Mandates Windows 8.1 Update to receive future patches; evidence of commitment to constant OS refreshes, say experts Microsoft’s demand that Windows 8.1 users install this week’s major update was another signal that the company is very serious about forcing customers […]
Windows 8.1 RTM leaks to Internet
After Microsoft policy change, illegal downloads are the only way for developers to get their hands on the near-finished code Windows 8.1’s RTM, which Microsoft announced on Tuesday, has leaked to file-sharing sites, according to numerous forum postings and blog […]
Retailers didn’t do Windows 8 any favors
Retailers share part of the blame for poor Windows 8 sales and the ensuing decline of PC shipments, analysts contended today. Microsoft’s radical overhaul of Windows has been cited by some to explain plummeting PC shipments, but the very organizations […]