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Windows 8 still has a chance in enterprise

Trustmarque's Chris Lim

Chris Lim says all is not lost for the new OS even if Windows 7 will remain the primary platform of choice in the near term

20 May 2013

Microsoft not blue about Windows 8 update furore

Samsung chip chief sticks boot into Windows 8

Microsoft preps course correction for Win 8

Channelnomics' Chris Gonsalves

Chris Gonsalves asks whether Redmond's counter-move on Win 8 disappointments is too little, too late

08 May 2013

Microsoft has softened XP blow but is it enough?

Richard Edwards says businesses struggling to upgrade from Windows XP – and their channel providers – will benefit from a discount

15 Apr 2013

Android to take top spot as low-cost tablets fuel market

Apple to cede control but Windows to remain a bit-part player, says IDC

12 Mar 2013

Good week/Bad week

Find out what is hot to trot and what is chillier than a Met Office-predicted cold snap

14 Jan 2013

Fighting fire with fire

2012 was the year of the black water dragon: an unpredictable, tempestuous time

11 Dec 2012

Beyond the PC

How much longer might resellers benefit from offering traditional PCs? Fleur Doidge lines up some of the factors in play

30 Nov 2012

All eyes on the end of the year

Mehryar Hamid reflects on what Q3 meant for the final round in another tumultuous year

26 Nov 2012

The latest Window of opportunity

Microsoft's new OS can be used in a number of ways to develop ongoing business, notes Mark Herbert

15 Nov 2012

Onlookers predict muted enterprise uptake of Windows 8

Channel players question whether Microsoft has overlooked the business market in its quest to reconnect with consumers

26 Oct 2012

Windows 8 launch sparks midnight queues

Fanbois brave last night's cold weather in the name of Microsoft's new OS

26 Oct 2012

Windows RT hardware partners nail their colours to the mast

Dell, Lenovo, Asus and Samsung all sign up for Microsoft tablets, with Acer and Toshiba not in the mix

14 Aug 2012

Change afoot in the PC market

Vendors, distributors, resellers and retailers must clarify their business models in an increasingly confusing, complex PC market, Fleur Doidge discovered at this year’s Distree EMEA conference in Monte Carlo

17 Feb 2012

Raging Jobs vowed to "destroy Android"

Former Apple boss pledged to spend vendor's "every penny" pursuing makers of "stolen product"

24 Oct 2011

Microsoft unveils Windows 8

Software giant talks developers through new features of Windows 7's successor, but holds off on revealing launch date

14 Sep 2011

HP UK PSG chief: We are not quitting PCs

Paul Hunter hits out at "incorrect stories" and stresses desire to lead partners to future success

25 Aug 2011

Tablet market disappoints in Q1

IDC figures reveal mobile devices lag behind the hype for the first time

11 Jul 2011

VIP bites into Apple

Components distributor extends reach into systems market in bid to become one-stop tablet shop

20 Jun 2011

Windows 8 set for 2012 release

Microsoft top dog Steve Ballmer lifts lid on upcoming operating system

24 May 2011

Google channel hails Chromebook

Onlookers predict the release of web-based devices will smash Windows refreshes

18 May 2011

Microsoft tightens OS market stranglehold

Software monolith stretches lead at the top, but open source rivals make waves in the server arena

27 Apr 2011

Microsoft shifts 350 million Windows 7 licences

Software giant reveals 18-month sales figures for its flagship operating system

26 Apr 2011

Acer backtracks on claims it will dump netbooks

Red-faced vendor denies employee's suggestion it is "phasing out netbooks"

20 Jan 2011

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