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Apr. 30, 2013

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Microsoft's Billion-Dollar Businesses, Past and Future

People like to compare Microsoft and Apple, but the truth is, they couldn't be more different. Microsoft's businesses are more diverse than Apple's and are of course far more business oriented. A quick examination of Microsoft's billion-dollar businesses shows where the company makes all its money today. How that will change in the coming years?...More
Apr. 25, 2013

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Here Comes the Next Xbox

Microsoft on Wednesday confirmed that the next Xbox video game console, codenamed Durango, will be revealed to the public at a special event at its Redmond campus on May 21. That event will kick off a multi-event unveiling which will continue through June, and then the release of the device, which is expected in early November....More
Apr. 24, 2013

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Microsoft Confirms It Will Reveal the Next Xbox on May 21 17

Microsoft confirmed my exclusive report that it will reveal the next Xbox in a special event on May 21. The firm originally intended to reveal this eagerly anticipated device today, on April 24, but pushed back the schedule to better respond to Sony’s recent PlayStation 4 announcement....More
Apr. 23, 2013

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Sleeping with the Enemy: Xbox SmartGlass for Kindle Fire HD 2

Users of Amazon’s best-selling Kindle Fire HD tablets can now download free versions of Xbox SmartGlass optimized for those devices. The availability of this app follows the release of Xbox SmartGlass apps for Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch)....More
Apr. 11, 2013

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Roku: 5 Million Devices, and What This Says About the Living Room 18

I’ve made the case that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 sales over many years do not constitute a particularly large market, especially when compared to those for PCs, tablets, or smart phones. But this week, Roku announced that it has now sold 5 million of its living room set-top boxes. What does this say about the state of this market?...More
Apr. 7, 2013

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Xbox v.Next and Always On(line) 57

Microsoft has taken the unusual step of apologizing for public statements made by an employee about a feature of the next Xbox, a product that has yet to be announced. But let’s be clear: Microsoft is only apologizing for the way the message—“deal with it”—was delivered. I suspect it won’t be changing how the next Xbox works one bit....More
Mar. 23, 2013

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Xbox Does Not Infringe on Motorola Patents, ITC Rules

An International Trade Commission judge on Friday issued a preliminary decision in a patent battle involving Motorola Mobility, now part of Google, and Microsoft. According to administrative law judge David P. Shaw, Microsoft’s Xbox video game console does not infringe on a Motorola patent. And he recommends that the ITC dismiss the case....More
Mar. 22, 2013

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Short Takes: March 22, 2013

An often irreverent look at this week's other news, including Surface availability for bulk purchases, a new Microsoft disclosure about law enforcement requests, Stephen Elop throws an iPhone, Microsoft can’t move Xbox to cloud because of retailer influence, high profile Xbox LIVE accounts get hacked, Google burns Frommer’s books, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezo dives to the bottom of the ocean and comes up with NASA artifacts....More
Mar. 19, 2013

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Microsoft and the Follower’s Dilemma

As an entrenched and dominant player in a handful of key markets, Microsoft has settled into a protectionist mode that prevents it from moving quickly into new markets. And its belated entry into multi-touch devices could be late enough to be fatal....More
Mar. 18, 2013

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One Year Later, Kinect for Windows Remains a Non-Event 15

Today, Microsoft is releasing its biggest-yet update to its developer tools for Kinect for Windows, the PC-based version of the Kinect motion sensor. But over a year after the initial release, I’m curious why this add-on has never been issued as a real product. Then, as now, Kinect for Windows is a non-event....More

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Apr. 18, 2013

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What I Use: On the Road 20

Every so often, I publish an updated version of my “What I Use” document, which details the technology products and services I actually use day-to-day. Since I’m currently on my third business trip in five weeks, this is perhaps an ideal time to discuss the technology products I rely on when I travel and a few related points....More

Mar. 6, 2013

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What I Use: March 2013 33

Lots of changes since November, including a new PC-based home server running Windows 8, several new smart phones, new PCs and tablets, new cloud backup, Office 365 Home Premium and a nice doubling of my Internet speeds courtesy of Verizon FIOS....More

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