Windows 8 uptake remains listless after public launch

	Preston Gralla: Windows 8 adoption rate lags early Windows 7 adoptions by a five-to-one margin | Build 2012: Microsoft sells four million copies of Windows 8 upgrades
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	Windows 8 uptake remains listless after public launch Driven by millions of upgrades, Windows 8's global usage share climbed by a third last month, but the new OS's adoption pace remained lethargic compared to that of its predecessor three years ago. Read More WEBCAST: Riverbed Virtualize Your ADI: Are You Ready to Unbox? Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT Traditional application delivery controller (ADC) architectures focus on load balancing and lack the efficiency required in today's IT environment. Join Kavitha Mariappan, Product Marketing Director at Riverbed Technology, to discuss the benefits of an updated ADC. Learn more. In this Issue Preston Gralla: Windows 8 adoption rate lags early Windows 7 adoptions by a five-to-one margin Build 2012: Microsoft sells four million copies of Windows 8 upgrades Microsoft to team with NTT DoCoMo, pitch Windows 8 tablets for business Preston Gralla: Microsoft says Metro apps are now "Windows 8 Store apps" -- is this the worst branding mistake of all time? Microsoft sued over use of live tiles in Windows Cross-platform development tools boost Windows Phone 8 Microsoft goes with 'Windows 8 Store apps' as replacement for 'Metro' Microsoft plans to tie Yammer, Skype to its CRM application Preston Gralla: Windows 8 early upgrades beat Mountain Lion OS X early upgrades by 1 million. Is that good or bad news for Microsoft? Ballmer pitches Windows Phone 8 live tiles in video ad WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Corporation Smarter Business Requires Intelligent Systems This paper discusses the growing adoption of intelligent systems and the role Microsoft, through its Windows Embedded, Windows Azure, and other technologies, can play in developing these systems. Read Now. Preston Gralla: Windows 8 adoption rate lags early Windows 7 adoptions by a five-to-one margin The early results for Windows 8 adoptions likely won't please Microsoft: Net Applications reports that only 0.45% of Windows computers in October used Windows 8. That compares to a much higher adoption rate of 2.33% for Windows 7 during its October launch three years ago. Read More Build 2012: Microsoft sells four million copies of Windows 8 upgrades Microsoft reports to have sold four million Windows 8 upgrades in the first three days that the OS was available. Read More Microsoft to team with NTT DoCoMo, pitch Windows 8 tablets for business Microsoft said it will team up with Japan's largest mobile operator, NTT DoCoMo, to push Windows 8 on tablets to corporate customers. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft says Metro apps are now "Windows 8 Store apps" -- is this the worst branding mistake of all time? It's official: The apps once called Metro apps are now formally called "Windows 8 Store apps" by Microsoft. Along with being one of the worst branding moves of all time, the new name is misleading. Read More Microsoft sued over use of live tiles in Windows Microsoft has been slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit over its use of dynamic "live" tile icons in Windows, including in the newly launched Windows 8 OS for PCs and tablets and in the Windows Phone 8 OS for smartphones. Read More WEBCAST: VCE Boosting Asset Utilization of Vblock Customers This webcast will highlight detailed results from a recent IDC study, sponsored by VCE, of five organizations that have implemented Vblock Systems, and seen dramatic cost savings, vast improvement in deployment times, and reduction in downtime. Learn more. Cross-platform development tools boost Windows Phone 8 Cross-platform development frameworks such as Apache Cordova, Sencha Touch and Xamarin.Mobile are all compatible with Windows Phone 8, making it easier to create apps for the new OS while at the same time developing apps for other platforms. Read More Microsoft goes with 'Windows 8 Store apps' as replacement for 'Metro' Microsoft today made it official, saying that the replacement for the now-dead-and-buried "Metro" brand for apps on Windows is "Windows 8 Store." Read More Microsoft plans to tie Yammer, Skype to its CRM application Microsoft is preparing to release an update to its Dynamics CRM Online software that will feature a new user experience as well as tie-ins to its Yammer social networking software and Skype communication platform, the company announced Thursday. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows 8 early upgrades beat Mountain Lion OS X early upgrades by 1 million. Is that good or bad news for Microsoft? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer claims that Microsoft has sold 4 million upgrades to Windows 8 in the first three of its launch -- more than the 3 million upgrades of Mountain Lion sold in the first four days of its launch. That sounds impressive -- but is it really good news for Microsoft? Read More Ballmer pitches Windows Phone 8 live tiles in video ad Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer touts the personalization features of Windows Phone 8 in a new 46-second video ad. Read More
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