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The free option to upgrade to Windows 10 is still available for assistive technology users – including those that only use keyboard shortcuts like copy-paste – so why is Windows 7 market share of desktop operating systems still at 48.5 percent as of April 2017? A Windows 7 to Windows 10 Upgrade Costs Money, Money,…
When Microsoft launched Beam livestreaming capabilities on Xbox One and, later, to Windows 10 Creators Update, it was an exciting time. Gamers could now stream their gameplay to thousands of Xboxers and Windows 10 users around the world. In a sense, Beam has given us a glimpse of what gaming will be like in the…
As far as we know, Microsoft has used nearly every play in the book to get Windows 7 users – and those of any older version of Windows – to migrate to Windows 10. We also know that, so far, nothing has worked very well. Microsoft is now trying a new approach, using hardware (specifically, processors)…
At the end of 2016, Windows 10 was on slightly more than 20 percent of the world’s desktops. In the three months that followed, it increased by around 5 percent, putting it at 25.36 percent by the end of March 2017. But April 2017 and beyond will bring several changes to the Windows 10 growth story, and…
As of April 11, when Microsoft officially launched Windows 10 Creators Update, another version of Windows was given its final marching orders, Windows Vista. Data from NetMarketShare for March 2017 shows that 0.72 percent of all desktop users worldwide are still on Windows Vista. Factoring a total global desktop presence of 2 billion devices, that’s a whopping 14.4 million desktop…
While most voice-based, AI-powered virtual assistants like Apple Siri or Amazon Alexa can be extremely useful for individuals and consumers, Microsoft Cortana has a massive advantage for business users. Let’s explore some of the reasons why that is, and the features that make this such a useful utility for business professionals. First of all, Cortana’s…
Tax-related phishing scams aren’t new. Whenever U.S. Tax Day rolls around in mid-April, it is preceded by months of crescendoing activity around tax-themed social engineering attacks. But cybercriminals are getting smarter with each passing Tax Day, and their ingenuity is endless. Microsoft this morning published an exposé of sorts, into the workings of cyberthreats such as…
Windows recently updated its developer site to show OS installation data for November 2016, which reveals that the OS install base (total number of machines using a particular version of Windows) for Windows 10 now stands at 46 percent, while Windows 7 installations have fallen to 39 percent. That indicates that there are more Win10…
The growth of cloud, especially the resounding response Microsoft is getting for its Office 365 in the business user space, has enabled the company to go deeper and wider into serving enterprise customers. The Satya Nadella-led company recently announced a partnership with Steelcase, a more-than-a-century-old workspace solutions company based in Michigan. Microsoft will be working with Steelcase to…
Microsoft has confirmed, in a statement to Softpedia, that the “initial update will be for desktop, but other versions will be available thereafter.” While that’s not really surprising, we hope that it won’t be weeks and weeks before mobile devices get the Windows 10 Mobile version of Creators Update. According to several sources, Windows 10…
Microsoft should be in panic mode now that Windows 10 Creators Update is almost ready for release and Windows 10 adoption rates are still languishing at the 25 percent mark. As of February 2017, Windows 10 was installed on 25.19% of all desktop PCs – not much of an improvement from January 2017 figures. That…
As we approach March 30, 2017, when Microsoft is very likely to release the first stable version of Windows 10 Creators Update on the Dell Canvas, a lot of people might be looking to upgrade to Windows 10 but don’t want to spend the money for a full license. Is there still a legal and ethical…
About a week ago, an article was posted on Microsoft’s blog by a security researcher. The post showed that Windows 10 along with Windows Defender ATP can help enterprise users protect their systems from malware epidemics that spread through their networks after infecting the first system, also called “patient zero.” Microsoft says that users can…
Over several recent articles, we’ve spoken about why Windows 10 Creators Update was crucial to Microsoft, Windows 10 adoption rates and the whole Surface device experience. Meanwhile, another, even bigger and more significant update is already in the works. Redstone 3, expected to release in Fall 2017, is the other piece of the Windows 10…
The concept of Software as a Service, or SaaS, is not a new one, but it is one that most software makers are adopting today. Not the least of these is Microsoft, which has essentially moved its entire MS Office portfolio of applications – and more – to the cloud, and deployed it as Office 365….
