After the change in Terms of Service (TOS) by Google, now it’s time for Microsoft. They have proposed a new TOS mainly concerning policy on privacy and dispute settlement issues. Microsoft informed its clients about the changes in policy via mail, saying that the new TOS will in effect from October 19, 2012.
Recently, we cited the concerns of security researcher Nadim Kobeissi towards the SmartScreen feature in Windows 8. The feature essentially tells Microsoft about every single app that is to be installed on a Windows 8 machine. Kobeissi said that this may be a violation of a user’s privacy rights. Microsoft has denied the charge now.
The world is eagerly waiting for Windows 8, the next big release from Microsoft. The beta releases of Windows 8 have attracted great reviews from users and critics. However, there are some critical privacy concerns which have now been cited about this new operating system (OS).
Microsoft has been revamping itself almost entirely ever since it first introduced the tile interface, it is now calling Windows 8 UI. From Windows Phone 8 to Hotmail.com’s new look, the tiled interface is spilling into all Microsoft products. And now, the company has redesigned its logo along the lines.
Apple Now The Most Valuable Company Ever Of All Time Surpassing Microsoft. Apple has market capital of $623 billion which is an all time record for any public limited company. They broke the previous record put by Microsoft of $618.9 billion back in 1999. Share price has gone high on Monday.
Microsoft has been steadily rebooting its entire web presence. At the heart of Microsoft’s online presence have been two things since a long time – Hotmail and SkyDrive. Hotmail has been deemed slow, heavy, visually unattractive and unprofessional by critics and users alike. However, Microsoft changed the views of many by rebranding Hotmail.com as Outlook.com.
Ever since Microsoft has unveiled its own Surface tablets, its hardware partners have been under a lot of pressure. Acer was among the very few to openly cite its concerns. Acer’s CEO, JT Wang, recently stated that Surface tablets were a mistake and that Microsoft should ‘think twice’ before going forward with it.
Microsoft Excel is normally held as the synonym for bore. The software is usually used as a spreadsheet app and normally, it’s simply numbers that goes in and out of it. However, it doesn’t mean that Excel can’t be put to a more creative and colorful use. Watch the music video below to see how.