After successfully rolling out its Windows-plus-Office bundle for enterprise customers, Microsoft is working on a consumer version. Here are my predictions on what that subscription will include. Once again, a job listing on a public website has accidentally given away details of an unannounced product Microsoft is developing. My colleague Mary Jo Foley had the … Read more
The end of the year offers a chance to compare the two companies which most strongly symbolize the tech industry through the years. These two are like George Clooney and Russell Crowe. They’ve been around forever, yet still somehow manage to do enough to recalibrate themselves for a new generation. Sometimes, their work verges on … Read more
With much of the Windows blogosphere in full Chicken Little mode over an undisclosed bug in Internet Explorer – and reports of problems with that patch – we’ve seen a reasonably tranquil patching month erupt in holiday-season glitter. Just when you’re ready to settle in for some egg and nog and whatever may accompany, Windows … Read more
The move would echo the Microsoft 365 plans now aimed at enterprise users and would further the company’s effort to push subscriptions. Microsoft may unveil Windows 10-Office 365 subscriptions for consumers that resemble the Microsoft 365 plans now pitched at enterprises. Hints of a product tagged “Microsoft 365 Consumer” surfaced in a pair of help-wanted … Read more
Microsoft has morphed into an interesting blend of practicality and aspiration these days. Here’s what that meant for the company in 2018 and how it could shape Redmond in 2019. As 2018 comes to a close, it’s interesting to watch various parties attempting to analyze the reasons behind Microsoft’s “comeback.” It’s the change in culture, some argue. … Read more
What will 2019 hold for data centers and the cloud, both public and private? Here are our educated guesses. It’s that time of year again, where vacations are planned, going to the mall looks like something out of “Braveheart,” package theft from doorsteps is rampant, and people try their best not to offend. In other … Read more
The October 2018 price hike for Microsoft Office 2019 will badly affect local governments, leading Socitm to urge Microsoft to reconsider. Local authorities face the prospect of paying more for their Microsoft software than they had anticipated, and have until December to sign up to the new pricing, or face a 4% hike. The price … Read more
Cisco secures SD-WAN software, bolsters cloud-based Office 365 application access, and offers DevNet SD-WAN development options. Looking to help customers batten down the edge, Cisco is marrying its software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) software with security features while boosting support for cloud services. Many times SD-WAN customers have been forced to choose between adding more security to their SD-WAN at … Read more
Microsoft’s stumbling all over itself trying to get Win10 1809 released. Unless you need an updated Notepad, a clipboard that works almost as well as free add-ons, or a screenshooter that can’t even save in JPG format, wait for more shoes to drop. t’s been an interesting morning, in an ancient Chinese curse kind of … Read more
Microsoft follows through with its plans to raise Office 2019 prices by 10 percent. Microsoft may have just made Office 365 a more attractive option than it was previously thanks to Office 2019’s higher prices. Microsoft rolled out its on-premise Office 2019 suite for Windows and Mac in September. But rather than highlight major new … Read more
