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	Microsoft teases Surface Pro as 90-day deadline nears Microsoft teased the Surface Pro today, hinting that the company will soon announce an on-sale date for its second tablet. Read More 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. In this Issue Preston Gralla: Why Windows RT will die Richi Jennings: Office 2013 pricing: Huge increases leaked Preston Gralla: Microsoft employees: We like Steve Ballmer...sort of Richi Jennings: Microsoft Surface sales seem slack, says UBS, spelling silence for Windows RT? Sharon Machlis: 6 tips to make Windows 8 less annoying CES2013: First look at Lenovo's ThinkPad Helix convertible notebook Barbara Krasnoff: CES with Windows 8: A mixed verdict HP fends off Lenovo, reclaims PC crown Microsoft vows to improve security tools after failed evaluation WEBCAST: VMware Disaster Recovery for Exchange Using VMware Learn how customers use VMware solutions to increase performance and maintain uptime. View Now! Preston Gralla: Why Windows RT will die It should be no surprise that Microsoft's Windows RT Surface tablet sold only a million units in the fourth quarter, about a half of what analysts expected. Windows RT is an operating system without a future. Here's why it will die. Read More Richi Jennings: Office 2013 pricing: Huge increases leaked The next Office release date is close at hand. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is going to make the subscription model a no-brainer this time. But beware: The leaked Office 2013 pricing makes it seem that you'll pay a lot more with the subscription model than buying the traditional, packaged software—as much as four times more! In IT Blogwatch, bloggers fire up their calculators (and wonder if it's time to switch to LibreOffice). Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft employees: We like Steve Ballmer...sort of With the sluggish launch of Windows 8 and the Surface, and Microsoft still far behind in mobile, you would think that Microsoft employees would be less than enamoured with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. But that's not the case. Ballmer's favorability ratings by Microsoft employees jumped to 46% at the end of 2012, compared to a lowly 29% a year earlier. Not a ringing endorsement, but a big uptick. Read More Richi Jennings: Microsoft Surface sales seem slack, says UBS, spelling silence for Windows RT? The Surface RT tablet sold 'only' 1 million last year, estimates a UBS analyst. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) says it's 'pleased,' but many commentators predict a premature demise for its ill-fated Windows RT operating system. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder why they'd buy a limited, ARM tablet, when they could have a full-fat, compatible Atom one. Read More WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com Service Cloud for Government & Public Sector Brochure Only Salesforce Service Cloud for Government provides the transformational service platform to help you leapfrog the competition and deliver the next generation of public service in the cloud. Read Now! Sharon Machlis: 6 tips to make Windows 8 less annoying Windows 8 may be useful for tablets and other touch-screen displays, but it isn't exactly optimized out of the box for keyboard and mouse. Here's how to make the most of Windows 8 on a PC or laptop. Read More CES2013: First look at Lenovo's ThinkPad Helix convertible notebook Network World's Keith Shaw gets a tour of the new ThinkPad Helix ultrabook from Lenovo, which features a detachable keyboard (turning it into a tablet mode), digitizer pen, and a full HD 11.6-inch screen. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: CES with Windows 8: A mixed verdict When I borrowed an Acer Aspire S7 ultrabook for use at the recent CES technology trade show, I thought that I'd end up either lauding it to the skies or complaining that I should have brought my netbook instead. Read More HP fends off Lenovo, reclaims PC crown In its battle for the top spot in the rocky PC industry, Hewlett-Packard has edged out rival Lenovo to take back its leadership position. Read More Microsoft vows to improve security tools after failed evaluation Microsoft vowed on Wednesday to improve two of its security products after both failed to pass an evaluation by a Germany security software testing organization. Read More
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