Saw the Microsoft Surface Tablet and Liked It
I was at Houston’s Galleria mall during the Thanksgiving weekend and got a chance to spend some time in both the Microsoft and Apple stores there. I had read a few articles praising the device, such as Jeff Atwood’s piece (which fairly gushes), but was skeptical. I’m not at all an Apple Fan Boy nor [...]
Microsoft Struts It’s New Stuff
Microsoft is flying high, certainly internally, after four important announcements in the last couple of weeks. The company introduced Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and the all important new tablet for them, the Surface last week and announced the MarketingPilot acquisition the week before. They have also made some important announcements around Dynamics CRM. I [...]
Microsoft: A new era of vertical integration?
As he introduced the Microsoft Surface tablet yesterday, Steve Ballmer kicked off by pointing out Microsoft has long been a hardware player. He is right of course. Lots of accessories – mice, webcams. Lots of devices which did not overlap much with its licensees – Zune, XBox, Kinect, Surface table. With Surface Tablet we may [...]
