From the 80s through the 90s, Microsoft didn’t take security seriously. They acted as if it was someone else’s job, and companies like Symantec and McAfee came to market and flourished. But, to flourish and sell their security offerings on […]
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Up until the iPhone launched, smartphones were focused on business users. They didn’t play games, weren’t that good with music, and video was something Steve Jobs argued was stupid even on an iPod. With the iPhone, the market pivoted, and
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The Microsoft Store experiment just ended, and the result wasn’t pretty. Designed to be a competitive response to the Apple Store, it largely repeated the recurring mistake that Steve Ballmer made with every failed project. It was a good idea
I was at the launch of these Microsoft Surface Earbuds in New York, and I wasn’t that impressed. Part of it was I wasn’t able to try them with my music or settings; part was the app that they need
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Qualys is a sponsor of TechSpective Microsoft kicked off the new decade with a bang. Last Tuesday was the first Microsoft Patch Tuesday of 2020, and one of the patches pushed out by Microsoft addresses a dangerous flaw in Crypt32.dll
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Qualys is a sponsor of TechSpective Microsoft support for the Windows 7 operating system is officially expired. That means that Microsoft will no longer provide patches or fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows 7 by default—but there will still be vulnerabilities
Earlier this week I was at an event at the New York Stock Exchange put on by BlackBerry’s CEO, John Chen. I’ve known John for several years, and he is one of my favorite CEOs to visit because he just
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Foldable phones are now a thing, and both Microsoft and Samsung are chasing this opportunity in a reasonable effort to take even more market share from Apple. Samsung Galaxy Fold is arguably on its second version, and the Surface Duo
There’s a lot to love about Microsoft Office 365, and it only takes a quick online search to see just how much excitement has accompanied its arrival. Your favorite feature will depend upon your business needs, and there certainly are
One of the most common questions an analyst is asked is which product is better? We could be talking PCs, laptops, tablets, smartphones, servers, storage, networking, or, heck, even cars. We always have the answer and I will categorically say
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