Milestone of the Week
Microsoft rarely talks about statistics of its app repositories, but when it does, it’s usually triumphant. The company let everyone know that Windows users now have access to over 525,000 unique apps, both on Windows and Windows Phone. A lot of work remains, but we’re getting there.
Release of the Week
Don’t tell Microsoft, but the third major update to the Windows platform is here. Some are referring to it as the November Update, while others are
going with the erstwhile name of Windows 8.1 Update 3. Whatever you choose to call it, this important new refresh is now available for deployment.
Strategy of the Week
An unravelling strategy, one can make a point, but a strategy nevertheless. Intel is a leader, but apparently even leaders find the ultracompetitive mobile world a hard nut to crack. So much so that the chip giant has decided to cut on the
subsidies it offered to Android tablet makers to use its processors.
Question of the Week
The Microsoft Band is a mighty fine accessory, for a first generation device, at least. Polished, optimized, and high on functionality. The device soon became a sales hit, but only to go out of stock soon after, leading some to
question just how many Bands did Microsoft actually built for the debut?
Overtake of the Week
Remarkable how most of the negativity surrounding Windows 8 has now vanished. A lot of it has got to do with Windows 8.1 and how it fixed several issues with the original vanilla version. Good thing, then, that this flavor of the operating system is about to
overtake the Windows XP behemoth.]]>