Comments on: Sinofsky strikes back, says there was no power grab at Microsoft http://gigaom.com/2012/11/15/sinofsky-strikes-back-says-there-was-no-power-grab-at-microsoft/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:15:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dr James Cain http://gigaom.com/2012/11/15/sinofsky-strikes-back-says-there-was-no-power-grab-at-microsoft/#comment-1183735 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:18:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=585011#comment-1183735 You are right, I am a tech with a PhD in Computing. I’ve got loads of Apple kit, but Win 8 with touch on an Ultrabook is inspired. I have programmed MS products since 1990, and I’ve never been so impressed – combined with some super Stella tech (have you seen what SMB3 over Infiniband can do?), they are back – in a big way!

]]> By: Robert Varipapa http://gigaom.com/2012/11/15/sinofsky-strikes-back-says-there-was-no-power-grab-at-microsoft/#comment-1181899 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:32:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=585011#comment-1181899 You’re in the minority.

]]> By: Dracula http://gigaom.com/2012/11/15/sinofsky-strikes-back-says-there-was-no-power-grab-at-microsoft/#comment-1180235 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:00:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=585011#comment-1180235 Microsoft is going to win big this time around. Its not the same organization it used to be a few years ago. The transformation is remarkable. I am writing this comment from my MacBook Pro with Galaxy S3 sitting next to me, but can tell you that when Surface Pro is here, I wouldn’t hesitate to make the switch.

I am not loyal to any product/company, my loyalty is towards innovation, and at the moment I fing Microsoft pushing the boundaries better than anyone else in the tech industry. Hats off, never expected this from them and I can imagine how difficult such transformation is for an established company.

]]> By: ricdesan http://gigaom.com/2012/11/15/sinofsky-strikes-back-says-there-was-no-power-grab-at-microsoft/#comment-1179986 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:26:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=585011#comment-1179986 I dont think so, M$ has no compelling reason to try to lure its customer base to the new OS. I have been on board since DOS and even when the train wreck transition to Vista was at least adopted by enterprise, there was some reason to adopt!

Win 7 is so good and the tablet outside the iPad is so superfluous that in a tough economic environment that we will face now and in the future, calling DOA on 8 is an easy assessment!

They will see some upgrade but easily miss their target by at least a factor of 4.

]]> By: Barb Darrow http://gigaom.com/2012/11/15/sinofsky-strikes-back-says-there-was-no-power-grab-at-microsoft/#comment-1179823 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:17:28 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=585011#comment-1179823 wow. it’s a little early no?

]]> By: Statspotting http://gigaom.com/2012/11/15/sinofsky-strikes-back-says-there-was-no-power-grab-at-microsoft/#comment-1179814 Thu, 15 Nov 2012 16:14:09 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=585011#comment-1179814 Forrester is asking if Windows 8 is dead on arrival

http://statspotting.com/2012/11/forrester-survey-windows-8-dead-on-arrival-in-the-enterprise/

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