When Microsoft unveiled Surface Pro Tablet at the CES 2013, it grabbed huge attention of the visitors and consumers. Later, Microsoft announced on January 22 that it will release Surface Pro Tablet in the U.S. and Canada on February 9. Within hours after release Surface Pro sold out online, and in a few stores.
Microsoft and the open-source community have been at odds, more than often. Yet, of late, the software giant has tried to smooth things down, especially because of the growing popularity of open-source operating systems. Reports now claim that Microsoft is working on a version of Microsoft Office that would work fine on Linux machines. This version is expected to arrive in 2014.
Facebook has been steadily pushing itself into the online ads business. Given the sheer amount of social data it has, it is no wonder that the social network has been successful so far. Now, reports are abound that Facebook is sealing a deal with Microsoft to acquire the Atlas ad-serving business. An official announcement is expected next week.
Yesterday, Microsoft has taken to Reddit to respond to users’ queries regarding its upcoming Surface Pro tablet. During the Reddit session, a Microsoft spokesperson has hinted some interesting developments. These include the possibility of a battery-charging cover for the slate and a whole range of accessories which would connect through the connector at the bottom.
Software giant Microsoft and Chinese telecoms giant Huawei are gearing up to spread the Windows Phone widely. Microsoft and Huawei have jointly announced that they are going to bring affordable, low-cost Windows Phone powered devices to capture the African market.
Microsoft’s decision to make Xbox users pay $60 per year as a fee for Gold Membership if they wish to stream content from Netflix is preposterous indeed. Even if a user has Netflix subscription, he can’t access Netflix content on Xbox. Apparently to placate the angry Xbox users, Microsoft has announced free access to the Netflix app on Xbox for three days.
We have been hearing for a while that Microsoft is secretly working on an Office app for the iPad tablets. So far these rumors have proven futile. The software giant recently unveiled the new updates that will be coming to Office 2013 and Office 365, and yet we hear no talk of an iPad app.
Microsoft Office is the most used productivity application suite worldwide. The economics of using Microsoft Office suites by home users is very much different from organizations. Keeping that in mind, software giant Microsoft has reinvented its business model for Office suites. The software giant has begun selling year-around subscriptions for Office 365 Home Premium for Mac and PC, a cloud-based version of its office suite programs from January 29.