The Verge

MARCH 21, 2022

Microsoft is pushing ahead with plans to warn Windows 11 users that have installed the operating system on unsupported hardware. In a new update to Windows 11, a watermark has appeared on the desktop wallpaper for unsupported systems, alongside a similar warning in the landing page of the settings app.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Microsoft will end product support and updates for Dynamics GP, its legacy enterprise resource planning (ERP) product for small and medium businesses, on September 30, 2029, the company announced on Tuesday. Microsoft is committed to ensuring we offer robust and innovative solutions to meet these needs.

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Network World

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Microsoft added two new chips-for-hire to the huge variety of hardware instances in its cloud computing catalog at its Ignite conference last week — and all eyes are on AWS to see whether it reinvents its custom chip offering at its own event next week. Microsoft was a little late in joining the custom chip revolution.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Microsoft co-founders Paul Allen, left, and Bill Gates with an array of personal computers in the early 1980s. Microsoft’s decision to make software, rather than produce a PC of its own, defined its business in its early years. Learn more and register here for our Microsoft @ 50 event, March 20, 2025, in Seattle. trillion today.

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 27, 2021

But before you can get there, Microsoft wants you to have the necessary hardware. The company published a blog post officially detailing the system requirements for Windows 11. It lays out the processors and systems that will be compatible with the new operating system, while… Read more.

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The Verge

MARCH 15, 2022

Image: Microsoft. Microsoft appears to be testing a new type of ad inside File Explorer on Windows 11. Microsoft MVP and Twitter user Florian Beaubois discovered an ad in the latest test build of Windows 11, prompting users to check out the Microsoft Editor. pic.twitter.com/rusnyrYyX2 — Florian (@flobo09) March 12, 2022.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Microsoft’s new “Pluton” architecture has won support from Intel, AMD and Qualcomm. Microsoft Graphic). It’s modeled after the chip design that Microsoft introduced with the Xbox One in 2013, and also uses in its Azure Sphere processors for Internet of Things devices.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

A variety of new hardware updates are expected from Microsoft. Image: Microsoft. Like in previous years, Microsoft is getting into the mix with its forthcoming Surface event , where we anticipate the company will announce a slew of products during its livestream presentation on Wednesday at 11AM ET / 8AM PT.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 31, 2021

Microsoft Photo). Microsoft announced this morning that it will release Windows 11 on Oct. Microsoft will use what it calls a “phased and measured approach” that assesses a PC’s specs to determine when Windows Update will offer the upgrade. ” It’s part of a broader refresh of the Microsoft Store.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s time to evolve beyond the UNIX operating system. So while I was editing this podcast on self-healing operating systems, I was reminded of an article that I never finished for Fobes.com. It’s a radical rethinking of how we even view our current choices of UNIX-derived operating systems.

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TechSpot

MARCH 2, 2023

Microsoft is hard at work on Windows 12, and Intel (and likely AMD) is working together with the Redmond corporation to provide the new operating system with advanced AI capabilities. Read Entire Article

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CTOvision

AUGUST 15, 2016

All enterprise professionals should continue to track MicroSoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ). We focus most of our energy tracking smaller, more disruptive firms since most enterprise technologists will know how to get updates on MicroSoft, but like the other Tech Titans we track we have to keep an eye out for surprises. What Is Microsoft HoloLens?

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Computerworld Vertical IT

AUGUST 5, 2021

Microsoft this week launched its Windows 365 service, revealing prices for the virtual desktops that range between $20 and $162 per user per month. To read this article in full, please click here

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Microsoft just launched the affordable Surface Go 3, but maybe it will reveal new hardware at an education-focused event on Tuesday. Microsoft is hosting an event next week focused on education technology. Details are light, but here’s Microsoft’s description of the event : Join us at 9 a.m. PT on Tuesday, Nov.

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2021

Microsoft is now threatening to withhold Windows Updates from your copy of Windows 11 — potentially even security updates — if you take that route. It’s quite possible this is just a cover-your-ass measure on Microsoft’s part. But I suppose Microsoft could change its mind about system requirements for future ISOs, too.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Microsoft on Monday began releasing Windows 11 as one market after another rolled into Oct. 5, the day it had set as the launch date for the operating system upgrade. Personal computers running Windows 10 that meet Microsoft's stricter-than-usual hardware requirements were immediately eligible for the free Windows 11 download.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

Stratvert is a former Microsoft program manager who left the company to focus full-time on his work as a YouTube creator, producing how-to videos about software and services from Microsoft and others. First Look at Windows 11 – impressions from an ex-Microsoft PM. 5 , providing a sense for what to expect. .

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Panos Panay introduces the Microsoft Surface tablet at a launch event in 2012. File Photo) Microsoft developed its first Surface tablet more than a decade ago under strict secrecy to give then-CEO Steve Ballmer the option to pull the plug shortly before it launched if the company’s PC partners objected.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2021

Now that Microsoft has announced Windows 11 , you may be wondering what you’ll need to install it. This marks the end of Windows support for older 32-bit hardware platforms, even though it will continue to run 32-bit software. A Microsoft account is required for some features. Microsoft had enough of that with 8 and Vista.

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Network World

JULY 17, 2024

Interest in the open-source network operating system SONiC is rising as major networking vendors and start-ups look to offer resources to help enterprises give SONiC a try. SONiC is seen as a significant alternative to more traditional, less flexible network operating systems. What is SONiC? Who created SONiC?

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The Investing Edge

AUGUST 8, 2013

There’s one argument I don’t think has been adequately covered: Apple failed to heed the lessons learned from its desktop OS battles with Microsoft in the 1980s. I’m old enough to remember Apple vs. Microsoft for PC supremacy, and I see remarkable similarities from those days and today. Buckle up and enjoy the ride….

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The Verge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Today, we start our run with a discussion on the reviews we haven’t talked too much about yet on the show: this year’s software and hardware endeavors from Microsoft. How do the new Surface products fit in with a new operating system? The show answers questions like: Why does Windows 11 feel unfinished?

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

When Houston-based Axiom Space starts putting together its commercial space station, some out-of-this-world infrastructure for cloud computing could be close behind — and Microsoft could help make it happen. Steve Kitay, senior director of Microsoft Azure Space, is fully on board. Why put the cloud in space? ” he asked.

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TechSpot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

After Dell, Asus, and Lenovo, HP is the latest manufacturer launching new devices designed for Microsoft's upcoming Windows 11 operating system.

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The Verge

AUGUST 7, 2020

Microsoft is making some significant changes to the way it runs its Windows organization this week, signaling a renewed focus on the operating system that made its name. It follows Microsoft’s decision to slice Windows into two parts more than two years ago after the departure of former Windows chief Terry Myerson.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Microsoft has teamed up with Mikey Likes It Ice Cream in New York City to give away free frozen dessert today. Free ice cream isn’t the only way Microsoft is celebrating the release of Windows 11 in New York City. Windows 11 is available on new devices today or for eligible existing hardware. Image: Mikey Likes It Ice Cream.

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The Verge

JULY 27, 2021

Microsoft posted the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2021 financial results today , reporting revenue of $46.2 While cloud and Office services have boosted Microsoft’s revenues, it’s clear that the global chip shortage is taking its toll elsewhere. Microsoft’s new Xbox Series consoles are now three quarters into sales.

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2022

Microsoft was working on a secret “pocketable” Surface device powered by a custom Windows OS before the company turned to Android for its Surface Duo. Codenamed Andromeda, the device appeared in leaked emails , patents , reports , and throughout various references to it in Microsoft’s Windows operating system.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Windows 11 is anything but perfect, and reviewers have mixed feelings about Microsoft's new operating system. If you've already upgraded or are planning to do so, it's worth noting that Windows 11 comes with enhanced security features that come at the cost of performance, even on relatively new hardware.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 15, 2024

Application compatibility One of the guiding principles is to ensure third-party security applications and any applications containing device drivers are supported by the ISV for the targeted Windows Operating System and new Windows PC device. High speed internet and Microsoft account required. Some features require an NPU.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

Microsoft’s big security push is complicated Microsoft has had six years to prepare for the launch of Windows 11, but the company is still struggling to explain its new hardware requirements. Microsoft doesn’t typically enforce strict CPU requirements. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 won’t be supported for Windows 11.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 8, 2023

You’ve probably heard that Windows 11 is a “meh” operating system. But with Microsoft no longer updating Windows 10 (except for security fixes), what’s a PC geek got to do to get the most from Windows now? And Window 12 is little more than a dream at this point. To read this article in full, please click here

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The Microsoft Surface Duo | Dieter Bohn / The Verge. From Surface Mini to Surface Duo Microsoft is returning to making phones this week, as part of an ambitious project to usher in a new era of dual-screen and folding devices. This is the story of how Microsoft’s new folding Android phone came to be.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 15, 2021

Originally, the new operating system was meant to arrive alongside novel form factors like dual-screened tablets, notably the Surface Neo, but with delays on the hardware front, Windows 10X. Windows 10X has been years in the making, and as it gets closer to release, near-final builds are starting to leak.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Microsoft launched its first version of Windows on November 20th, 1985, to succeed MS-DOS. Microsoft’s first version of Windows might not have been well received, but it kick-started a battle between Apple, IBM, and Microsoft to provide computing to the masses. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates with a boxed copy of Windows.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Microsoft’s new Surface Laptop Studio uses a unique hinge to transition between laptop, presentation and studio modes. Microsoft Photo). The new Surface Laptop Studio was shown for the first time during Microsoft’s fall hardware event Wednesday morning. Microsoft Photo). Microsoft Photo).

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GeekWire

JULY 23, 2020

Revenue in Microsoft’s Surface hardware business jumped 28% to more than $1.7 Pent-up demand from previous supply chain bottlenecks also may have played a role in the larger-than-expected Surface revenue increase in Microsoft’s fiscal fourth quarter.

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