Latest figures from Net Applications shows that Windows 8's market share stands at just 2.67 percent, five months after it was first released. (That's nearly half of Windows Vista's share.)
Latest figures from Net Applications shows that Windows 8's market share stands at just 2.67 percent, five months after it was first released.
Microsoft Windows users running XP, Vista or Windows 7 will be able to upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for $39.99 when the new operating software becomes available, a date that has yet to be officially announced but which most observers and insiders believe will be sometime in October.
Of the two versions of Windows 8 Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to ship, Windows 8 Pro is more feature-rich and eventual
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) will launch Windows Server 2012 in September, with a “switch to Hyper-V” campaign that attacks VMware (NYSE: VMW). Microsoft is also talking up cloud OS development, Windows Azure cloud, Windows Phone 8, Dynamics CRM and vetical market strategies at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2012 (WPC12) keynote in Toronto.
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has started the Windows 8 advertising blitz, which is expected to trigger 1.6 billion impressions over the next six months. The big potential winners — besides Microsoft? The early answer involves Acer, Samsung and Sony. Here’s why.
First, let’s participate in a PC time warp.
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Microsoft can only hope that it's re-invention of Windows 8, Windows 8.1 aka Blue, works because Windows 8 continues to fall behind even Vista's dismal desktop operating system market acceptance numbers. As for the mobile operating system space, Microsoft needs a miracle.
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Six months ago today, Microsoft officially launched Windows 8 to the general public and today, Windows 8 is installed on ~4% percent of all PCs worldwide, according to new numbers from StatCounter.
Windows and Linux haven’t always coexisted peacefully. But integrating the two platforms — within a Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) cloud environment, at least — has become a little easier with the introduction of official Ubuntu images for Windows Azure.
Linux inched ahead in the operating-system arena during the final month of 2009, even as Windows and Mac gave up some ground. That's according to research firm Net Applications, which recently released its Market Share report covering operating systems in December.
I have a System76 Lemur Ultra Thin (lemu4) running Ubuntu 12.04.1 64 bit Long Term Service and I also have VM Ware Workstation 9.0.0 64 bit running Microsoft Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 in a 64 bit 50.00 GB guest virtual machine.
Microsoft Corporation is set to release Microsoft Windows 8, RT, and Phone 8 worldwide in October 2012.
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