Monthly Archives August 2013

Microsoft Surface Computers = $2 Billion Loss

Filings with the SEC this week revealed that Redmond’s first foray in the computer building arena has been a financial disaster.  Oh, and they also have alienated all their OEM partners; exhibit A: Asus announced this week that they will no longer build an RT version of the Surface.

 


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Moto X: Made in the USA

MotoX has arrived and it is homemade in more ways than one.

Google  launched its next hero this past week after leaks left very little to the imagination.  Among other things, the MotoX is designed to be highly customizable by the customer, something sure to appeal to a younger, hip users for whom fashion is as important as function. And….the MotoX is made in the USA, but will people buy it on that strength at $199 for a two year contract?


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Apple – iWork for iCloud Beta Released

iWork in iCloud

MacNewsWorld

Not to be outdone by Google or Microsoft, Apple released a beta version of iWork, their productivity suite, iCloud.  Unfortunately, the  The acknowledged leader in this area is Microsoft which has owned productivity on the desktop and recently gave access to a lot of that functionality with Office 365 and Web Apps.  For its part, Google has already gotten a lot of mind share with Google Docs that allow the same kind of Office in the Cloud experience within Google’s ecosystem.


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Microsoft Forced to Rename SkyDrive

embarrassed guy

Paul Thurott, WinSuperSite

Microsoft confirmed that it will not fight a July ruling by the England and Wales High Court in which it was found to have infringed on British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) trademarks for the term “Sky.” As a result, Microsoft has agreed to rebrand its SkyDrive cloud storage service with a new, as yet-unknown name.


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