Five challenges facing Microsoft in 2015
Not only is the company itself under new leadership, it is having to adapt to a rapidly changing ecosystem where the PC has given ground to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.
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Crapware: Why manufacturers install it, what you can do about it, and why it's not going to go away
Crapware (also known as "bloatware" or "junkware") is the stuff that hardware makers install onto their devices on top of the operating system.
Nokia: Using Android like 'peeing in your pants for warmth in winter'
Sometimes people say the daftest things ...This has to be the daftest quote of the month, from Nokia's outgoing head of smartphones Anssi Vanjoki.
Windows isn't dying, it's just becoming irrelevant
Just as the stone ax gave way to one made of bronze, the Windows-powered PC must now give way to better, more customized, more refined tools.
Thanksgiving tech support survival kit (2014 edition)
Get some down time over Thanksgiving by preparing in advance for the inevitable 'Turkey Day' tech support requests deluge.
Microsoft needs to stop giving people reasons NOT to upgrade Windows!
Microsoft might want to exorcise Windows XP and Vista from the world's PCs (because if you're running old software, you've not given Microsoft any cash in a while), but the company's own attitudes to how consumers get their hands on operating systems is a big part of the reason why people are running old operating systems.
Report: Microsoft wants $15 from Samsung for every Android handset made
Microsoft is squeezing the Android patent cash cow as hard as it can, with Samsung in the firing line this time.
Confirmed: Microsoft is fiddling with system files without permission
If this turns out to be true, it has some very serious (and disturbing) implications ...
"Baked-in" DRM - Yet another reason for people to hate Microsoft
Newsflash – There’s a growing segment of computer users that hate Microsoft. “Baked-in” DRM is giving more users a reason to hate Microsoft.
More information from Microsoft on stealth update
Just to keep you all in the loop, I've just received the following information from Microsoft regarding the stealth update.