¿Monopoly? Windows XP in business
Windows XP
In recent years, several analysts of the current market of operating systems have shown that the central and monopoly that Microsoft had been for several years and had managed to maintain over time, there was no more . The progressive positioning of IOS, the birth of several open source Linux distributions, among others, had done what seemed so far impossible to unseat the "giant".
However, this type of analysis suffers from something. In their enthusiasm for a market that actually does not have hegemonic positions and monopolistic agents, unaware of the actual existence of these, and are quick to diagnose the power of new agents in the reality of practice, only manage to make a slight shadow who stands as the axis of evil.
So a correct analysis would be one who can stay within the strict limits of reality, then claiming realism as most appropriate strategy for effective knowledge of the current state of the operating system market.
That realism would have to recognize, for example, the fundamental position that has Windows XP in the field of business, when what it is desktop. According to an analysis worthy of respect published a few days, 59.9% of computers in business are governed by this version of Windows. Read more
New Zorin OS 5
Zorin OS 5
As you may know, Zorin OS is a GNU / Linux based on Ubuntu and original main objective was to make migration from Windows to novice users a simple event and away from any type of trauma. Is emphatic that changes, wherever these occur, they often call into question the certainties that we held until then. Fear of change is just the reaction to these risks. Zorin OS The idea was from the beginning, encourage users to make changes and migrations, of course in favor of Linux.
Well, recently that it has released a new version Zorin OS: Zorin OS 5. And while long time nobody knew much of what was brewing in Zorin, we can now see why there was no news to date. The intention was to generate expectations from the perspective of the mole, who works in a low and breaks without warning in the present.
And while so far we are able to access the Core version (free) and Ultimate (fee), ie the offer is not very diversified, we hit upon to say a few words about what has so far can be used . Before that, it is important that the next versions (Zorin OS 5 Lite, Educational, Business, Multimedia and Gaming) will appear in the coming weeks.
If we were to summarize the news, we could say that providing the user experience (target maximum of this distribution) is done from the interface. Read more
Standalone System Sweeper, Windows
Standalone System Sweeper
These days Windows has created an interesting resource that meets a demand for some time that has been ongoing since the community of operating system users, namely: a tool whose function is to enable the user to reboot the computer despite been contaminated with malware and rootkits. This is the Standalone System Sweeper. How does this tool? Create a boot disk system and removes any viruses. This resource is the result of a previous failure. Is that when everything has been tried to start an infected system does not work then Standalone System Sweeper will save us from trouble.
Without having to install this beta version of Standalone Systema Sweeper is highly recommended as it allows us to make a offline scanner to help identify and remove rootkits and advanced malware.
This then becomes essential resource for users of Microsoft operating system, since, as everyone knows, unlike operating systems Linux or Mac, Microsoft has always been much more vulnerable to threats of all types of viruses.
Such a deficit has brought more than a problem to millions of users who, although they have these big risks that challenge the contents deposited in this system, continue to choose the "window" for his image and his career in the history of the operating systems.
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Metro Interface for Windows 8 tablets
Metro Interface
As many know, the D9 Conference held a few days ago has officially confirmed that the next Windows 8 will, in the case of tablets, with the interface Metro. This interface has been known for its friendly face and ease of use. But also for their aesthetics. Is that in terms of design imaging, the interface is characterized by Metro subdividing the screen into rectangular blocks of colors. These blocks have a constantly updated information. This concept has been called "Live Tiles".
Our fingers will be responsible for interacting with these rectangles friendly, with the possibility of two or more applications open at once. This notion of simultaneity allows, smoothly, users can make use of different functions simultaneously without hindrance of any kind.
But what catches the attention of this novelty is not so much what has been said here, but that these issues-designed for devices with touchscreen-functionality will also have regular PCs, where users must use mice and keyboards. This would indicate that today is being a trend medial transgression of limits, where implemented in a new type of devices are translated without remainder in other devices.
This phenomenon of perfect translation leads to tablets to implement elements of smartphones, smartphones and desktop PCs.
This can be seen in both Microsoft and Mac
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Windows piracy in China
Microsoft vs. China
What are the reasons for such a high piracy in some countries of Asia, when we look at operating systems? This question is formulated in a while coming from Microsoft, since they have begun to worry the high level of piracy by which circulate their products in China.
And no wonder, for if we take into consideration the size of this country and the number of people living in it, may be easily taken account of the millions of dollars lost in the company of Bill Gates by the fact that fail to sell a little of what they wanted from their operating systems legally.
The circuit of illegal circulation of computer is something that can never be eliminated, since the very notion of an alternative market is establishing the forms of commodity circulation "official" or legally blameless.
What is certain is that the percentage of potential customers who are missing in the Asian country takes Microsoft executives have raised serious questions, several of which have to do with the pressure may have on the Chinese government for the purpose of to establish greater control over pirated American extraction. Read more
Disconfirmed in Microsoft
Intel Denies
Undoubtedly everyone interested in the upcoming Windows 8 look forward to future Windows Developer Conference, to be held in September this year. Such a conference creates expectations since it will be the official space in which Microsoft may confirm, deny and confirm news that today exist only in the funny habit of secrecy, the transmission of information via filtration, and the image of the snowball.
This way it circulates information on the latest Microsoft operating system has led to several conflicts, thus giving rise to the question of the status of truth of statements that are filtered.
Clearly this can be seen with the latest news that Intel has released people, whose resonances news found even in this blog. As you remember, Intel had spread the idea that the upcoming Windows 8 would be incompatible with applications created in other versions of Windows on ARM systems.
Immediately after giving birth to such a "bomb" information from Microsoft has come out to refute such statements.
More precisely was Steven Sinofsky, who showed his face claiming that such information provided by partner Intel were "inaccurate and misleading."
Not that he said were absolutely false.
But tried to put some cold cloths to such bad news does not fall on users of Microsoft.
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Negative balance for Windows Phone
Windows Phone
There is nothing worse for a trader who does not meet the market with performance that approaches to early expectations when taking an investment risk. In effect, this indicates a gross failure by the operator and the very idea of risk tends towards the negative side, understood as objective possibility of investing in some new product.
This has happened to Microsoft, which has tried to catch up with the operating systems for mobile devices, and yet, perhaps for having taken over the account in deciding to create a Windows Phone-could not even touch on the heels of competitors: Google, Apple and Blackberry.
Indeed, a market survey has data from the first quarter of this year and place of sales Windows computers with integrated Phone has not been very positive to say.
This deficit can be understood when we understand the numbers in relation, that is, putting the various players in the bond market of telecommunications and operating systems. Sales volume for Microsoft is a world market share of 3.6%, when compared with its rivals is exhibited dramatically lower and lower. Is that Android is the best positioned with an overall share of 36%, followed by Symbian (27%), IOS (16.8%) and BlackBerry OS (12.9%). Read more
Restrictions paradoxical in Windows 8
Windows 8
Although Microsoft is not confirmed from any of the rumors that are circulating on the web in recent months, one might pay attention as a strategy of information to its members who can not refrain from largar news online. As have adopted the strategy of surprise to create greater acceptance by users in their expectation, everything said here will always be taken as conjecture.
Now it has released a novelty on the next Windows 8. That being said this new version will not have already with the "compatibility mode" necessary for users to make use of applications created in earlier versions of Windows. This elimination of "backward compatibility" must be judged on what version of Windows 8're talking about: ARM or PCs
In the first case, that is to tablets, this removal does not harm to users. Indeed, the tablets which will go towards the latter Windows 8 will be those called "slate" (no keyboard). Here the old applications, which the new restrictions would not work again, do not usually have the best performance. They were designed for computers with mouse and keyboard, so that its translation into ARM equimos always generates conflicts.
In the second case things are not so simple. Since users actually find it very useful application use "old". Thus, although the positive reading is often said that this restriction will force developers to increase productivity exponentially, is limited to PC users illegitimately.
What's New in Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)
Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)
The "wars" that currently exist between browsers and across operating systems are very interesting and quite specific. Unlike other "wars" generated in alternative markets, where the metaphor of "war" used to mean the mere exercise of market competition, in the case of the market for operating systems companies are not the only agents to keep the conflict alive. Users and consumers take the flags of the firms as if a political or ideological cause they were, and defend with conviction and idiosyncrasies.
Thus, the "wars" between operating systems do not exist without the motivation of users who take sides with one or another OS, appropriating. This reversal of the terms can be explained in some cases as reasonable result of the creation of the concept of open source Linux. To the extent that users and consumers are more users, producers, developers than passive consumers, they can defend like to own something that ultimately does not belong.
Beyond this, the fact is that on the occasion of the new event to be held in New York on Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango), May 24, rumors have not been long in coming. Among the innovations that the latest version of Microsoft OS for terminals, but have not yet been confirmed, it says: Read more
Doubts about the future of Nokia
Nokia doubts
Since it has become known worldwide trade pact between Nokia and Microsoft in February this year things have not gone as expected from the producer side of telecommunications equipment and gadgets. Indeed, as discussed specialists in economics, the value of the company in the stock market has fallen under. Why must this devaluation? But what strategies are best placed to take this ship afloat in a tailspin? The gossips have begun to suspect that this covenant is merely the preamble to an acquisition by Microsoft of the manufacturer, where the devaluation would be a factor in the stock market predictable and even had the condition in making final decision of the firm Bill Gates.
However, to the extent that we can only stay at the level of speculation about it, discuss in what follows what is the horizon that opens to Nokia in terms of tracing strategies and enhance your brand in the market. The options are as follows.
On one side is Symbian, seconded name not only terminal but also smartphone operating systems.
As discussed several journalists, have a good chance that Nokia will adopt a basic review of the operating system driving significant innovations.
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