Now all Windows developers have been thrown under the busMicrosoft's latest boneheaded move is to prevent developers having early access to Windows 8.1 and Windows 8.1 RT...August 27, 2013 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
Did we all just witness Windows start to die?Surface RT's failure calls the whole "Windows 8 Project" into question. As a result, the "death of the PC" may end up taking Windows with it...July 22, 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 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
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
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
Office is the only thing that can kill a ChromebookGoogle wants the enterprise. It's hungry for it. Microsoft has one important defensive weapon to keep it at bay...February 19, 2014 by Matt Baxter-Reynolds in Windows
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
Is the Surface RT cheap, or is the iPad mini expensive?Microsoft has changed the landscape of consumer tablets by adjusting the price of Surface RT. But they may also have made a rod for their own back...July 17, 2013 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