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Five reasons why Google’s new Chromebook isn’t a Windows-killer | ZDNet

ntman68 — Thu, 12 May 2011 16:51:46 +0000

Great write up by Ed Bott on the upcoming “Windows killer”. My take; I agree that cloud services are the future and most line of business applications are currently, or soon will be, run through a browser. Compute devices should obviously be locked down and used as appliances. The storage of data in the cloud by default is a dream come true from a collaboration and security standpoint. Microsoft calls this same idea their Windows Thin PC strategy. The idea is the same; a locked down machine with a thin OS that accesses applications through a web browser or terminal connection such as TS or Citrix. Offline access is a problem, as is access to legacy applications that have to run locally. It will be very interesting to see how this technology evolves over the next few years.

Five reasons why Google’s new Chromebook isn’t a Windows-killer | ZDNet

Gartner agrees: Windows Phone will beat iPhone by 2015 | Windows Phone Secrets

ntman68 — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:21:44 +0000

With two large analysis firms agreeing, could it be that Windows Phone will actually overtake IOS as the worlds second most popular smart phone? Could be. Nokia must be planning on pushing a shit-ton of WP7 down the throats of Euro’s starting in 2012. I can only hope this translates into growing popularity here in the US. Hope springs eternal.

Gartner agrees: Windows Phone will beat iPhone by 2015 | Windows Phone Secrets

With new utility, you may be able to get NoDo right now (Updated) | Windows Phone Secrets

ntman68 — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:08:13 +0000

I love the Internet. Paul Thurrott and Ed Bott have found and tested this. Leave it to the hackers to find a way around the silliness created by the lame US carriers. If I hadn’t abandoned AT&T for Sprint, I would update my phone like this in a heartbeat. Power to the people!

With new utility, you may be able to get NoDo right now (Updated) | Windows Phone Secrets

Microsoft releases Windows Thin PC public test build | ZDNet

ntman68 — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 14:37:29 +0000

I always thought Windows Fundamentals was a great idea. The thought here is that you can use a stripped-down version of Windows to load on legacy hardware to extend it’s useful life. Though these stripped OS’s have the ability to run localized applications, the real beauty as I see it is in thin clients. With an integrated RDC client, these can make very good thin clients with some local application flexibility.

I will be all over this one when it finally gets here.

Microsoft releases Windows Thin PC public test build | ZDNet

Microsoft readies tool for managing iPads, iPhones and Android devices | ZDNet

ntman68 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 17:11:15 +0000

If true, this is very good news. Those pesky iPhones and iPads are cropping up left and right. Allowing their use today creates some pretty significant intellectual property risks as their management features are weak. Given the challenges we experienced deploying SCCM 2007 however, thinking about upgrading it to 2012 makes my head hurt.

Microsoft readies tool for managing iPads, iPhones and Android devices | ZDNet

Windows Phone 7 Update schedule arrives: stinks for AT&T users

ntman68 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:28:44 +0000

As I feared, AT&T is screwing up Windows Phone 7. According to Paul Thurrott, this update has been in AT&T’s hands since December of last year, yet they are still “testing”? Please. Fortunately, my Sprint Arrive has… well, arrived… so I now have NoDo and can move on with my life. I can tell you, though… the Arrive seems much snappier than my HTC Surround with nearly identical hardware. Optimizations in NoDo perhaps?

DIAF, AT&T. Seriously.

Windows Phone 7 Update schedule arrives: stinks for AT&T users

Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows: Windows Phone 7 Review, Part 1: Introduction

ntman68 — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:32:35 +0000

The definitive review of Windows Phone 7 from Windows guru, Paul Thurrott.

Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows: Windows Phone 7 Review, Part 1: Introduction

Windows Phone 7 Review: Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have Ourselves a Race

ntman68 — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 15:08:04 +0000

Great news early on the Windows Phone 7 front. Despite the AT&T disaster, I will have one in my hot little hands soon.

Windows Phone 7 Review: Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have Ourselves a Race

First generation Windows Phone 7s won’t be on Verizon or Sprint | ZDNet

ntman68 — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 22:48:22 +0000

Uh oh. My hatred of AT&T is so great, I may skip the first wave of WP7 phones and wait for the CDMA versions. This is a serious bummer and makes me fear for the platform.

First generation Windows Phone 7s won’t be on Verizon or Sprint | ZDNet

Windows Phone 7 released to manufacturing

ntman68 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:25:50 +0000

Very good news. Many of us are waiting patiently for this release of Windows Mobile. There has been lots of hype about it and all the early reviews are positive. About the only thing that can screw this up now would be releasing it on the wrong carrier *cough* AT&T *cough*. Are you listening Sprint and Verizon? Just make it happen!

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