Sure, the Windows 8 preview allegedly arrives today. But The VAR Guy is distracted with more pressing priorities. Indeed, he is charting a course to Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2012 (WPC12, July 8-12, Toronto). From his hidden hideaway on Long Island, The VAR Guy will drive to Toronto with several Microsoft channel partners whose identities remain hidden… for now.
If history is any indication, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner is set to target Apple, Google, Oracle, VMware and other rivals during a keynote today at Worldwide Partner Conference 2012 (WPC12) in Toronto.
As the world awaits Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets (such as Microsoft Surface), here’s a twist: Samsung’s Series 7 Slate tablets (actually called Slate PC) running Windows 7 are selling well and the company has had trouble keeping up with demand, according to a briefing at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2012 (WPC12).
Did you miss Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2012? Not sure how Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is positioning Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and Office 365 cloud services for channel partners? Don’t worry. The VAR Guy’s got you covered.
Microsoft is expected to unveil Office 15 (perhaps for Windows 8, Windows 7 and Apple iPad) as soon as Monday, July 16. The software company hopes Office 15 and peer product launches like Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 will lift sales, profits and partner wins to new heights.
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC12) will generate plenty of Windows 8 news. But if you listen closely, you’ll hear some surprising WPC 12 chatter involving Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Rackspace (NYSE: RAX) and a range of desktop as a service providers.
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is set to address thousands of technology partners July 9. His keynote, scheduled for Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC12) in Toronto, will need to communicate Microsoft’s cloud momentum while assuring partners that the company’s Windows 8 strategy across desktops, notebooks, tablets, and smartphones will unlock new profit opportunities.
Microsoft has killed Windows Small Business Server development, trimming the Windows Server 2012 lineup to four editions: Datacenter, Standard, Essentials and Foundation. The takeaway: Microsoft is striving to shift small business customers to Office 365 and cloud services. But is Windows SBS really dead?
Two weeks ago, Microsoft launched its Windows 8 Quickstart kits for web developers who want to test their web apps on Internet Explorer 10 and Windows 8 on their Macs. That offer sold out very quickly, but today, Microsoft announced that it is making another 1,000 of these kits available on Swish, with 10,000 more coming throughout the rest of the year.
The offer will go live at 2:30 p.m.
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