For a company that has it’s operating system on over 80 percent of the computers in the world, you have to wonder why their phone selection is so pitiful. Really, try to find a Windows Phone 7 device made by more than two companies and you are out of luck in the US. If you try to buy one at Verizon the countries largest carrier, you have one choice.
Microsoft’s market share in the mobile arena has been on the decline this year. With a shrinking piece of the mobile pie, many feared that the platform would lose development support eventually. However, a new study indicates that its quite the opposite.
While Apple is constantly updating it’s software to make jailbreaking harder, Microsoft has sanctioned Chevron WP7’s ability to jail break it’s smartphone operating system. Of course for your $9 it is a limited jailbreak.
Earlier today Microsoft unveiled a brand new phone, the Samsung Focus Flash during an event in New York City. Apparently this is all part of Microsoft’s new direction to plunge into the “cheap” smartphone market.
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.
The war of words between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs is continuing, even though Jobs has passed on. Thankfully Gates isn’t the type to speak ill of the dead.
In a roundabout way Microsoft was the making of Steve Jobs. So you’d think he’d have had kinder words to say about the company before he sadly shuffled off this mortal coil.
Mango is Microsoft’s code name for the latest update to Windows Phone 7. Handsets are beginning to hit the market. Since Windows Phone 7 handsets must be competitive, they have to have two cameras, one for videocalls. The first Mango handsets will have Tango available as the standard videocalling app, not newly acquired Skype.
It was 20 10 years ago today that Sergeant Pepper taught the band to play Windows XP was released to the public. And there’s still no sign of it curling up into a ball in the corner and dying. Unfortunately.
Microsoft is once again toying with the idea of acquiring Yahoo, though it would likely be a different type of deal than the one proposed in 2008. And a lot cheaper as well.
Researchers at Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon have developed a wearable technology that will turn just about any surface into a touch screen. That means that you can use any body part, home surface, car surface or consenting friend as a touch screen. Not bad. Except for looking dorky, it’s a great idea. Anything or anyone can become the equivalent of an iPad.
Getting other hardware manufacturers to pay royalties for using Google’s platforms has been a recurring theme with Microsoft. The company is literally making millions off Google’s products without lifting a finger.
Microsoft’s ability to talk itself and its products up is sometimes unrivaled. If not a little shady, and sometime underhanded.
Its been a crazy week with all kinds of mishaps on Microsoft’s official site regarding the Zune. Earlier reports seemed to indicate that Microsoft was killing off the Zune, which was promptly refuted shortly after by Microsoft.
Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype is now assured, with both the FTC and the EC accepting that the deal is not anti-competitive.
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