MC2 Post 1569 Windows 8 is Not Selling --- Windows ---- It's over !!!

From:   http://www.zdnet.com

The very day the debate came to an end, this headline appeared: IDC: Global PC shipments plunge in worst drop in a generation. Sure, a lot of that was due to the growth of tablets and smartphones and the rise of the cloud, but Windows 8 gets to take a lot of the blame too. After all, the debate wasn't whether or not Windows 8 was any good. It's not. The debate was over whether it could be saved.

 

Link:  http://www.zdnet.com/windows-its-over-7000013964/

TinyURL:   http://tinyurl.com/d7yh4gl

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But Wait ....

Microsoft's Windows 8 Plan B(lue)

 

Bring back the Start button, boot to desktop

Summary: Microsoft may be moving toward bringing back the Start Button and allowing users to boot straight to the desktop with its coming Windows 8.1 release later this year.

From:    http://www.zdnet.com

Link:  http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-8-plan-blue-bring-back-the-start-button-boot-to-desktop-7000014075/

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/c2yp8vx

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How an Accountant Created an entire RPG 

Inside an Excel Spreadsheet

Arena.Xlsm puts macros to work for leveling, 
battling, and collecting items.


Link:  http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/04/how-an-accountant-created-an-entire-rpg-inside-an-excel-spreadsheet/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All+content%29

At 218 Characters, it shows that even a modern news aggregator can be stuck in Pre-2.0  technology....  So Sad.   And Such a Waste of "bandwidth".   

Wingman.

TinyURL:  http://tinyurl.com/c9pr8dh

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