Microsoft Windows is a series of graphical interface operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows in 1985 as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world’s personal computer market with over 90% market share in the following years.
Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s new CEO, is pushing hard to change the way that the tech behemoth thinks about the world and Microsoft’s place in it. He is actively moving the company… Read more »
Make no mistake: Although Windows Phone 8.1 is a “point” update from the prior version, this software is filled with fantastic features. If developers take advantage of Universal Windows Apps, Microsoft… Read more »
Analysts continue to unpack the generally well-received announcements that Microsoft has unfurled since Satya Nadella ascended to the position of CEO last month. In his Weekly Update, Stowe Boyd, the Gigaom… Read more »
Cortana, Microsoft’s clone of Apple’s Siri, got a lot of the attention and ink during last week’s Build conference, but the real news was something more foundational, and economic. Microsoft showed… Read more »
Fans of the Samsung Galaxy S4 that aren’t fond of Google Android might be interested in the Samsung Ativ SE. The handset runs Microsoft Windows Phone and shows that Samsung is… Read more »
For as much good news that Microsoft shared for end-users, developers and device makers at Build 2014 on Wednesday, the reality is the game of “catch up” is still on. And… Read more »
Microsoft crammed numerous announcements into a three hour keynote event on Wednesday at its Build event. Windows, Windows Phone and Xbox all get new features and some of them are shared,… Read more »
Not a huge surprise, but Scott Guthrie gets the official nod as Cloud and Enterprise chief at Microsoft. Stephen Elop was named EVP of devices and Phil Spencer to head combined… Read more »
Android continues to muscle its way into the overall computing device market, illustrating the continued shift from desktops to mobile. By next year, for every 1 Windows computer sold, expect 3.6… Read more »