Right on cue, Windows 10 has overtaken XP
Netmarketshare's January numbers put Windows 10 ahead of XP, which is consistent with its stable growth, if not XP's decline
Netmarketshare's January numbers put Windows 10 ahead of XP, which is consistent with its stable growth, if not XP's decline
People love to hate Steve Ballmer, but he's been hugely successful at Microsoft, and deserves a more considered judgement that includes his successes as well as his failures
Having written IE11 to support web standards, Microsoft is shimming it to handle mobile websites that are not following standards but catering for webkit quirks and/or non-standard features in Apple's Safari on iOS.
The development of today's leading programs, apps, websites and - with Windows 10 - operating systems is based on telemetry. If "smart" users opt out, they'll all be developed for the "dumb" people who leave telemetry on.
Microsoft held a major press conference in San Francisco on Monday 16 July, where chief executive Steve Ballmer and senior Office Division staff unveiled a preview version of its forthcoming Office 2013 suite. Some ZDNet writers attended, and several had already been trying the code. Here's what they think...
Users running Microsoft Excel, Word and other Office 2013 applications will be able to try or buy companion apps from an integrated app store, without leaving the application. The new Apps For Office apps will run in both desktop and web-based versions of Office. Companies will also be able to use the app store feature to distribute companion programs developed in-house.
Barring any further stock market shocks, Microsoft will finish the year ahead of Apple and Amazon as America’s most valuable publicly-quoted company, despite never making it to $1 trillion.
Microsoft UK's tax bill has been challenged, but not by the British government, which agreed to it. Instead, questions have been raised by the Sunday Times. It's a weak story, but part of the trend whereby US tech giants are attracting more scrutiny as European countries seek to bolster their tax revenues.
Bill Gates became the world's richest man by not taking venture capital, which meant he still owned 45 percent of Microsoft after it finally went public 30 years ago this month...
Windows XP is in decline, on Netmarketshare's monthly numbers, but can we project how much longer it will stick around? It may be longer than you think.