Windows' share of Microsoft sales falls to four-year low

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	Windows' share of Microsoft sales falls to four-year low The Windows division's share of Microsoft's revenue last quarter dropped to a four-year low as Windows 7 sales stalled before the launch of Windows 8, financial data released by Microsoft yesterday showed. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue Preston Gralla: User interface guru: With Windows 8, Microsoft throws users "under the bus" Microsoft all out of Surface RT tablets Richi Jennings: Windows 8 release date soon: Review roundup Microsoft kicks off free Office 2013 upgrades Salesforce.com CEO: Windows 8 will mark 'the end' of the Microsoft OS Preston Gralla: Microsoft earnings slide highlights problems with Windows 8 15 hot Windows 8 hybrid notebooks and tablets Windows RT tablets and hybrids coming soon Windows 8 has a great story. Can Microsoft tell it? Preston Gralla: Plunging sales for Lumia Windows Phones means Windows Phone 8 will be make or break for Nokia WHITE PAPER: AT&T / AT&T Wireless Extended Enterprise Security: Technology Adoption Profile In an extended enterprise, IT decision makers are investing more into platforms that enable easy collaboration, utility scaling, and real-time customer analytics. This Forrester study looks into extended enterprise technologies and their impact on IT security and operations. Read Now! Preston Gralla: User interface guru: With Windows 8, Microsoft throws users "under the bus" Plenty of people have complained about Windows 8's interface, which is targeted more at tablets than traditional PCs. And now well-known interface guru Jakob Nielsen has charged that users of traditional PCs are "essentially being thrown under the bus" by Microsoft with the new design. Read More Microsoft all out of Surface RT tablets Microsoft has run through all pre-launch supplies of its Surface RT tablet, forcing U.S. and Canadian customers who want one Friday to head to the company's permanent and special holiday "pop-up" stores. Read More Richi Jennings: Windows 8 release date soon: Review roundup Friday sees the Windows 8 release date so here are the reviews. There are basically two competing memes: Either Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has totally failed to offer a compelling upgrade to Windows 7, or the new converged operating system is the best thing since... errmm... whatever was best before sliced bread. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers sharpen their knives. Read More Microsoft kicks off free Office 2013 upgrades Microsoft has launched an Office upgrade offer that gives customers who purchase the current Office 2010 a free copy of the upcoming Office 2013. Read More Salesforce.com CEO: Windows 8 will mark 'the end' of the Microsoft OS Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 will mark "the end" of the computer industry's dominant OS due to increasing competition and choice sparked by alternatives, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff predicted Friday. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware Trusting Virtualization for Mission Critical Applications Because stability and availability are critical, Raymond James invested in careful planning and testing, leveraging VMware Professional Services and Technical Account Manager, and then implementing a VMware vSphere™ infrastructure as the foundation for a major Exchange upgrade. View Now! Preston Gralla: Microsoft earnings slide highlights problems with Windows 8 To the surprise of the very few, Microsoft's yesterday reported declining earnings, with 22% less net income than a year ago. A closer look at the numbers shows the challenges Microsoft faces with its design choices for Windows 8. Read More 15 hot Windows 8 hybrid notebooks and tablets If you ever wanted to a touch-enabled laptop, there's never been a better time to buy Read More Windows RT tablets and hybrids coming soon Microsoft will open the floodgates for Windows RT tablets at a release event Oct. 26 in New York City. The Surface tablet from Microsoft will be available on launch, with more tablets from Asus, Dell, Samsung, Lenovo and Acer coming in the following weeks. Read More Windows 8 has a great story. Can Microsoft tell it? Its two OSs in one, and a bridge between two worlds. Read More Preston Gralla: Plunging sales for Lumia Windows Phones means Windows Phone 8 will be make or break for Nokia Sales of Nokia's Lumia Windows Phone devices plunged in the third quarter, to 2.9 million units, compared to 4 million units in the quarter previous. It's now clear that unless Windows Phone 8 rejuvenates the company's sales, Nokia may not survive. Read More
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