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Thursday, May 29, 2008

Windows Touch-screen? Oh, Lord Help Us…

Kevin Maney

In Microsoft’s never-ending search to bloat its software with bells and whistles of questionable use, the company now wants to add touch-screen capabilities to Windows. Raise your hand if you’ve been dying to navigate on your laptop by touching the screen? Anybody? Anyone at all?

This is the company that has been sure the tablet PC would be a success since 1999. It’s never been more than a computing niche. Yeah, touch-screen makes sense on something you hold in your hand, like an iPhone or Treo. But not-so-much with something that sits on your desk.

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Prediction: Microsoft Will Leapfrog Vista, Release Windows 7 Early

Jason Hiner

Microsoft is nothing if not responsive to its customers. In fact, it’s hyper-responsive. That’s why we’ve ended up with feature-bloat in both Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office, as the company has tried to please everyone by including everything-but-the-kitchen-sink in its software. And that’s why Microsoft will ultimately try to quell the embarrassing Windows Vista debacle by making a bold move with Windows 7 to win back customer loyalty and generate positive spin for its most important product.

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