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We have two types of people in this world, the casual PC user, and the professional PC user. The casual users tend to use their PC’s to surf the web, check emails and social networks, and coo at adorable kitty pictures that friends and family send. The professional PC users tend to use their computers [...]
You know how pessimists like to point out that if something is too good to be true, then it probably is? As much as we hate to admit it, that idiom most likely applies to a recent rumor suggesting Microsoft finalized plans to price its Windows RT-based…
After creating a stir in the media over comments he made to Microsoft warning the company to “think twice” about its Surface strategy, Acer chairman J.T. Wang is now singing a different tune, one that’s far less threatening and more accepting to the si…
Valve’s Gabe Newell appears to have struck a chord with other game developers in his criticism of Windows 8 as a “catastrophe for everyone in the PC space.” He said Windows 8 will ultimately force some top-tier PC/OEMS out of the market, and not long a…
Microsoft’s activation service has always been somewhat controversial since its debut in Windows XP, but has turned out to be a necessary evil. The process started out being very forgiving, and to be fair, we have yet to hear of a single legitimate c…
Despite all the media interest (and in spite of all the OEM heartache) swirling around the Surface tablet, Microsoft doesn’t expect the Windows 8 slate to give the iPad a serious run for its money, at least this year. At Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner C…
It’s been an exciting week for Microsoft, which just the other day unveiled its Surface tablet, a surprisingly promising device that just may have the legs to go the distance, if not with the iPad, then certainly against Android and ARM. But let’s not …
Until a few hours ago, the tech media was busy speculating about an upcoming “major announcement” from Microsoft. Some said it had something to do with Windows RT, while others said the company was going to unveil its first self-branded tablets. A…