Microsoft watcher Mary Jo Foley's blog covers the products, people and strategies that make Microsoft tick.
Mary Jo has covered the tech industry for more than 25 years for a variety of publications and Web sites, and is a frequent guest on radio, TV and podcasts, speaking about all things Microsoft-related. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons, 2008).
Hot topics among readers of 'All About Microsoft' in 2012 included both the predictable (Windows 8, Surface, Windows Phone 8) and the rumored coming product/service releases.
In this Microsoft news roundup, we talk 'Portico' for Windows Phone 8; features deprecated with Outlook 2013; HTC Windows RT tablet rumors; and new Windows Azure updates.
Updated: Microsoft is phasing out some of its Expression family of design tools for Windows and Windows Phone. So what's Plan B?
It was a busy year for the Microsoft public cloud team in 2012. And 2013 is shaping up to be another fast-paced one on the Azure front.
The fourth version of Microsoft's cloud-based device-management service, is adding agent-management support for Windows RT, Windows Phone 8 and iOS devices.
Microsoft is extending its free trial for Office 365 for small businesses, hoping to lure those who are unhappy with Google's decision to eliminate its free Google Apps version.
There's more than one way to chip away at Google's search share, according to Microsoft. Mobile apps offer another avenue, says head of Redmond's AppEx team.
Microsoft's fourth release of its Windows Intune service will add sideloading and management support to Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 devices.
What criteria should business users use to evaluate which Windows 8 or Windows RT tablets they should buy? Here's Microsoft's guidance.
A new Microsoft-commissioned study makes the case that corporations do well by standardizing on a single browser. Microsoft's obvious hope and contention is that browser is Internet Explorer.