Microsoft's long-term Windows 8 app strategy may backfire, say analysts

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	Microsoft's long-term Windows 8 app strategy may backfire, say analysts As the countdown clock ticks toward Windows 8's launch later this month, Microsoft has still not shown that there will be enough apps to drive users toward the new OS, said analyst Patrick Moorhead. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Improve IT Productivity with LogMein Rescue LogMeIn Rescue lets you do more. With Rescue, IT can quickly access, diagnose and solve IT problems anywhere, worldwide. The result: Improved productivity for IT staff, improved customer satisfaction and more time for the important stuff. Stop letting cludgy remote support tools get in your way of delivering great IT support to PCs and Smartphones Do More. Try Rescue today In this Issue Trying to fill 6,000 jobs, Microsoft pitches $10,000 H-1B visa Preston Gralla: Apple CEO Tim Cook: We blew it with iOS Maps, so try Bing Maps instead With tablet chip, Intel tries to lessen its dependency on PCs Preston Gralla: Windows 8 will fail in the enterprise, warns Gartner Microsoft calls for $5B investment in U.S. education WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Endpoint Buyers Guide This buyers guide provides independent research and test results to help you determine your endpoint protection requirements and identify the security vendor that best meets your needs. Learn more. Trying to fill 6,000 jobs, Microsoft pitches $10,000 H-1B visa With the recession hit in 2008, Congress put the idea of a "skills shortage" and a need for more H-1B visas in a closet. This didn't mean that interest in raising the H-1B cap went away for good. Read More Preston Gralla: Apple CEO Tim Cook: We blew it with iOS Maps, so try Bing Maps instead They're likely celebrating at Microsoft today, because when Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized for the iOS Maps fiasco, his first recommendation for an alternative is Bing Maps. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Establishing a Strategy for Database Security The options for securing increasingly valuable databases are very broad and deep, and can be confusing. This research provides an overview of three categories of controls that should be implemented to ensure that enterprise data is protected in the most efficient and effective manner. Learn More With tablet chip, Intel tries to lessen its dependency on PCs With Intel unveiling a tablet processor this week, analysts say the chip maker may be on track to becoming less dependent on the struggling PC market. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows 8 will fail in the enterprise, warns Gartner Windows 8 will fail in the enterprise because of the "big gamble" Microsoft took in designing it more for tablets than traditional PCs. So warns Gartner, which adds that the operating system will never get more than 20% to 25% of the enterprise market. Read More Microsoft calls for $5B investment in U.S. education Congress should invest $5 billion in the country's education system -- particularly in math, science and technology education -- over the next 10 years and pay for it with increased fees on high-skill immigration, a Microsoft executive said. Read More
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