Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Microsoft

  • In one sense, Microsoft has succeeded already, by demonstrating that there is a third paradigm: a transformable tablet. That alone strikes me as a very intentional rebuttal of the Apple argument that a laptop and tablet is a forced convergence.
  • (CNET News)
  • Did Microsoft just pull off the impossible? Creating a beautifully designed tablet computer that might compete with the Apple iPad? The iPad, for all its glory, suffers from one very distinct flaw: It's very difficult to use for creation.
  • (New York Times Blogs)
  • FORTUNE -- I can sort of understand announcing without a ship date. But I cant understand announcing without prices, Daring Fireballs John Gruber wrote to his 205,000 followers on Twitter.
  • (Fortune Tech)
  • The most important part of yesterdays announcements is that Surface represents one of the biggest strategic shifts for Microsoft since its inception nearly 40 years ago in 1975.
  • (Motley Fool)
  • Microsoft Corp. has unveiled its Surface tablet computer as part of the software companys effort to compete with Apple Inc. and its popular iPad.
  • (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  • Microsoft Corp.s first-ever homegrown computer has created confusing new battle lines in the tech sector, turning longtime allies into rivals and underscoring a philosophical split over the purpose and future of tablet-style devices.
  • (Wall Street Journal)
  • Microsoft Corp. unveiled its own Windows-powered tablet computer called Surface, altering its strategy of focusing on software and relying on partners to make the machines in a renewed attempt to take on Apple iPad. The tablet has a 10.
  • (Advertising Age)
  • Consumers will choose between one of two models, according to PC Magazine: The aforementioned entry-level tablet with a Nvidia Tegra processor and Windows RT.
  • (The Christian Science Monitor)

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