An open letter to Microsoft – Why does Windows suck?

By: Dan Uff, Senior Editor For those of us who are old enough to remember, when Windows 3.1 came out, it was a state of the art operating system.  Who would have thought one could operate a computer with tiny icons and a revolutionary device called a mouse.  The operating system was built on top […]

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CES: Microsoft's Steve Ballmer takes stage for final time at CES

Last evening, Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer, took to the stage to deliver the opening Keynote for the Consumer Electronics Showin Las Vegas, NV. Ballmer discussed what’s coming from Microsoft in the coming year. The keynote presentation is available on Microsoft’s web site here.

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Monkey sees, Monkey do: Microsoft to make Windows 8 available digitally

When Apple announced that it was going to sell OS X Lion exclusively as a digital download, many were skeptical. By not selling physical copies of the operating system, wouldn’t Apple be crippling Lion’s consumer reach? As it turns out, Lion has already sold more than 6 millions copies in the Mac App Store, making […]

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Microsoft board very unhappy with Steve Ballmer

After conducting an annual performance review of Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, the software giant’s Board of Directors took him to task for poor sales of its Windows Phone 7 operating system, dampened Windows revenue and the “need for further progress” with new form factors, awarding him just half of his maximum yearly bonus. Via: AppleInsider.com

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