The first major Windows 8 update is mostly focused on refinements to the operating system’s radically new interface.
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Windows Blue: Undoing a Mistake Is Never a Mistake
ZDnet’s Mary Jo Foley on the possibility that Microsoft may undo some of its Windows 8 decisions: smart!
A Brief History of Windows Sales Figures, 1985-Present
In 1990, Windows 3.0 sold at a then-blistering rate: four million copies in just one year.
Microsoft: 100 Million Windows 8 Licenses Sold, Windows Blue This Year
New stats on how Windows is doing tell us only so much.
Microsoft’s Strategic Blunder with Windows 8
Could Windows 8 eventually catch on? Perhaps it can over time. But Microsoft needs to do a better job of easing people into it
10 Games to Watch for Late Spring 2013
Check out our late-spring list of PC, console and handheld video games to keep an eye on.
Michael Mace on the PC Industry’s Woes
The story of Dell’s proposed buyout tells us a lot about the challenges of the PC industry in general.
Windows Blue: Return of the Start Button?
The next version of Windows may look a little more like…Windows.
Sorry, PC Industry: You’ve Apparently Managed to Perfect the PC
Maybe the PC industry, like the TV industry, has entered the era of infrequent upgrades
Windows Blue and the Rise of Ultramobiles
Later this year, Microsoft will introduce an upgrade to Windows 8, code named Windows Blue. It will be quite an important update to the current version of the company’s PC operating system.
Windows 8 Pricing Goes Back to Normal
As planned, the $39.99 upgrade deal will come to an end on February 1.
Microsoft Surface: The Price Is Out but Mysteries Remain
It’s $499, with 32GB of storage. Or $599 if you want one with the slick keyboard cover. And $699 for a 64GB model with the cover.
Those are the answers that tech watchers have been seeking since Microsoft announced its Surface …