You can find pundits who are predicting that Windows 8 will succeed. You can find pundits — lots of them — who are predicting that it’ll fail. Starting today ...

Michael Mace is a former executive at Palm and Apple, and the CEO of a bootstrapped startup named Zekira. He also blogs at Mobile Opportunity, and his latest item, about Windows 8’s prospects, is the ...

I found Windows 8 installed in minutes, unlike Windows 11's lengthy, online, ad-filled install. I saw Windows 8 mash Windows 7's visuals with Metro, creating an awkward, incohesive UI. I found many ...

Windows 8 ships with Expression Blend 5 a developer preview of one of Microsoft’s development tools. The Window 8 Task Manager includes a whole new look and a lot of changes. I’ll have to explore this ...

Wanting the inside track on the next iteration of Windows, which is expected next year? Microsoft’s launched a new blog written by the engineering team, and while they don’t give away too much yet, ...

Like much of Windows, this keyboard is functional but ugly This photo, from a “leaked Microsoft Research presentation,” shows a one-thumbed soft keyboard design for Windows 8. And – if you’ll excuse ...

In the April issue of Visual Studio Magazine, Stephen Chapman, an investigative blogger who writes for ZDNet and authors the Microsoft enthusiast blog Microsoft Kitchen, wrote a VS Insider column ...

The new Microsoft operating system that all the reviewers called confusing isn't exactly winning over consumers either. Since its launch less than a month ago, Windows 8 has seen weaker sales than its ...

Q: I recently bought a Windows 8 laptop, and the only thing I don't like about the PC is Windows 8. I want to replace Windows 8 with the more familiar Windows 7. How can I do this? A: To put it mildly ...

The Windows 8 operating system has attracted a tremendous amount of mixed opinions ever since it was launched, about six months ago. Users who have spent some time with the OS have found it both ...

Oof. Everything I learn about Windows 8 feeds my fears that Microsoft eventually plans on phasing out the "old" interface. I heard the analogy of the DOS-to-Desktop transition, and I really, really ...

After years of doing "secret shopper" stories, we don't expect much from retail sales clerks. So color us surprised that, on day one of the Windows 8 era, associates at three New York-area retail ...