Microsoft released a new update (KB2959977) that fixes the WSUS TLS 1.2 glitch. In addition, Microsoft announced that Windows...
Microsoft announces beta version of Microsoft Braces

I just received a press release from Microsoft Germany. With Microsoft Braces, the Redmond software giant finally enters the...
Will Microsoft deemphasize Windows?

Microsoft has a new board member: G. Mason Morfit. According to reports, he stands for deemphasizing hardware and (surprisingly)...
Did Ballmer’s faulty pony trick theory get him fired?

A very revealing article at Bloomberg sheds some light on the developments that led to Ballmer’s firing. It appears...
Windows Enterprise without Software Assurance and other news

Microsoft will offer Windows Enterprise without Software Assurance beginning March 1, 2014. This is good news because Windows Enterprise...
Is Bash the next big thing after PowerShell?

ZDNet’s Linux advocate, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, posted an interesting article about the Linux job market. Data from The Linux...
Microsoft’s CEO on the significance of software – End of the devices hype?

In his second interview, Microsoft’s new CEO, Satya Nadella, repeatedly stressed the importance of software. I wonder if this...
What do you think about Microsoft’s new CEO?

Satya Nadella is Microsoft’s new CEO, and he wants to "do new things." I like that. How about you?
IT job postings – Amazon leads, Microsoft in fourth place, Google counts on robots

Computerworld has an interesting article about IT job postings in the US in 2013.
I will spare you the big numbers of Microsoft’s Q2 financial results because all those billions don’t mean much...
Windows 10 release date in 2014?

Softpedia reports that the Windows 9 release date might already be in October 2014 and not in April 2015.
No news about Windows 9

Paul Thurrott proved once more his great connection to Microsoft insiders. In his latest post, he reveals a few...
Microsoft is the new top brand, Apple has high aversion score

An interesting new study of UTA Brand Studio ranks the impact of the Microsoft brand higher than the brands...
PC Plus + time = PC – Windows

Gregg Keizer wrote an interesting article for Computerworld claiming that Microsoft faces computer makers' rebellion at CES by rolling...
Can a Surface RT 2 replace a laptop? Absolutely!

The Surface Pro gets all of the attention but its little brother packs a serious punch for a much...
Microsoft’s new Windows release cycle policy

Microsoft’s new Windows release cycle policy Microsoft has released the long-awaited Windows 8.1 update to the public. This minor...
Interview with Ben Armstrong – Program Manager in the Hyper-V team at TechEd Australia 2013

Paul Schnackenburg interviewed Ben Armstrong (the Virtual PC guy), Program Manager in the Microsoft Hyper-V team, at TechEd Australia...
TechEd Australia 2013 impressions – IT pros out of focus?

Yet another TechEd Australia has come and gone. A bit of a weird event really, excellent in some ways,...
TechNet subscription end – Did you sign the petition?

A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced the retirement of the TechNet subscription service. As expected, there was a noticeable...