Lenovo Yoga–Straight up With a Twist
I have been using a Lenovo Yoga laptop for a month and like it enough to report back on my impressions. This laptop replaces an Asus Zenbook Touch that I had been using and generally liked but in order to maximize the touch aspects of Windows 8 I found that having a touch screen simply [...]
Microsoft Convergence 2013: crossing the t’s; dotting the i’s
Microsoft Convergence 2013 wasn’t flashy; it wasn’t mind-blowing or even super energetic, though it had enough energy. But it was important to be there, to understand what Microsoft was doing and to see where they were going.
Win8 like a first time visit to WalMart
I have been playing with my Win8 Ultrabook for the last week, gradually exploring its features. My friend Louis Columbus tells me Microsoft has bought into “Personas” in its development philosophy simulating how different roles navigate its software. I think they forgot one persona – that of a tourist who enters a US WalMart on [...]
Windows 8 for a Mac User
I recently purchased an Asus Zenbook Touch laptop to replace my trusty Macbook Air. I was impressed by the hardware design being exhibited by the top tier ultrabook manufacturers, they embody sleek design elements and a fantastic build quality but more importantly Windows 8 has created a once in a generation opportunity to redefine what [...]
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 [...]
Windows 8: Microsoft in a Post Microsoft Era
Like a lot of people I am watching the launch of Windows 8 in the market unfold in real time and find it one of the most fascinating shows in tech right now. There are few moments in our industry’s history that combine such a wide array of transformational disruptions on a company, while at [...]
Enterprise Headlines and Highlights, 2012-10-21
Highlights from the world of Enterprise Software and Solutions over the past week: Lots of activity in the mobility world – Apple seems to have set the date for the iPad mini (this Tuesday, 23 October), Google promoting the Chromebook, rumors of new Google Nexus devices, Microsoft Windows 8 Surface tablet details announced and pre-orders [...]
Looking for the Killer App: Imagining Windows 8 in the Enterprise
I spent last week at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference with 16,000 of the company’s 460,000 partners, and Windows 8 was at the top of the agenda for the company and the attendees. As I’ve written before, my recent experience using a Samsung Series 7 running Windows 8 has convinced me this is a potential game-changing moment [...]
Event Report: Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference 2012 #wpc12
Microsoft Provides The Passion And Products For Partners To Compete In A Post PC Era Microsoft kicked off its Worldwide Partner Conference in Toronto, Canada amidst 16,000 partners (See Figure 1). Attendees caught the latest news and product announcements while sharing new business models and products for a post PC era. Key announcements for Day [...]
The Windows 8/Metro Challenge: Good for the Enterprise, Not So Good for Apple and Google
Microsoft’s TechEd conference this week showcased more than just Windows 8 and its amazingly well-designed Metro touch-based user interface. It also heralded what may prove to be a tectonic shift in the strategic position of Microsoft in the enterprise. And with that shift may come an equal, and opposite, shift in the fortunes of Google [...]
