Category: Microsoft

As reported on TechCrunch. by Alex Wilhelm Microsoft mostly kept its head down during CES, but with its Build developer conference on the horizon and several platforms to unify, the company has a busy few months ahead of it. Recently, both Paul Thurrott and Mary Jo Foley wrote on Microsoft’s future ‘Threshold’ Windows update. Threshold is not what Microsoft will release in 2014. That code, an update to Windows 8.1, will likely land in the first half of this year,…

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As reported on TechCrunch.  by Alex Wilhelm Earlier today ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley published another installment in what appears to be an orgy of access, this time with outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Regarding its executive changes, Microsoft today reported that it will not announce its new leader until 2014, cooling speculation that the new CEO would land before the end of this year. Ballmer’s remarks are worth reading, of course, but two segments stand out. For one, his…

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As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren Redmond wants to counter Mountain View Microsoft is considering making Windows Phone and Windows RT available free of charge to device makers. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans have revealed to The Verge that free future versions are under serious consideration by OS chief Terry Myerson. We understand the plans aren’t fully set in stone, but they’re part of broader changes Myerson is planning for the future of Windows. Microsoft is…

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As reported on TechCrunch. by Ingrid Lunden Microsoft has been adding firepower to its Windows Azure cloud platform to compete against the likes of Google, Amazon and Dropbox and Box to attract enterprise users to create, host and distribute data around the world. In the latest development, it is launching theCloud OS Network, a group of some 25 service providers and system integrators that offer services on Windows Azure. The list includes household names in the…

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As reported on Engadget. BY RICHARD LAWLER  The NSA / PRISM / MUSCULAR scandal sparked by Edward Snowden’s leaks stained many tech companies, and tonight Microsoft has laid out several plans it hopes willconvince customers (particularly non-US businesses and foreign governments) they’re safe using its products and services. In a blog post, general counsel and executive VP Brad Smith lays out a three pronged approach of “immediate and coordinated action” against the threat of government snooping. It’s expanding the use of…

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