m Mozilla doubled down on its bet that low-end smartphones will give Firefox OS a place in the crowded mobile market, announcing partnerships Sunday that will bring $25 smartphones to the large number of people who can't afford high-end models like Apple's iPhone 5S and Samsung's Galaxy S5 that cost...

m Manufacturers will be charged $15 to license Windows 8.1 and preinstall it on devices that retail for less than $250, instead of the usual fee of $50, said the people, who asked not to be named because the details aren't public. The discount will apply to any products that meet the price limit, wi...

Damn you, Asia!

I agree with you here, because MS can save money if they switch to a BSD kernel -- which may be something that will be needed in the future (cost cutting), as Windows continues down its rocky declension. They could drastically downsize their kernel development department, and reap all the benefits ...

m This bit stood out to me like a sore thumb: ...The company has years of experience warding off myriad security challenges from what its executives frankly describe as "determined and persistent adversaries." But bumps in the road notwithstanding, Microsoft has learned to navigate the fro...

I suppose, even called sideloading, if it's allowed perhaps it's not so terrible. Perhaps you guys do have a point. Again, that's not the main focus of my comments. Windows is locked down in a way, because MS thinks they need to nursemaid us all. Can't delete that file in modern version of the OS wi...

No offense, but look at full Android, Chorme OS, or at Windows Phone. Look at the most stellar example, iOS. Scorpius, you say that Android is more open, in a sense that's true, but let me ask, how do you get your application to a *typical* Android user without using the Android Store? Are they goin...

I think you're misinterpreting my points. I'm not running scared, I've hated the direction that MS has taken Window post 2000. I don't mind XP as I can work around most of it and it's not that bad. There's been some good in the more recent Windows, but in my eyes not much (at least as a strictly des...

A great example is multiple desktops. This has been something that power users have been asking for for over a decade now. OSX has it, Linux has it, even OS/2 Warp has it. But Windows doesn't. The reason for this is because every time we try and add it to the desktop, we run user tests; and every t...

Glad you brought this up. Something further: Now that the casual users are aware of their new pasture, we can start tailoring. It will be a while before the power users start seeing the benefits of this (that's why I said they'd benefit in the long run). Right now we still have a lot of work to do o...