Microsoft Archive
Archives for October 2014
Plus, Microsoft’s piddling Surface sales, the problem with Apple’s porn policy, The Most Epic Safety Video Ever Made and “The Shining,” Starring Willy Wonka.
It’s now Microsoft Lumia devices, not Nokia Lumia devices, that represent a fragment of the market dominated by Android and iOS.
Revenue was up significantly, but profits took a hit amid restructuring charges.
“The Ebola virus is unlike any health crisis we have ever experienced and needs a response unlike anything we have ever seen,” the Microsoft co-founder said.
Plus, Steve Ballmer: investment adviser, Hungary mulls an Internet usage tax and Apple’s boring new iPads.
It all comes down to whether your friends want to use yet another messaging app.
It makes business sense; Microsoft’s deal with Nokia only allowed it to use that brand during an 18-month transition period.
Combining a touch-enabled PC with an overhead scanner and projector.
Plus, Amazon and Simon & Schuster sign a deal, ruminations on Apple’s Q4 and a great “Sound of Music” GIF.
Plus Jony Ive says rival smartphones are ugly, Math 101 by James Cameron and Drunk J. Crew.
Simply saying harassment is bad is not enough.
Plus, poor Mark Zuckerberg, what happened to Windows 9 and the iOS Autocomplete Song.
Its kinda-ephemeral (buzzword alert!) video messages disappear in two weeks.
Tesla’s new all-wheel-drive car, HP splits into two companies and more.
A set of “everyday” things you can do, starting immediately. They require a behavior change. They will make a difference.