Steve Ballmer Has An 80-Inch Windows 8 Tablet Hanging In His Office (MSFT)

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

According to Shaw, this is Ballmer's primary computing device. Even more interesting, though, is Shaw says one of Microsoft's Windows 8 partners will sell the 80-inch tablet. Microsoft has a very different phi ...
Full article at: Silicon Alley Insider  More like this  2 days ago, 6:55am CDT

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Is there a workable solution to the Windows 8 Start conundrum?

Source: InfoWorld

The biggest problem with Windows 8 isn't so much the lack of a Start button as the Jekyl-and-Hyde jumping between the "legacy" desktop -- where most of us work and want to keep working -- and the Metro Start menu. Based on a Building Windows 8 blog t ...
Full article at: InfoWorld  More like this  4 days ago, 12:43pm CDT

Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 8 Look to Redefine PC Experience

Source: eWeek

Microsoft says advances in touch, 3D and high-definition display technologies have created new possibilities, from changing the way people watch movies to how we take pictures. In the enterprise, collaboration has also been redefi ...
Full article at: eWeek  More like this  5 days ago, 1:16pm CDT

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'Dated and cheesy' Aero ripped from Windows 8

Source: LXer

With millions of people using the Consumer Preview for their daily work, we’ve seen just as many points of view expressed. Many people – from David Pogue of the New York Times to Mat Honan from Gizmodo and many more – have been quite positive, ...
Full article at: LXer  More like this  5 days ago, 6:51am CDT

Microsoft's big bet: Windows 8's 'too many cooks' problem

Source: Between the Lines | ZDNet Blogs

Summary: Windows 8 has already had too many hands in the mix and spoons in the pot. Microsoft wanted different and its staff all thought “different”. Instead of reaching compromise, Microsoft put everything in to please eve ...
Full article at: Between the Lines | ZDNet Blogs  More like this  5 days ago, 4:36am CDT

Microsoft Will Remove Aero Glass from Windows 8

Source: IT Pro Portal

Windows 8's user interface has been completely revamped with the addition of the Metro style, and even the standard desktop mode was tweaked to offer more functionality. Now, developers have announced that ...
Full article at: IT Pro Portal  More like this  6 days ago, 11:41am CDT

Microsoft admits Windows 8 redesign a ‘bet on the future of computing’

Source: V3.co.uk

Microsoft has admitted its Windows 8 redesign is a "bet on the future of computing" in a detailed insight into the thought processes behind the drastic revamp of its operating system. In a blog post Windows president Steven Sinofsky s ...
Full article at: V3.co.uk  More like this  6 days ago, 10:37am CDT