Windows 8 Tablet from Samsung gets unveiled next Week

Several reports appeared today about the first Windows 8 Tablet. The Korean Economics Times reports that Samsung has partnered with Microsoft to make the first Windows 8 Tablet. The new Windows Tablet will be already unveiled at the Build developer conference next week (September 13-16). ThisIsMyNext reports that developers attending the conference might get one for free. This still does not confirm that Microsoft is actually ready to launch the Windows 8 Tablet this year. Windows 8 OS is supposed to launch late 2012. There have been rumors that Microsoft will release the tablet version earlier. It would be good for them, as they are really late in the game this time.

It is of course not the first time. There has been a Tablet wave a decade ago. Back then, Microsoft actually led the tablet segment, but it never caught on.

I like what I have seen from Windows 8 so far. In general I find the Windows Phone 7 OS UI an interesting approach. Microsoft still has to create a bigger eco system to really compete with iOS and Android. The next wave of Mango devices should get some increased market share. If Windows 8 Tablets would launch this year, Microsoft finally could compete for market share in this segment as well.

Updates

Study: Windows XP support costs high and rising

Source: Electronista

Five year support costs 70 percent more than first year A Microsoft-sponsored IDC report released yesterday claims that annual support costs for Windows XP systems are five times higher than a Windows 7 system, as part of the software maker' ...
Full article at: Electronista  More like this  39 minutes ago

Windows 8 to Shove Aero Away

Source: Make Tech Easier

For all the fans of Aero, a user interface improvement that has been introduced in Windows Vista and optimized in Windows 7, it’s a sad, sad day. Microsoft believes that Aero has taken its toll, and it’s time for a newer, clean ...
Full article at: Make Tech Easier  More like this  2 hours ago, 6:58pm CDT

Aged Windows XP Costs 5x More to Manage Than Windows 7

Source: PC World

Microsoft yesterday added ammunition to its increasingly aggressive battle to get users off the nearly-11-year-old Windows XP by citing a company-sponsored report that claims annual support costs for the older OS are more than five times that of ...
Full article at: PC World  More like this  2 hours ago, 6:55pm CDT

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