Windows 8

Windows 8.1 market share barely inches up

March 4, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft is taking notice and reportedly ready for drastic measures to move the needle, including a free versions of Windows 8.1.

Friends don’t let friends stay on Windows XP

February 21, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Time is running out for the vaunted Windows XP operating system, and Microsoft is pulling out all the stops to get businesses and consumers to upgrade.

The end of Windows 7 is now in sight

February 18, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft set the end-of-sales date for Windows 7 consumer editions, in which the vaunted operating system will be no longer available for sale.

Windows 8.1 update brings some PC relief

February 3, 2014 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

A series of leaked Windows screenshots making the rounds seems to indicate Redmond knows how to handle criticism and has made some changes accordingly.

Are the old guard sticking around at Microsoft?

With Ballmer and Gates around, can anyone lead Microsoft?

January 7, 2014 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Is Microsoft’s CEO hunt being slowed by fear amongst candidates that the old guard is going to stick around?

Microsoft Appears Ready to Jettison Windows RT

November 27, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) 1

Microsoft is sending strong signals that Windows RT, the version of the operating system for ARM processors, is nearing the end of its unremarkable run.

Quarterly Numbers Good for Lenovo, Bad for PCs in General

November 11, 2013 Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) Comments Off

The PC market is a tough place even for the world’s largest maker of the increasingly commoditized gear.

Former Microsoft exec Stephen Elop is reportedly one of the finalists for the CEO role.

Microsoft Narrows CEO Search, Strategic Shift Possible

November 11, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Microsoft reportedly narrowed the list of possible replacements for retiring CEO Steve Ballmer.

Phil Sorgen, new worldwide channel chief at Microsoft

New Microsoft Channel Chief Says Surface Strategy Still Evolving

November 4, 2013 Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) Comments Off

Phil Sorgen says the reason the Surface tablet isn’t broadly available to solution providers for resale is because Microsoft lacked a distribution strategy.