Windows Blue won't solve all Microsoft's problems, analysts say

	Windows tablets no more than 'niche' player in Q1, research firm says | Preston Gralla: Internet Explorer workplace dominance is threatened by tablets and smartphones: Forrester
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	Windows Blue won't solve all Microsoft's problems, analysts say Microsoft's failure thus far to significantly spark PC and tablet sales with Windows 8 has put high expectations on an expected 2013 refresh of the OS, dubbed 'Blue.' Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Software Asset Management: Getting Started Find out what steps to take that can lead your organization down the smooth path to SAM deployment. This SAM primer can help you and your organization mitigate software non-compliance issues and optimize software license management while containing costs. Read Now In this Issue Windows tablets no more than 'niche' player in Q1, research firm says Preston Gralla: Internet Explorer workplace dominance is threatened by tablets and smartphones: Forrester New Microsoft Store opens in San Francisco Microsoft prevails in Xbox patent rift with Motorola Mobility WEBCAST: EMC Corporation Accelerating Backup Transformation Limited by your backup? Stephen Manley, CTO, EMC Backup Recovery Systems, offers solutions that will keep your business running at a 75mph clip by eliminating all-too-familiar backup bottlenecks. Learn more. Windows tablets no more than 'niche' player in Q1, research firm says Microsoft garnered just a "niche" in the global tablet market in the first quarter of 2013, following a period of user confusion after the launch of Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets, analysts say. Read More Preston Gralla: Internet Explorer workplace dominance is threatened by tablets and smartphones: Forrester Internet Explorer remains king of the workplace browsers, but bring your own device (BYOD) practices are threatening that -- alternate browsers now make up 60% of workplace use, to Internet Explorer's 40%. So says a recent Forrester report, and it's certainly worrying for Microsoft. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc SaaS with a Face Learn how a carefully targeted SaaS approach can add value to your email environment and potentially result in better services within a much reduced cost structure. Learn More. New Microsoft Store opens in San Francisco Microsoft opened the fourth Bay Area and 35th US store on Thursday to a crowd eager for its giveaway: Free concert tickets. Can the company sustain interest for more than free music? Read More Microsoft prevails in Xbox patent rift with Motorola Mobility A U.S. judge ruled Thursday that Motorola Mobility is entitled to substantially less royalties than it wanted from Microsoft for the company's use of wireless and video-encoding patents in its Xbox products. Read More
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