December 28, 2012

Windows 8 Off to a Worse Start Than Vista

PC sales are down Tablet (iPad, Kindle and Galaxy Tab) sales are through the roof Windows 8 doesn’t have a compelling feature set to warrant an upgrade Lowest priced OS upgrade Microsoft has ever put out and it still struggles Windows 8 is in no way taking the PC world by storm. If these numbers are to be believed, the adoption rate for Windows 8 is anemic at best. Is this a slow burn or a true dud? According to data compiled by web analytics firm Net Applications, Windows 8’s online usage share is a hair under 1.6 percent of all Windows PCs through December 22. When Windows Vista launched in 2007, its online usage share of all Windows PCs was 2.2 percent through the same time period. Windows 8 Off to a Worse Start Than Vista

December 6, 2012

And the Microsoft Hits just keep on coming

Microsoft Security Essentials loses it’s Certification. It comes in with a whopping score of 10.5 out of 18. It got a staggering 1.5 points for protection. That’s simply shocking. You might as well use nothing and free up the resources of this piece of crap. Norton Internet Security comes in 3rd spot with 15 out of 18. That makes me feel pretty confident the $20 a year I spend on protection is worth the effort. Like I said, you get what you pay for, and Free software isn’t always worth it. Also, the blame game for Windows 8 is in full swing. OEMs are saying it’s not their fault Windows 8 sales are sluggish. I find that highly amusing. The OS is the lowest priced update Microsoft has ever put out the door and still people are cool to it. A copy of Windows 7 Pro is $160. A copy of Windows 8 Pro is $65. They can’t even give […]

December 6, 2012

Surface Sales may take off… Someday… Maybe…

Microsoft is still struggling to make a splash with the Surface. Sales are sluggish, the blame game has begun and app support is anemic. Sales haven’t hit a million units yet and there is doubt they will. The Surface isn’t being adopted and neither is Windows 8. I’ve seen the Surface and while I don’t think it’s too bad, I don’t see the point. Microsoft doesn’t seem to understand the difference between a tablet and a laptop. The Surface is simply a laptop crammed into a different case, but yet it can’t do all the things a laptop can do. Like Microsoft itself, it’s confused about what it wants to be… Surface Sales May Surge to 1 Million Units in 2012

December 4, 2012

Things to avoid for Christmas

iPad Mini – No surprise there, just buy an iPad 2 for a couple bucks more. Windows 8 – No shocker there. Lowest priced Microsoft upgrade and people still don’t want it. Surface – Not a tablet, not a laptop, not selling in mass. Microsoft isn’t shipping the volume they want and has already scaled back orders. And really, you want to wait for the Pro version which is going to cost nearly $1,000? That would be an amazing laptop that can do a hell of a lot more or a Mac Book Air, which is wafer thin, light, durable and has a lot better app support. Holiday Gifts to Avoid

December 2, 2012

Office 2013 Looks Like Ass

I just got my first look of Microsoft Office 2013 and it looks hideous! All the color, all the depth, all the contours and shapes are completely gone. After spending years "sculpting" icons, the apps look like they’re running through a monochrome dumb terminal. I’m not a fan of the Ribbon Bar to begin with, but this makes a bad design look even worse. I wish I had a screenshot, but it was on another machine. I’m sure there are plenty out there and it’s just as bad in person as it is in pictures. Truly, this is an extremely unattractive interface. We are definitely regressing.

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