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Windows Server 8: The Microsoft Server fork

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Windows Server 8: The Microsoft Server fork
There's an argument to say that Windows Server is now Microsoft Server with Optional Windows. If it's what Microsoft has described, it's a hard left turn for Microsoft Read More


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Apple has scared Microsoft worse than we thought
After a day of keynotes and discussions at Microsoft's Build conference, my initial takeaway is Apple has scared the double espresso out of our friends from Seattle, and Windows 8 is shaping up to be almost entirely a consumer play. Read More

Blue Screen of Death gets a new look in Windows 8
While there had been hints of a new look earlier, the Windows 8 code delivered to developers at Microsoft's Build conference in Anaheim yesterday includes a Blue Screen of Death the likes of which users have not seen before. Read More

Metro will be your first stop with Windows 8
The forthcoming developer release of Windows 8 will boot only into the Metro UI, with Explorer available as a tile if you want your trusty old Windows desktop, and that's your only option until hackers get around it. Read More


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Will tablet developers rush to Windows 8?
Now that developers have in their hands a pre-release version of Windows 8 running on a special edition of the Samsung Series 7 tablet, analysts are weighing in on how many developers will ultimately build Windows tablet applications. Read More

Banksy had right: The future holds a mere 15 minutes of anonymity for everyone
Graffiti artist Banksy may have had it right when he claimed invisibility is a superpower and in the future you can be anonymous for only 15 minutes. There are now privacy invasive plans to track the sale of spray paint, prepaid cards, and your license plate. Read More

Microsoft dragging its feet with browser fix, security vendor says
StrikeForce Technologies, a small vendor of a keystroke encryption technology, is accusing Microsoft of not acting fast enough to fix a browser issue that it says is preventing StrikeForce's technology from working with Internet Explorer 9. Read More


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Windows 8 will run from USB thumb drive
Windows 8 will include a new feature that lets IT administrators provide workers with a portable Windows environment on a USB thumb drive. Read More

Microsoft: No Windows Server for ARM
While Microsoft is embracing the ARM processor architecture for its next Windows client operating system, Windows 8, the company has no immediate plans to develop an ARM-based version of its next Windows Server, the company executive in charge of Windows Server confirmed Wednesday. Read More

The two faces of Windows 8 Developer Preview
A first hands-on look at the just-released Developer Preview of Windows 8 (which became available last night at the Windows Dev Center site) reveals an operating system poised halfway between yesterday's desktop and tomorrow's touch-screen interface. Read More

Windows 8: What it's really all about
After months of buildup, Microsoft unveils the next generation of Windows for PCs and tablets. Read More



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