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Microsoft wants you to have less hardware, more productivity

Brad Sams — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 17:49:17 +0000

A new vision for Microsoft became more apparent at its partner conference this week and it's all about doing more with the devices that you already use today. Read more...

Microsoft to focus on Windows Phone, as Nokia Asha and Series 40 get axed

Andy Weir — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:43:45 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it is killing off its Asha and Series 40 feature phones, and plans to focus exclusively on Windows Phone, while the MixRadio music service is expected to be sold off. Read more...

To combat Chromebooks, Microsoft is pushing netbooks v2

Brad Sams — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:40:09 +0000

At the Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, D.C., Microsoft announced their strategy to go head-to-head with Chromebooks -- but the strategy is all too familiar. Read more...

Microsoft: 785 organizations have come back after trying out Google

Brad Sams — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 21:24:13 +0000

Microsoft loves to tout its success, and at WPC, the company mentioned a particularly big win by highlighting 785 corporate customers who had enough of Google and came back to Windows. Read more...

Microsoft's Office 365 is the company's fastest-growing corporate product ever

Brad Sams — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:54:42 +0000

At WPC14 today, Microsoft said that Office 365 is its fastest-growing corporate product ever, showing that Office as a service, is a viable business model for the company's productivity. Read more...

Microsoft Vision Keynote kicks off tomorrow and we are on-site for WPC 2014

Brad Sams — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 22:11:20 +0000

Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference kicks off tomorrow with a keynote and will continue with three days of content-packed sessions about the company's FY 2015 goals - and we'll be there! Read more...