While Ballmer’s CES keynote was as lacking in excitement as expected, there was one interesting announcement from Microsoft for PC owners. Kinect for PC aka Kinect for Windows will be coming out February 1st of this year. While that may seem to be a boon for PC owners the world over, there is one little catch. Kinect for PC will require new hardware and not just software.
The demise of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser has been foretold by many for some time. It appears that analysts are now predicting that the market share for IE will dip below 50 percent by next year.
Ready yourself for an unexpected and rather important newsflash: Microsoft and Windows have been praised for being safe and secure by two separate sources. I never thought I’d live to see the day.
Windows XP should finally be toppled from its perch as the king of operating systems by the end of this year, with Windows 7 taking over as the reigning monarch.
You damn Windows XP users are the reason rootkits are plaguing computers and networks. Why don’t you upgrade already?
Nonprofits need up to date technology just like other businesses do. Unlike other businesses however, they don’t have a lot of cash lying around for such items. Most nonprofits use donations to provide services and pay for the people to run them. Shelling out hundreds or thousands of dollars for software that makes their programs run more smoothly is not in the budget’s of most nonprofits, at least not these days.
The market share for Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has continued to trend downwards this year. According to a report, it doesn’t appear that the trend will change in the foreseeable future.
All the local, regional and national competitions are over and the winners of those Imagine Cup finals are moving on to the World Finals that will be held in New York, New York from July 8 through 13. There are 124 student teams from 73 countries that will competing for the top prize in several categories.
Windows 8 could prove to be the key to Microsoft future fortunes, because it could be the only chance the company has of competing in the touch and tablet sector.
Microsoft may be having mixed fortunes at the moment but its customers are very satisfied ones. More satisfied, in fact, than ever before.
Over the years the Mac operating system has remained safer than the Windows OS. This is in part due to the fact that the hackers did not see the Mac platform as a viable target compared to Windows. Although, it appears that this may be changing as more hackers are now targeting the Mac platform.
Apple may have moved on from the PC Vs. Mac adverts but Microsoft is still running with the concept of being proud and loud about being a PC.
Windows 7 is now 18 months old, likely halfway through its life. And Microsoft has sold 350 million Windows licenses in that time. Which is rather impressive.
The European Commission has been making a big push for open-source software support across Europe. This is part of an effort to move away from Microsoft Windows reliance and towards an open-source solution. However, some have accused the commission for contradicting its own policy.
Nine years ago Microsoft created the Imagine Cup as a way of recognizing and inspiring worldwide student innovation in technology. Student teams develop software and games that tackle global problems. The United States finalists have been selected and voting has begun to narrow down the field. The U. S. winners will continue to the international competition.
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