Surface RT sets the new gold standard in hubrisSix million unsold Surface RT tablets? Something went wrong there. Perhaps Microsoft was a little, uh, over-confident...July 19, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
Surface Pro 3: Microsoft's grand tablet vision lies in tattersMicrosoft's tablet vision was bold, and beautiful. But with the introduction of Surface 3, it's dead.May 28, 2014 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
Surface: Is it 'Microsoft's iPad', or something else?Now that I actually own an Surface, it's clear to me what it's about. Spoiler: it's not an iPad.November 7, 2012 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
Will 90 percent of users always hate Windows 8?Windows 8 doesn't exactly seem to be setting the world alight. Perhaps the requirement that indifferent users have to sit down and learn their way around something new is causing problems...March 11, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
The cards you've been dealt -- being a productive developer without Windows 8.1 RTMMicrosoft is dead set against giving Windows 8.1 to developers before the general public. But how can a developer make the best of a bad situation...?August 28, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
Will anyone get fired for buying Surface tablets?You know how no one ever got fired for buying IBM? I have a sense that it will be possible to get fired for buying Surface.September 28, 2012 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
Will enterprises buy into the new Windows vision?Microsoft's new vision of Windows might make sense to consumers, but for enterprises, is there any draw to using anything other than the desktop?May 14, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
Can't shop for Windows Store apps using Chrome... But is Google being evil?Like using Windows 8, but don't like IE? You might seem some curious behavior when shopping for Windows Store apps on the web using Chrome.September 27, 2012 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
Windows 8 developers are shunning WinJSWith Windows 8, Microsoft made it possible for developers to build apps using HTML and JavaScript. Turns out, no one is really doing that...January 22, 2014 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
The enterprise sideloading story on Windows 8? It's complicatedNow that businesses can buy Windows 8 and RT devices how do you run your own apps on them? It should be easy, but licensing issues add complexity...November 1, 2012 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows