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	Top Metro apps for Windows 8 power users The Windows 8 Metro application ecosystem is evolving. Here are 17 entrants worth adding to your tablet or PC. Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8 Integrated Solutions with a Forward-Looking Partner Complexity is a reality of the fast-paced global economy, but it can lead to opportunity. Unified Communications provides powerful tools for companies to reduce complexity Read Now In this Issue Preston Gralla: Europe to Microsoft: We hate Windows 8 Windows 8 isn't New Coke, says top Microsoft exec; it's Diet Coke Dell slashes its Windows RT tablet price by $200; XPS 10 now sells for $300 Richi Jennings: Windows 8.1 preview release date: June 26 -- Blue will be FREE Microsoft votes for free Windows 8.1, collects kudos Preston Gralla: Windows chief: We're with ARM and RT for the long haul; Haswell-based tablets will be ready this fall Windows 8 app store fails Top 10 test Preston Gralla: Windows Blue shows why Microsoft may turn Windows into a subscription service Microsoft's counter-attack against Windows 8 coverage makes it 'look weak' WEBCAST: VCE Implement & Measure the Effect of Converged Infrastructure IDC Research recently reported that 77% of IT staff spend time maintaining IT infrastructure vs. investing in the business and focusing on innovation and activities that lead to better business outcomes. Learn More. Learn More. Preston Gralla: Europe to Microsoft: We hate Windows 8 PC sales in Western Europe plummeted in the first quarter in the biggest decline the continent has ever seen -- more than 20 percent. And one key reason for the drop is that European users simply don't like Windows 8. Read More Windows 8 isn't New Coke, says top Microsoft exec; it's Diet Coke Frank X. Shaw, Microsoft's head of corporate communications, defended his company's Windows information disclosure strategy, denying that Microsoft has adopted Apple's "cone of silence" approach to imparting news. Read More Dell slashes its Windows RT tablet price by $200; XPS 10 now sells for $300 Dell drastically cut the online price of its Windows RT tablet, reducing the price by $200 to $299.99 for Dell XPS 10. Read More Richi Jennings: Windows 8.1 preview release date: June 26 -- Blue will be FREE 'Free' as in beer, presumably. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) confirms rumors that Windows Blue will be called 8.1 and will be a free upgrade. But no news yet on whether the Start Menu is back. Speaking at a conference in New York, Windows co-honcho Tami Reller opened the kimono just a crack wider. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers don't know whether to laugh or cry. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc The Total Cost of Email In this white paper, we'll explore the true costs of fragmented email management and uncover how to reduce those costs with a cloud-based solution for email management. Learn More. Microsoft votes for free Windows 8.1, collects kudos Microsoft today announced that Windows 8.1, the update later this year for Windows 8, will be free to current users of the operating system, confirming analysts' expectations. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows chief: We're with ARM and RT for the long haul; Haswell-based tablets will be ready this fall Windows RT tablets may have underwhelming sales, and some people believe RT is on a death watch, but a top Windows executive said today that Microsoft won't abandon RT-based tablets and the ARM platform on which they run. That being said, she pointed to this fall as the rollout time for full Windows 8 tablets based on Intel's low-power Haswell chips. Read More Windows 8 app store fails Top 10 test Microsoft's Windows 8 app store failed a test touted by a former Microsoft manager and distinguished engineer as a way to determine an ecosystem's relevance. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows Blue shows why Microsoft may turn Windows into a subscription service Windows Blue is likely to be available for free, but elements of it show that eventually Microsoft may turn Windows into an annual subscription service in the same way it's doing with Office. Read More Microsoft's counter-attack against Windows 8 coverage makes it 'look weak' Microsoft on Friday called some media coverage of its plans to update Windows 8 sensationalist and an effort to drive website page views. Read More
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