Microsoft starts selling Surface tablets in bulk
Microsoft’s Surface tablets are off to a rather unimpressive start, but Redmond now believes that it can woo more business users by selling its gear in bulk. The new service allows business users to...
View ArticleSecurity concerns hamper BYOD adoption
Although BYOD is one of the hottest trends in the industry, it seems that the adoption of BYOD policies and gear is still being hampered by security concerns. According to Insight UK’s latest survey,...
View ArticleMicrosoft channels Surface to businesses
In what can only be described as a last ditch effort to keep Surface tablets from flopping, Microsoft has launched a new channel programme in the United States. The programme should push sales of...
View ArticleMicrosoft to slash Surface RT prices in US
Microsoft is apparently about to slash the price of its Surface RT 32GB tablet by $150. The price cut should help the troubled tablet quite a bit, as it was originally priced at $499, which made it...
View ArticleThe writing is on the wall for Windows RT
Over the last week or so we witnessed a flurry of Windows RT news, some positive, some very negative indeed. Late last week Microsoft decided to slash the prices of the Surface RT by as much as $150 in...
View ArticleMicrosoft hit by $900 million Surface RT write-down
Microsoft announced its fiscal Q4 results last night and unsurprisingly the results missed expectations by a wide margin. The PC market remains slow, hence Redmond’s numbers can’t be good. The company...
View ArticleMicrosoft bleeding millions on Surface tablets
Microsoft’s hardware curse is still alive and kicking. A couple of weeks ago Microsoft announced a $900 million charge for heaps of unsold Surface RT tablets and last week CEO Steve Ballmer admitted...
View ArticleMicrosoft faces class-action suit over Surface RT
Now that the true extent of Microsoft’s Surface RT flop is becoming obvious, some investors are bent on dragging a bunch of Redmond execs to court, to answer for their misdeeds. US law firm Robbins...
View ArticleThe seven cardinal sins of Steve Ballmer
Now that Steve Ballmer is on his way out, partners are breathing a collective sigh of relief for a number of reasons, some petty some huge. Over the last 13 years Microsoft has had a fair share of ups...
View ArticleMicrosoft introduces second gen Surface tabs
Although many in the industry have already written off Windows RT, Microsoft is giving it a shot in the arm with a second generation Surface tablet. Dubbed Surface 2, without the RT suffix, the new...
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