive the traditional Start button it killed with Windows 8. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to The Verge that Windows 8.1 will include the return of the Start button. We understand that the button will act as a method to simply access the Start Screen, and will not include the traditional Start Menu. The button is said to look near-identical to the existing Windows flag used in the Charm bar. 

Feels like a concession.

March 10, 2013
12:59 • 2 months ago
Tags: microsoft windows 8 windows microsoft windows 8 es operating systems
There were certain decisions that Microsoft made that were in retrospect flawed. Notably not allowing people to boot into desktop mode and taking away the start button. Those two things have come up consistently. We’ve done some research and people miss that.
IDC analyst Bob O’Donnell • Discussing the big problem with Windows 8—which is that many people appear to be foregoing the new interface and jumping towards the legacy interface at their first opportunity after boot. The analyst suggests that Microsoft needs to figure out how to make the experience easier for normal consumers to use, because what they have now isn’t working.
January 8, 2013
13:46 • 4 months ago
Tags: tech windows 8 giant tablets panasonic es from thisistheverge
thisistheverge: Panasonic targets photographers with 20-inch 4K Windows 8 tablet (hands-on) Normally reserved for TVs, this tablet is targeted at photographers, designers, and architects. “Almost ready to go! Let me throw my gigantic tablet in my bag! Gah, it doesn’t fit!”

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Panasonic targets photographers with 20-inch 4K Windows 8 tablet (hands-on)

Normally reserved for TVs, this tablet is targeted at photographers, designers, and architects.

“Almost ready to go! Let me throw my gigantic tablet in my bag! Gah, it doesn’t fit!”

December 23, 2012
19:16 • 5 months ago

Microsoft’s bad news? Windows 8 computers are selling slowly

Tags: es microsoft windows 8 laptops desktops microsoft windows numbers computers microsoft surface

  • 13% the drop in sales of Windows computers between the last week of October and the first week in December, compared to sales from one year ago. This is a bad sign for Microsoft, which launched Windows 8 during that time frame, and one blamed on various factors, including the bold design changes in the OS and the rise of the mobile market, which could be slowing down demand for desktops. The Surface, which was only for sale in Microsoft stores during that period, was likely a non-factor. source

November 12, 2012
21:18 • 6 months ago
Tags: tech microsoft windows 8 windows 8 sales steven sinofsky from thecallus-deactivated20130520
thecallus: thisistheverge: Windows head Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft Steven Sinofsky, the Microsoft executive in charge of Windows, has left the company. Julie Larson-Green is to assume control of Windows software and hardware engineering, and CFO Tami Reller will be in charge of the Windows business. I guess we know how sales are going. Yeah, looks like sales have only scratched the … Surface.

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thisistheverge:

Windows head Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft

Steven Sinofsky, the Microsoft executive in charge of Windows, has left the company. Julie Larson-Green is to assume control of Windows software and hardware engineering, and CFO Tami Reller will be in charge of the Windows business.

I guess we know how sales are going.

Yeah, looks like sales have only scratched the … Surface.

October 21, 2012
22:03 • 7 months ago

Five reactions from average computer users trying Windows 8 for the first time

Tags: windows 8 win 8 windows 8 is confusing confusing interface es windows 8 confusing microsoft microsoft surface windows 8 reactions grabbags
  • one “It made me feel like the biggest amateur computer user ever.”
  • two “It was very difficult to get used to. I have an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old, and they never got used to it. They were like, ‘We’re just going to use Mom’s computer.’”
  • three “I read these tech pundits and journalists discussing how hard it’s gonna be for the general public to learn the new UI of Windows 8. Nonsense.”
  • four ”I like the pretty icons they have on here. That’s about it.”
  • five “The feeling was very fluid. Definitely a step up from Windows 7.”

Have you tried it yet? What do you think?

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October 1, 2012
16:00 • 7 months ago

Numbers point to a disappointing launch for Windows 8

Tags: Tech Microsoft Microsoft Windows Windows 7 Windows 8 Windows 7 RTM Windows 8 RTM numbers sc

  • 1.64% of Windows PCs were running the RTM build — completed software not yet for sale — of Windows 7 only 26 days before launch date.
  • 0.33% of Windows PCs are running the Windows 8 RTM at this time, with the same 26 days to go before the operating system’s planned launch on October 26. source

June 6, 2012
18:26 • 11 months ago

A look at HTC’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Tags: business htc microsoft mobile phones News profits tablets Tech windows 8

  • morning Taiwanese smartphone producers HTC were forced to lower Q2 profit forecasts by 13.3 percent on Wednesday morning. The reason? Lowered demand in Europe, and customs issues in the United States related to time-consuming Apple patent lawsuits.
  • afternoon Now rumors are circulating that a lack of faith in HTC’s ability to sell devices, as well as the company’s limited  track record when it comes to tablet development and sales, led to Microsoft’s decision to exclude HTC from the Windows 8 launch. Sorry guys. source

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April 30, 2012
11:04 • 1 year ago

After Microsoft deal, Nook more valuable than Barnes & Noble. Really.

Tags: barnes and noble barnes and noble nook book books ebooks microsoft nook microsoft windows windows 8

  • $300M the amount Microsoft invested in Barnes & Noble’s Nook business
  • 17% the share of ownership the company has in the Android-driven platform
  • $1.7B the valuation of the Nook business based on the investment source

» Barnes & Noble’s market value Friday: $792 million. That’s right, one product line at Barnes & Noble is now worth twice as much as the entire company was worth three days ago. As a result of the deal, the company’s shares shot up 85 percent in early trading this morning. Before now, the company had been struggling a bit recently, suggesting wider losses as of January as the company ramped up marketing for the Nook. Microsoft’s deal could make those losses a little less painful. The deal also includes a Nook app for Windows 8.

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February 29, 2012
10:51 • 1 year ago
Tags: microsoft windows 8 windows 8 prerelease operating systems windows

In case you're looking to try out a prerelease version of Windows 8, you can download it right here.

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February 24, 2012
21:48 • 1 year ago

Microsoft appears to be killing off longtime product lines in Windows 8 

Tags: branding microsoft microsoft live microsoft zune windows windows 8 windows live windows live messenger zune

  • Zune This death was kinda obvious for a while, but now the Zune appears to have zero presence in the upcoming version of Windows. Seriously, they lost their biggest fan like four years ago — the writing has long been on the wall.
  • Live More surprising is the fading away of the Live brand, which anchors many of their online messaging services; ”Microsoft Account” will replace Windows Live ID. The company appears to be trying to simplify their brand naming. source

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September 14, 2011
15:14 • 1 year ago
Tags: bsod blue screen of death error messages awesome smiley face sad face microsoft windows 8
Windows 8 has a blue screen of death that’s a bit friendlier than their normal BSOD. The only thing which would make it friendlier is if the smiley face was smiling.

Windows 8 has a blue screen of death that’s a bit friendlier than their normal BSOD. The only thing which would make it friendlier is if the smiley face was smiling.

September 13, 2011
11:15 • 1 year ago
Tags: windows 8 next big thing microsoft stuff we don't believe microsoft windows

Hey, Onion-Like Headlines in Real Life, we have a great one for you: "Windows 8 Just Might Be the Next It Thing"

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June 2, 2011
11:03 • 1 year ago
Tags: bold change gui innovation microsoft microsoft windows rebooot touchscreen windows 8 windows 8 gui

Windows 8 in action: Microsoft gives the mothership a shake-up

A refresh of “Start Menu” dynamics: Microsoft’s upcoming refresh of Windows is a bold reboot of an OS way-better known for its incremental updates. WIth an interface that’s closer to Windows Phone 7 than anything that the desktop OS has done, the GUI appears to be touch-first, mouse-second, but done in such a way that doesn’t necessarily turn off the mouse crowd. Honestly, this is the most-impressive GUI we’ve ever seen from Microsoft, if for no other reason than that most of their operating systems have been terrible, in our humble opinion. The ball’s in your court, Steve Jobs — whaddya got for us at WWDC? source

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