The Windows 8 Muddle
This isn’t shaping up to be the transcendent week that Microsoft wanted it to be. The Windows 8 announcement isn’t a failure by any means, but the coverage is a lot more mixed and confused than I’m...
View ArticleBing App Crashing on Surface RT
I took some flack from some folks about my review of the Windows Surface RT. Not only did I say the device and its dual nature confused me, but I pointed out that there are, at least in my experience...
View ArticleLittle Interest From Software Developers in Microsoft’s New Apps Plan
Microsoft’s plan to make its new version of Windows a mobile hit by letting it accept tweaked Apple and Android apps has met an obstacle: some of the software developers the company needs to woo just...
View ArticleEven Microsoft’s own presenters have given up on Windows Phone
Sitting through all the keynotes at Microsoft’s Build, there’s one giant gaping hole in the coverage: Windows Phone was barely mentioned. In fact, it seems like the keynote speakers were actively...
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