Windows head man leaving Microsoft

Microsoft stock could remain under pressure as investors consider the ramifications of Windows chief Steven Sinofsky’s sudden departure from the company after more than 20 years of service. Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) dropped more than 5% early Tuesday to $26.75, the lowest level since January. By the afternoon, the stock pared some of the losses, but was still down […]

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Tim Bajarin: "Windows 8 is 'welcome to the past' instead of 'welcome to the future.'

“Due to scheduling conflicts I could not be in NYC yesterday for the Windows 8 launch but watched it intently as it was streamed around the world from Microsoft’s Web site. But what I saw was both impressive as well as confounding for many reasons,” Tim Bajarin writes for TechPinions. “Let me start with the […]

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Parallels is warning users not to upgrade to Windows 8

“With today’s launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8, Parallel’s is warning Mac users that the app is not ready to update to the new OS,” Jordan Kahn reports for 9to5Mac. “In a support document on the company’s website, it issued a ‘critical and urgent Windows 8 service advisory’ telling customers it should wait before upgrading from […]

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QVC taking pre-orders for Windows 8 PCs

As we said yesterday, QVC began taking pre-orders for HP on their first Windows 8 PC as a Today’s Special Value.  The computer comes in two configurations and starts at the $699.00 price range.  The systems will be sent out on the day that Windows 8 is officially released to the public. For more information, click […]

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