Mary Jo Foley

Mary Jo Foley

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Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, eWeek, and Baseline. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in the post-Gates era (John Wiley & Sons,… 2008). She also is the co-host of the "Windows Weekly" podcast on the TWiT network. Got a tip? Send her an email with your rants, rumors, tips, and tattles. Confidentiality guaranteed.

Freelance journalist/blogger Mary Jo Foley has nothing to disclose. WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get). I do not own Microsoft stock or stock in any of its partners or competitors. I have done paid speaking engagements for Microsoft and some of its partners, but none where all the content is not my own.

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Microsoft: No plug-ins allowed on Windows on ARM

Microsoft has changed direction and is now disallowing browser plug-ins on Windows 8 on ARM devices, according to a blog post from the president of the Windows division.

February 9, 2012 by Mary Jo Foley in Processors

Microsoft: Windows 8 on ARM to 'include' some Office 15 apps

Microsoft is planning to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote on Windows 8 on ARM devices. But exactly what does 'include' mean in this case?

February 9, 2012 by Mary Jo Foley in Processors

Microsoft: Windows 8 on ARM to launch simultaneously with Windows 8 on Intel

Windows 8 on ARM devices will ship simultaneously with Windows 8 on x86/x64 PCs, Microsoft officials said.

February 9, 2012 by Mary Jo Foley in Processors

Will Windows 8 on ARM be an OEM-only product?

Will Windows 8 on ARM be available only as something preloaded on new tablets and PCs from selected vendors? We still don't know for sure.

January 17, 2012 by Mary Jo Foley in Processors

Windows 8 on ARM: The desktop remains (or does it?)

Will Microsoft offer the Desktop App Win32 environment on Windows 8 on ARM? There's still no conclusive answer.

January 9, 2012 by Mary Jo Foley in Processors

Will Asus' coming ARM-based Windows 8 tablets be available in 2012?

PC maker Asus has let the cat partially out of the bag regarding its Windows 8 tablet plans. It seems apparent, however, that there are at least two Win 8 tablets coming from Asus before the end of next year.

October 31, 2011 by Mary Jo Foley in Processors

Microsoft: Office 2011 for Mac will be 32-bit only

When Office 2011 for the Mac ships this holiday season, it will be available as a 32-bit product only, Microsoft officials said in a blog post on June 8.

June 8, 2010 by Mary Jo Foley in Processors

Microsoft reannounces its exFAT file format is available for licensing

Microsoft has been licensing its exFAT flash file format for licensing for a while now. In case you forgot, on December 10, the company reminded folks that exFAT is available for licensing.

December 10, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley in Processors

Microsoft: No Windows 7 for ARM-based netbooks (for now)

Microsoft is not going to make Windows 7 available for ARM-based netbooks and PCs, company officials said at this week's Computex trade show. But Microsoft still isn't saying it never will deliver a port of Windows to ARM.

June 3, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley in Processors

Microsoft releases final Windows 7 system requirements

When Microsoft released the Beta of Windows 7 in January, it released a set of recommended system requirements for the Beta (which its officials noted were subject to change). On April 30, concurrent with the beginning of the delivery of the Release Candidate, Microsoft released the final system requirements for Windows 7.

April 30, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley in Processors

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