Tuesday, 3 September 2013

Trying the Apple strategy: Microsoft buys Nokia's mobile business

Microsoft plus Nokia: Pending patent troll?

Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer ... and Tony Stark? Welcome to Microsoft's CEO search

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September 03, 2013
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Trying the Apple strategy: Microsoft buys Nokia's mobile business

The Nokia purchase is about not having to rely on hardware partners any more, a clear sign that Microsoft is going to own the challenge of blocking Apple and Google from dominating the post-PC market. It's a bold, perhaps necessary bet.

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Issue highlights

1. Microsoft plus Nokia: Pending patent troll?

2. Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer ... and Tony Stark? Welcome to Microsoft's CEO search

3. Why you should be using rsync

4. What Does iOS 7 Bring to the BYOD Party?

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Microsoft plus Nokia: Pending patent troll?

With this transaction, Microsoft is not only trying to copy Apple's iPhone business model, it's also created a fearsome patent-licensing entity that could seek fees from any part of the mobile industry that competes with Microsoft. READ MORE

Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer ... and Tony Stark? Welcome to Microsoft's CEO search

Can Iron Man save Microsoft? But doesn't he have an HTC gig? And what does 'HTC' stand for? Cringely has your answers. READ MORE

Why you should be using rsync

On its face, rsync seems simple. Give it a source and target directory, along with a method of communication, and it will make the directories identical. However, there's much more going on under the hood than many people realize. READ MORE

What Does iOS 7 Bring to the BYOD Party?

Apple's first rule about enterprise features: 'You don't talk about enterprise features.' While you may not hear it from Cupertino, BYOD features abound in iOS 7 and, according to AirWatch's Blake Brannon, they are 'as innovative as we've seen from Apple.' READ MORE

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