Windows Blue and Microsoft's continuous upgrade strategy

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	Windows Blue and Microsoft's continuous upgrade strategy Microsoft yesterday confirmed Windows "Blue," an upgrade to Windows 8, but analysts remained uneasy about how the faster release cadence that Blue represents will be digested by businesses. 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: Three reasons Microsoft wants to kill the Windows Desktop Microsoft touts Office 365 wins, but customers want more Microsoft collects 13 design patents for Surface, keyboard covers Microsoft, Lenovo to promote genuine Windows on PCs Microsoft confirms it's shut off Windows 8-Google Apps calendar sync Microsoft faces new EU antitrust probe as Linux group files complaint Windows 'Blue' shows desktop's days are numbered 6 intriguing research projects from Microsoft labs Microsoft collects 13 design patents for Surface, keyboard covers Preston Gralla: Spanish open source group charges Microsoft violates EU anti-trust laws by banning Linux from Windows 8 PCs. Is it sour grapes? WHITE PAPER: ClickSoftware Mobile Workforce Management: Benefits for Growing Companies Get an exclusive look at the real business benefits behind using a mobile workforce management solution. In this business paper from ClickSoftware, look into the current trends for scheduling and mobility before doing a deep-dive into the real world benefits of using a mobile workforce management solution. Learn More. Preston Gralla: Three reasons Microsoft wants to kill the Windows Desktop Microsoft's Windows Blue update to Windows 8 makes it increasingly clear that Microsoft wants to kill the Desktop. That may seem self-defeating, but there's method in Microsoft's madness. Here are three reasons I think it wants to eventually kill the Desktop. Read More Microsoft touts Office 365 wins, but customers want more Microsoft trumpeted Office 365 customer successes at its U.S. Public Sector CIO Summit on Tuesday, but some of those otherwise happy clients have a wish list of features and enhancements they'd like to see in the vendor's cloud email and collaboration suite. Read More Microsoft collects 13 design patents for Surface, keyboard covers The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office yesterday awarded Microsoft 13 design patents for its Surface line of tablets, including their innovative Touch keyboards-slash-covers, according to published documents. Read More Microsoft, Lenovo to promote genuine Windows on PCs In the midst of its latest campaign to fight piracy in China, Microsoft has signed an agreement with Lenovo to ensure that its PCs ship with licensed versions of Windows software on its computers Read More Microsoft confirms it's shut off Windows 8-Google Apps calendar sync Microsoft confirmed Monday that Windows 8 users who upgrade the Calendar app will no longer be able to synchronize that schedule with the calendar included with Google Apps for Business, Academic or Government. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Storage: Gov't Organizations Get the Best In January 2012, Aberdeen surveyed 106 enterprises spanning various sectors about how they're dealing with high-growth storage. This report looks at each component of hybrid cloud storage, as users of this new technology will be able to choose where to locate their data: on-premise with scale-out NAS or in the public cloud. Learn More Microsoft faces new EU antitrust probe as Linux group files complaint A Spanish association of Linux users today accused Microsoft of anti-competitive practices, charging that Windows 8's Secure Boot blocks users from installing rival operating systems on new PCs. Read More Windows 'Blue' shows desktop's days are numbered Microsoft won't back away from a radical overall of Windows, and is determined to kill the decades-old, decades-rich desktop, analysts agreed today. Read More 6 intriguing research projects from Microsoft labs Microsoft's TechFest 2013 revealed a little of what the company's R&D team is up to. Read More Microsoft collects 13 design patents for Surface, keyboard covers The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office yesterday awarded Microsoft 13 design patents for its Surface line of tablets, including their innovative Touch keyboards-slash-covers, according to published documents. Read More Preston Gralla: Spanish open source group charges Microsoft violates EU anti-trust laws by banning Linux from Windows 8 PCs. Is it sour grapes? Microsoft has yet another European problem on its hands: The Hispalinux open source group, based in Spain, has filed an anti-trust  complaint with the European Commission charging that Microsoft makes it far too difficult for users of Windows 8 devices to switch to Linux or another OS. Is this a valid complaint or just an open source group crying sour grapes? Read More
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