Windows 8 is due to arrive in less than a month. We are incredibly close to the launch of Microsoft's next operating system, and in many ways Microsoft's biggest update since Windows 95. Microsoft has stepped away from the idea of the start button, and overall the Windows desktop and hast instead … [Read more...]
Three years ago, right before Windows 7 arrived in stores, Microsoft launched a promotion where if you recently purchased a Windows Vista computer you'd get a free copy of Windows 7 when it came out. $15 is quite a bit more than $0, but Microsoft is still offering a similar deal if you want to … [Read more...]
In a couple of months Microsoft will release their Windows 8 operating system which has been in development for the past three years. One of the biggest parts of the new Windows 8 operating system is this new user interface that is also found on the Xbox 360 and Windows Phone. In the past Microsoft … [Read more...]
This week on The Prime Podcast we talk about the AppSite Beta, Apple's 7-inch iPad Mini, a $100 PlayStation 3, and the launch of Windows 8. Topics Media Temple AppSite Beta Review Will Apple Launch A 7-Inch iPad Mini? Windows 8 Will Arrive In October, Server 2012 Will Arrive In … [Read more...]
Even though Windows 8 has been mentioned by Microsoft several times over the past year Microsoft never got around to announcing anything to do with the release date of the operating system. The same also applies to Windows Server 2012 which was announced around the same time Windows 8 was announced. … [Read more...]
We recently wrote an editorial on how Microsoft is going to sell Windows 8 for a very low cost in order to increase sales. Microsoft is letting people who purchase a new PC now upgrade to Windows 8 for just $15 while all existing Windows users will pay $40 for that same upgrade. The problem is that … [Read more...]
Microsoft is doing everything they can to avoid another Vista. Six years ago Microsoft was putting their finishing touches on Windows Vista right before launching the operating system to the public. Windows Vista was a really unsuccessful operating system. People who paid the really high price to … [Read more...]
One of the biggest things Microsoft did to the Windows interface with Windows 8 was remove the start button and start menu. If you go to the Windows desktop on a Windows 8 machine you'll notice that there is no button in the bottom left corner like on previous versions of Windows. Instead you are … [Read more...]
Just as rumored Microsoft launched the Windows 8 Release Preview today which is overall a more stable operating system with plenty of new apps and features making it one step closer to being released this fall. First off let's go over the new features that come with Windows 8's Release Preview. One … [Read more...]
In about a week Microsoft should talk a little bit more about the Windows 8 operating system and launch the Windows 8 Release Preview at Computex 2012. Overall the Release Preview won't be a whole lot different from the Consumer Preview but it certainly will be more polished, user friendly, and … [Read more...]
