Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=53202Please stay on topichttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5320238013210zaxXbox One: Three Operating Systems for Instant App Switching Posted by Suril Amin microsoft-news.com  [graphic] Today Microsoft announced the Xbox One, which will succeed the Xbox 360. One way to view the Xbox One is a powerful gaming PC that runs 3 operating systems simultaneously. One of these operating system...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289085405/22/2013 8:24:46 AMzaxhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289074895/21/2013 4:14:14 PMzaxhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289072125/21/2013 2:23:19 PMzaxConcept video for Windows Mobile 7; the MS OS that was scrapped for the development of Windows Phone 7. [vimeo video] istartedsomething.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289042395/20/2013 9:22:00 AMSr K“The entire Microsoft Surface marketing campaign was done in KeyShot, and if you go out and buy any Microsoft product, the picture on the box is made with KeyShot,” says Henrik Wann Jensen, an Academy Award-winning computer graphics professor who founded KeyShot’s parent company, Luxion. ”The same goes for pretty much ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289026035/18/2013 7:52:31 PMKirk ©yes, but is it possible to have two in less than 12 months?The Golden State Warriors are in the NBA playoffs. Do you believe... in miracles??? Remember the SF Giants came back from several games down to take the World Series... surprising everyone.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288988635/16/2013 4:40:35 PMCautious_OptimistMicrosoft is starting to emerge as innovator in the user space. Google's brand has some problems with their productizing of our private data as well as goofy UI's. Bill Gates is emerging as a historic American philanthropist. The Golden State Warriors are in the NBA playoffs. Do you believe... in miracles???http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288982625/16/2013 12:52:27 PMzaxMicrosoft responds to YouTube demands, 'more than happy' to include ads if Google allows it By Tom Warren on May 15, 2013 07:17 pm Email@tomwarren theverge.com  [graphic] Following Google's demands for Microsoft to remove its Windows Phone YouTube app, Microsoft has responded saying...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288977265/16/2013 9:48:38 AMzaxGoogle demands Microsoft remove YouTube Windows Phone app, cites lack of ads By Tom Warren on May 15, 2013 04:07 pm theverge.com  [graphic] Microsoft updated its own YouTube application for Windows Phone just over a week ago and Google isn't impressed. The Verge has obtained a copy of a cease and desist l...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288966495/15/2013 4:44:18 PMGlenn PetersenMicrosoft Mulling Nook Media LLC Purchase For $1 Billion Eric Eldon and Ingrid Lunden TechCrunch May 9, 2013 Microsoft is offering to pay $1 billion to buy the digital assets of Nook Media LLC, the digital book and college book joint venture with Barnes & Noble and other investors, according to internal documents...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288850165/9/2013 3:25:51 PMDon GreenNow Is a Horrible Time To Buy a Laptopgizmodo.com  But in the coming months as new laptops with touchscreens become more and more common, I really think Windows 8 will really take off. Once you have used it awhile especially in a touchscreen environment, it is actually nice OS. Donhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288849185/9/2013 2:57:07 PMFUBHOMicrosoft's drip-drip-drip Windows communications strategy dubbed a washout Interview spree by Windows' CFO brings little new information to the table -- and that's a big problem for everyone in the ecosystem, argues analyst By Gregg Keizer May 7, 2013 04:03 PM ET Microsoft today announced it had sold 100 million ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288821985/8/2013 11:45:01 AMsandeepWin8 boots MUCH faster than Win7. You will easily save hundreds of minutes a year.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288812245/7/2013 9:05:11 PMsandeepIn all probability, everything will just work. Setup will warn you about incompatible programs when you upgrade and then you can refuse the upgrade. What Win8 offers you is much faster boot and generally a much more responsive system than Win7 or older Microsoft OSes. This is just one person's opinion, of course.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288812155/7/2013 8:58:56 PMFUBHOMicrosoft Windows 8.1 'Blue' public preview will be released at Build in June By Zach Honig posted May 7th 2013 3:42PM 53 [graphic] On the fence about heading to Build? Microsoft's annual conference is scheduled from June 26th to the 28th, and developers in attendance will likely hear quite a bit more about the l...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288808695/7/2013 4:58:46 PMFUBHORE:So you are saying ALL the programs I have installed and working properly on W7 will automatically come up in a W8 install and work perfectly If they were written for Windows 7, YES. If they are old XP and prior programs, maybe or maybe not...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288806855/7/2013 3:32:43 PMzaxWhat gets my goat is that my Asus VK266 monitor has a built-in webcam, and there isn't any Windows 8 driver support for it. The Windows 7 drivers were built into the OS; so there isn't anything I can download and install to make it work. So, when I want to video-conference, I have to use my KVM w/ built-in USB hub, a...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288804595/7/2013 1:55:24 PMKirk ©So you are saying ALL the programs I have installed and working properly on W7 will automatically come up in a W8 install and work perfectly? That I won't have to search around for code numbers for paid software or learn my Garmin 310XT won't wirelessly transmit my workout data to Garmin any more? GPS for Windsurf...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288803895/7/2013 1:30:56 PMFUBHORE: have folders for different tasks from writing articles, to working on family finances. It just didn't seem worth the trouble to figure out how to do this with W8 when it works just fine for me on W7. This would be exactly the same in Win 8. Zero learning curve. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288803675/7/2013 1:21:58 PMpyslent"At one point I was very happy with W7 as it allowed me to sync my PC to my laptop but they ELIMINATED that feature when they decided to sell online backups... which REALLY pissed me off..." Sounds like you are talking about Live Mesh (formerly Live Sync and before that, Foldershare). I loved that tool.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288803605/7/2013 1:19:10 PMKirk ©I actually don't use the start button but a "Dell Dock" at the top of my screen that allows me to make custom folder icons where I can insert shortcuts to my most used programs... so I have folders for different tasks from writing articles, to working on family finances. It just didn't seem worth the trouble to figure ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288803375/7/2013 1:10:21 PMFUBHOI was using Windows 8 since the Developer's preview almost a year prior to release. So people were complaining for a year at least prior to release. Guess they just decided to ignore the feedback... RE:to deal with changing to W8 and learning a new interface There is no new interface. The desktop is identical to...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288801105/7/2013 11:47:12 AMKirk ©What I wonder is why they didn't pick this up with beta testing? They could have "startup videos" showing how to do the key things with the old and new interface and let users change from the old to the new as they have time. Most of us don't have a ton of time to learn whole new interfaces to use Word and Excel to c...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288799625/7/2013 10:51:42 AMFUBHOIt is a completely trivial effort to put back the Start Orb in the desktop and make users happy. Why would you NOT want your customers to LIKE your product? Why would you not want them to be happy? Almost all of user gripes center on this missing Start Button. Could they be so STUPID to not listen...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288799195/7/2013 10:38:48 AMKirk ©New Coke, er Windows 8...... Microsoft admits Windows 8 misstep. "The learning curve is definitely real," Microsoft's head of marketing and finance told the Financial Times, in a partial explanation of why the company will reportedly change "key aspects" of how Windows 8 works when a new version is released later ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288796905/7/2013 9:40:29 AMFUBHOMicrosoft targets Android users with Switch to Windows Phone app By Dieter Bohn on April 30, 2013 07:57 pm Microsoft has released an app in the Google Play store designed to get people to stop using said store and the Android phones that connect to it. Simply called "Switch to Windows Phone," it scans your Android p...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288675964/30/2013 8:30:29 PMzaxIs Microsoft trying to snuff out Android with its ‘tax,’ or just milking it? By Geoff Duncan — April 30, 2013 digitaltrends.com  [graphic] Today’s cash cow is destined to become tomorrow’s cash whale. The market analysis firm Gartner recently forecast Android shipments worldwide will grow from abou...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288675454/30/2013 7:55:12 PMFUBHOhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288661144/30/2013 9:42:57 AMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288652394/29/2013 6:28:45 PMQualified Opinionhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288645984/29/2013 12:51:36 PMDineshhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288638424/29/2013 1:25:51 AMDon Greenhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288637564/28/2013 10:54:59 PMQualified Opinionhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288602754/26/2013 10:20:24 AMQualified Opinionhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288602374/26/2013 10:05:16 AMzaxGerman Court Rejects Google’s Appeal Against Microsoft’s Injunction Over Android Patent April 25, 2013 | By Pradeep wmpoweruser.com  [graphic] Microsoft won an injunction against Google Motorola in Germany May 24, 2012 for violating its patent EP1304891 on “communicating multi-part messages between cellular devic...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288580084/25/2013 10:48:40 AMzaxXbox To Reveal “A New Generation” Of Game Console May 21 At Microsoft’s Redmond Campus Darrell Etherington techcrunch.com  [graphic] Microsoft has just sent out a round of invites to the press to attend a special event at its Redmond, Washington campus on May 21 at 10 AM PT. The event is associated with the hashtag ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288568694/24/2013 5:20:50 PMzaxSurprisingly Strong Quarter Suggests Microsoft Transition Is On Track Microsoft is on a roll during a time in which PC sales are falling windowsitpro.com  Apr. 22, 2013 Paul Thurrott For the naysayers writing the obituaries of the PC industry and Microsoft over the past several weeks, the firm’s surprisi...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288519304/22/2013 3:18:47 PMGottfried"Microsoft's Management Discusses F3Q 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript" seekingalpha.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288449504/18/2013 8:28:14 PMzaxMicrosoft beats expectations, not going bankrupt after all April 18, 2013 | By Surur wmpoweruser.com  [graphic] Microsoft is often painted as a company in terminal decline, despite regularly posting profits in the billions. The latest challenge to face the company has been a 14% hit in PC sales in the last quarter...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288445124/18/2013 4:44:50 PMzaxMicrosoft wishes to thank Google at this time! :) [graphic]Message 28844239 What a blessing Android has turned out to be. A much better strategy than trying to sue your competitors out of existence, no?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288444144/18/2013 4:22:31 PMzaxhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288426574/18/2013 12:35:01 AMpyslent"I have both and feel comfortable with the interface but when I first starting using Win 8 more than a year ago it was awkward at first and I felt than as now, there should have been a option to use or not to use. " I strongly believe that if there were an option to avoid the StartScreen entirely, the StartScreen wou...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288424114/17/2013 9:35:41 PMEric LMicrosoft's Bold Transition of Windows to Multiple Screens (Wired) ... We are in a great moment of transition. In just a few more years it will seem bizarre that our various screens all needed different drivers, that they showed different data. Game consoles are dead men walking. The phone is a relic. TiVo is someth...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288410294/17/2013 12:24:57 PMDon GreenI think the strategy by Microsoft was to get desktops users comfortable with the Windows phone interface to possibly encourage them to get a windows phone. I have both and feel comfortable with the interface but when I first starting using Win 8 more than a year ago it was awkward at first and I felt than as now, the...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288407274/17/2013 11:06:40 AMzaxMicrosoft Signs Foxconn For Android Patent Licensing Agreement April 17, 2013 | By Pradeep wmpoweruser.com  Microsoft announced that they have signed a patent licensing agreement with Foxconn that provides broad coverage under Microsoft’s patent portfolio to manufacturer of more than 40 percent of the world’s consu...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288402604/17/2013 8:20:14 AMpyslentI think winRT presented a chicken or egg problem for Microsoft. By bundling it with every desktop copy of Windows8, they were able to promise developers a userbase of 500 million in year 1. All these new apps were supposed to give the tablets some curb appeal (both win8 and windowsRT). The strategy doesn't work if Wind...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288396744/16/2013 8:55:13 PMzaxThanks for recollecting and pointing out my previous prediction. :) I think a more nuanced approach to integrating the paradigms was needed than elimination of the start menu. If they had made an app that lived in Metro that was a touch-friendly version of the classic start menu, it would have been OK. Getting rid ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288392334/16/2013 4:50:59 PMpyslentConsidering how may people installed Classic Shell (myself included) on every Windows 8 workstation they used, this was somewhat predictable. It's an interesting turn of events, one that you predicted. But I wonder if it speaks to the failure of the Metro gamble... Force feeding the Start Screen onto traditional comp...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288390694/16/2013 3:34:34 PMzaxConsidering how may people installed Classic Shell (myself included) on every Windows 8 workstation they used, this was somewhat predictable. Microsoft May Bring Back The Start Button And Provide Boot To Desktop Option In Windows Blue Posted by pradeep In Microsoft, Windows 8, windows 8, windows 8 storeTagged...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288382634/16/2013 10:55:27 AMzaxMicrosoft’s Got Style at the Simon Fashion Now Show By Adam Z. Lein | April 15, 2013 5:45 AM pocketnow.com  [graphic] Over the weekend, the Westchester, one of New York’s trendy suburban malls, had a two-day fashion event as part of the ” Simon Fashion NOW” mall tour designed to show off many of...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288367704/15/2013 4:27:34 PM