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MS Surface – Killing Itself?

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Microsoft seems to be hell-bent on upsetting its partners again, at a time when it really can’t afford to do so.    Someone has thought Microsoft should be more like Apple (again?) and do it all itself, with regards to Windows RT and the newly-announced ‘Surface’ tablet.. Not surprisingly, OEMs who were planning Windows RT devices are now … Continue reading →

‘Windows 8 Only’ CPUs – Bad for Business?

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First we had ‘EFI Secure Boot‘ limited to Microsoft control, and now Intel and AMD have both recently – and somewhat coincidentally – announced that their new tablet-focussed CPUs – ‘Clover Trail‘ and ‘Hondo‘ respectively – will be ‘Windows 8 Only’, with Intel even going so far to state categorically that ‘Linux will not be supported’..     I … Continue reading →