History rarely repeats itself, but in the world of technology, it often rhymes. For those who remember the late 90s and early 2000s, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was an unassailable titan, a default gateway to the web holding over 90% of […]
There have been a lot of discussions about bad store practices of late in which Apple ends up consistently in the hot seat for overcharging for services that are provided by the application developer, not Apple. I’m amazed that any
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For the longest time, Windows has dominated the operating system market. Even now, most companies have more Windows PCs than Macs, perhaps because Windows is best for enterprise settings. But that doesn’t seem to stop certain companies from having Macs.
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There was a pretty big announcement this month. Microsoft and Qualcomm just announced they are developing Snapdragon based laptops running Windows. What makes this interesting is that Windows hasn’t supported a platform other than x86 in its complete form since
Intel and Qualcomm Play Game of Thrones for the Desktop and Forget the Queen of Dragons Read More »
Be it for business or personal requirements, the cloud has made its way into our lives in the form of home-automation (IoT), banking services, gaming and entertainment facilities, and more. Cloud storage in particular is an important hallmark of today’s
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Windows 10 is coming. Granted, Windows 10 has been around quite a while and has already established pretty solid momentum as a desktop operating system. Microsoft continues to push the envelope, though, to get more businesses and individuals to make
Windows 10: 6 Things You Should Know Before You Take the Plunge Read More »
Apple apparently had a pretty good quarter with the launch of the iPad Pro, IDC reports that the iPad Pro outsold the Surface tablet line in the most recent quarter. In the grand scheme of things, though, this “win” is
iPad Pro Is Still No Threat to PC Market Read More »
Microsoft has been doing OK on its own with Windows 10. In its first month it was already installed on 75 million devices around the world. Getting larger enterprise customers to embrace a new operating system is a much bigger
Dell to help Microsoft bring Surface Pro and Windows 10 to business Read More »
This week was the anniversary of Windows 95 and for me the launch of that product was a seminal moment. In effect this was the offering that created my analyst career and I remember it fondly. There were some amazing
The lost lessons of Windows 95: How Microsoft kicked Apple’s butt Read More »
Microsoft MVP and Windows expert Patrick Barker has discovered that Samsung explicitly tries to disable Windows Update on at least some of the computers it sells. He came across this discovery when he was trying to help a user troubleshoot
Shocking! Samsung deliberately disables Windows Update on its PCs Read More »
