Tag Archives: microsoft
A future for Microsoft?
This post from Stratechery is worth a listen if you have broad interests in the future of technology. The discussion covered so many topics, but I latched on to suggestions that Apple give up on their own cloud strategy and … Continue reading
Cloudbooks
I have to admit the concept of a “cloudbook” is new to me. I can tell because my browser still thinks the word is misspelled. Tech journalists I follow started mentioning cloudbooks after the release of Windows 10 and it … Continue reading
Windows 10
Today Microsoft launched Windows 10. I am not a Windows user (today did nothing to alter my preferences), but I do own a couple of Windows machines and I thought I would take the time to explore what the new … Continue reading
I am worried about Microsoft – Really
What do ed tech writers write about when things become generic? Unlike those who are proposing 50 uses for the Apple Watch in education, I am trying to identify developments I think are significant. This lack of material does not … Continue reading
Google docs is free
Why use Google docs rather than the new Microsoft services. Eric Schmidt suggests that free is better. Note Eric Schmidt spot on Chicagoland (BTW – an interesting documentary).
Competing with free
Yesterday, I inadvertently found myself in a “comment” argument when I reacted to an Engadget post about the Microsoft student advantage program. I first simply pointed out that the author had a strange way of explaining why the program would … Continue reading
Microsoft not impressed by free iWorks
Microsoft responds after the recent Apple announcement arguing that iWorks is not software for serious work. I suppose, but I would suggest that Word is kind of a tweener – not really necessary for writing and not robust enough for … Continue reading
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This could get ugly
If Microsoft’s YouTube app for the mobile phone blocks the ads in YouTube videos, this could really raise the stakes. Ads are the primary revenue source for Google. Would Google then write the code to recognize browsers running on Microsoft … Continue reading
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