Microsoft Stores finally go international
February 11, 2012
A Microsoft Store is likely to be opening near you soon. Even if you’re not in the United States. Possibly. Probably.
Posts by Dave Parrack on WINDOWS.BLORGE
Microsoft roasts Google with Gmail Man
February 9, 2012
Microsoft has had fun roasting Google with its Gmail Man spoof. And why not? It’s all just a bit of fun, surely.
Hotmail ads to become Hotmail deals
January 31, 2012
If you still use Hotmail, and I am one of those rare individuals, then you’ll soon be seeing a change in the ads displayed alongside your email.
‘Bing Is For #Doing’, So Says Microsoft
January 20, 2012
Bing launched as a ‘decision engine’, with Microsoft trying to shift the attention away from Google’s ‘search engine’. Now Microsoft is upping its game.
Microsoft kills ‘culture of heavy drinking’
January 1, 2012
Microsoft is making moves to kill its culture of heavy drinking. Not that it’s admitting the company has a culture of heavy drinking, you understand.
IE6 users should be forced to upgrade!
December 19, 2011
Microsoft is rolling out silent updates for Internet Explorer in the new year. But as usual this is a half-baked effort that will let too many people off the hook to do any real good.
So.cl arrives, is pointless as expected
December 16, 2011
The curtains have been pulled back on So.cl, and what has been revealed is another pointless social network. Much as expected. Why, Microsoft, why?
Free Windows phones for Android victims
December 13, 2011
Grabbing yourself a free Windows Phone 7.5 handset could be as easy as tweeting. If you’re very, very lucky. And funny. And hateful towards Android.
Microsoft gives you answers, not geniuses
December 10, 2011
It doesn’t take a genius to solve most tech issues. But it does require answers from people who know what they’re talking about. Therefore Microsoft’s Answer Desk trumps Apple’s Genius Bar.
Internet Explorer is still numero uno
December 2, 2011
Chrome is on the up, blah blah blah. Firefox is finished, blah blah blah. Internet Explorer is still number one, which cuts through all that bluster.
Windows 8 tablets – too little, too late?
November 30, 2011
Microsoft may have left it too late to get into the tablet market. Unless it can pull something amazing out the hat in the form of Windows 8.
Tellme, Microsoft, is iPhone 4S Siri better?
November 26, 2011
No, Tellme isn’t a patch on Siri. But that fact doesn’t excuse the defensive stand Apple fanboys put up at the suggestion the two products are similar.
Ballmer shareholder support slips to 92%
November 21, 2011
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has lost some support from the company’s shareholders. But with a 92 percent approval rating I’d say his job is safe for the time being.
Microsoft readying Socl social network
November 17, 2011
A Microsoft social network? Yes, that’s exactly what the world needs right now. Because Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Diaspora, etc. really aren’t enough.
Canceled Courier shows the problem with Microsoft
November 6, 2011
Microsoft canceled the Courier tablet, its rival to the iPad, in order not to compromise its core products. And that’s the problem with Microsoft in a nutshell.
