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Submission + - Microsoft continues to lose money with each Surface it sells, tablet share at 6% 1

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @03:11PM

DroidJason1 writes: Revealed from a 10-Q filed by Microsoft with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Microsoft has been losing $300 million and counting for the Surface in the last nine months. Data from Strategy Analytics has also revealed that Microsoft's Windows-powered tablets now own a 6% global tablet share, in Q1 of 2014. Android, on the other hand, remains at the top with a 66% global share. Apple's iOS fell to 28%.

Submission + - Steve Jobs beats Bill Gates in CNBC's 'most profound influence' rankings

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @02:42PM

DroidJason1 writes: CNBC has released their ranked list of the 25 people who have had the most profound impact on business and finance since 1989. Despite having left the helm of Microsoft some time ago, Bill Gates still ranks very highly, although he is beaten into second place by none other than Steve Jobs.

Submission + - Finally an end to the Novell-Microsoft WordPerfect antitrust lawsuit

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Tuesday April 29, 2014 @12:10AM

DroidJason1 writes: The US Supreme Court ended a lawsuit that involved Novell accusing Microsoft of illegally protecting its Windows 95 operating system from competition 20 years ago by undercutting Novell's WordPerfect software. Development of WordPerfect was slowed down due to the issue and cost the company time and market share. Eventually, Novell had to sell WordPerfect for a $1.2 billion dollar loss.

Submission + - Now you can get an Office 365 subscription for $6.99 a month 1

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Tuesday April 15, 2014 @09:05PM

DroidJason1 writes: Microsoft has launched Office 365 Personal, a lower-priced subscription option for users who want to use Office on only one PC. You can even use it on the iPad or a tablet. Office 365 Personal is priced at $6.99 a month, or $69.99 for a year. Previously, the company offered a package that costed $10 a month or $100 a year for five PCs.

Submission + - Microsoft unleashes Windows Phone 8.1 Preview for Developers

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Monday April 14, 2014 @01:02PM

DroidJason1 writes: Microsoft has released the highly-anticipated Windows Phone 8.1 Preview for Developers. Microsoft's mobile offering now has a Siri-competitor with Cortana, along with new features such as an Action Center, lock screen customization, Start Screen wallpapers, and much more. You can read a full review of the update, or learn how to download it right now! This update marks Microsoft’s biggest effort yet to bring its mobile platform closer in line with iOS and Android.

Submission + - 6,000 sites are still hosted by Windows XP, 500,000 sites still use Windows 2000

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Tuesday April 08, 2014 @06:42PM

DroidJason1 writes: Windows XP reached its end of support today, but that doesn't change the fact that thousands of websites are still hosted by Windows XP. Even worse, 500,000 websites are still hosted by Windows 2000 running Microsoft IIS 4.0. Security researchers at Netcraft are expressing concern, especially since there are 14 US government websites still running on Windows XP, including a webmail system used by the State of Utah.

Submission + - Windows 8.1 Update released, adds a vast amount of improvements for non-touch co

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Tuesday April 08, 2014 @10:50AM

DroidJason1 writes: Microsoft has released the highly anticipated Windows 8.1 Update, adding numerous improvements for non-touch consumers based on feedback. It is also a required update for Windows 8.1, otherwise consumers will no get any future security updates after May 2014. Most of the changes in the update are designed to appease non-touch users, with options to show apps on the desktop taskbar, the ability to see show the taskbar above apps, and a new title bar at the top of apps with options to minimize, close, or snap apps.

Submission + - Office for iPad released, offers Word, Excel and PowerPoint for free

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Thursday March 27, 2014 @08:07PM

DroidJason1 writes: For those of you who are waiting for Microsoft's Office productivity suite to arrive on the iPad, the moment is finally upon us. You can view and present documents for free but are required to have a Office 365 subscription for editing features (runs for $6.99 per month). The apps feature robust capabilities, a familiar look and feel, as well as a great touch experience just for the iPad. You can also get Office Mobile, on the other hand, for free on Android and iOS, which lets you view and edit your Office content on the go.

Submission + - Xbox One reputation system penalizes gamers who behave badly

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Wednesday March 26, 2014 @07:50PM

DroidJason1 writes: Microsoft has added new "player reputation scores" to each Xbox Live member's Gamercards consisting of the colors green, yellow, and red. The more hours you play fairly online without being reported as abusive by other players, the better your reputation will be. Good players are given a green color, while those that need work are "yellow" and those that need to be avoided are "red."

Submission + - MS-DOS and Word for Windows source code made available to the public

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Tuesday March 25, 2014 @08:26PM

DroidJason1 writes: Microsoft and the Computer History Museum have both revealed today that the historic MS-DOS and Word for Windows source code are now available to the public for the very first time. These important pieces of source code (as well as history) will be preserved and made available to the community for historical and technical scholarship.

Submission + - Microsoft to re-brand Windows Azure to Microsoft Azure effective April 3rd 1

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Monday March 24, 2014 @11:09PM

DroidJason1 writes: Microsoft recently changed the name of its SkyDrive cloud storage solution to OneDrive, and now it looks like the rebranding at Microsoft will continue with Windows Azure. The company apparently plans to change the name to Microsoft Azure, in an effort to lend more of a cross-platform feel to the service. Azure has become more cross-platform compatible, so this is likely a good move for the company, and this time it has not been forced to do the renaming, unlike OneDrive.

Comment that "wind8apps" site is a spam site run by one tr (Score 1) 147

by DroidJason1 on Monday March 24, 2014 @11:05PM (#46570985) Attached to: Microsoft Ships Surface Pro 2 Tablets With Wrong, Slower Processor

that "wind8apps" site is a spam site run by one troll... no credibility at all. Simply reworded the report from pcpro.uk

Submission + - WhiteHat Aviator launches the 'most secure and most private' web browser on Wind (winbeta.org) 1

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Monday March 24, 2014 @07:00PM

DroidJason1 writes: WhiteHat Security Labs has built a browser, based on Chromium, touting it as the most secure and most private web browser out there. WhiteHat even believes that Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox are not secure no matter what new features or enhancements are made to them.

Submission + - For the fourth year running, Microsoft appears on World's Most Ethical Companies (winbeta.org)

Submitted by DroidJason1 on Sunday March 23, 2014 @03:31PM

DroidJason1 writes: The 2014 version of the World's Most Ethical Companies (WME) list features Microsoft for the fourth year running. Appearing, unsurprisingly, in the Computer Software category, Microsoft is recognized as one of the "companies that truly go beyond making statements about doing business “ethically” and translate those words into action."

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