Windows 8 uptake: More like Vista than Windows 7

	PC vendors curb expectations for Windows 8 sales hike | Windows 8 brings zero 'pop' to consumer PC sales
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	Windows 8 uptake: More like Vista than Windows 7 After a month on the market, Windows 8's usage uptake resembles 2007's Vista -- ultimately a poor performer for Microsoft -- rather than the eventually successful Windows 7, Net Applications said Saturday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerating Cloud Performance with WAN Optimization Today's smart CIOs are assessing their workloads against business needs and analyzing where each should run—locally or in the public cloud. Read on to learn about the benefits of cloud computing, and why its success or failure is often dependent on WAN optimization. Learn more. In this Issue PC vendors curb expectations for Windows 8 sales hike Windows 8 brings zero 'pop' to consumer PC sales Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Surface Windows 8 Pro: Far too expensive to be a hit Richi Jennings: Microsoft Surface Pro release date confirmed Barbara Krasnoff: One month with Microsoft's Surface: A mixed verdict WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors BYOD in Education This white paper can help you address the security and management of multiple devices being introduced into your network. Read on and learn how to embrace a BYOD. Read Now! PC vendors curb expectations for Windows 8 sales hike Computer sellers have scaled back their expectations of the sales pop they'll get from Windows 8 this year, an analyst said recently. Read More Windows 8 brings zero 'pop' to consumer PC sales Windows 8 has delivered no bump to flagging consumer PC sales in the U.S., a retail research analyst said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Innotas The Smart Approach to IT Resource Management This whitepaper from Innotas- the leader in cloud solutions for Project Portfolio and Application Portfolio Management - identifies why effective resource management is crucial for any IT department. Read Now! Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Surface Windows 8 Pro: Far too expensive to be a hit If Microsoft hopes to make inroads in the tablet market, it's going about it in a very odd way: Pricing its products too high to gain much market share. The latest instance is the just-announced prices for the Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet, at $899 for a 64 GB version and $999 for the 128 GB version. Read More Richi Jennings: Microsoft Surface Pro release date confirmed The Surface Pro release date has been confirmed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). We now also have more details about the pricing, battery life, and other features. Unsurprisingly, it doesn't change the laws of physics, despite how much some would like it to. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers look forward to the next step to IT consumerization. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: One month with Microsoft's Surface: A mixed verdict   When I learned that Microsoft was coming out with a snazzy new Windows 8 tablet offer an innovative keyboard cover to boot, I looked forward to it with a great deal of anticipation. TSo when I was offered a loaner Surface, I grabbed at the opportunity. It went well -- but not as well as I had hoped. Read More
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