Microsoft: Windows TVs

Sooner or later integrated into a computer and internet TV will increasingly popular in today's digital era. Software giant Microsoft is reportedly not want to miss the start to get into the business area.

Coming exhibitions electronics Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, 6-9 January 2011, came the news that Microsoft will launch Windows TV. Seattle Times website on Tuesday (01/04/2011), reported a set top box device that is equipped software made by Microsoft to access the Internet television service will be sold for 200 U.S. dollars.

It was reported that the software used is a version of Windows for embedded devices running the Windows Media Center. The device is equipped with remote control and the ability to access services via internet streaming.

Previously, Microsoft has worked on a video streaming service via Xbox 360. The presence of a special set top box to access Internet video will tighten competition with Apple that had already been providing Apple TV and Google are planning to release the Google TV by cooperating with Logitech and Sony.

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Microsoft employees Bury "iPhone"

A group of people dressed in black looks go hand in hand miss the streets at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash., mid-September. A white hearse walked slowly led the procession. Who could figure Microsoft is dead?

Make no mistake, this is not a funeral Microsoft employees or bosses. The Microsoft employee was walking toward a funeral "common enemy" them, ie iPhone.Tandanya, in recent hearse, some people seem to carry the large-sized replica of the iPhone.

Certainly not without reason if Microsoft employees are desperate to hold a theatrical action. Unique action that marked the completion of the making of Windows Phone 7 (WP7), Microsoft's latest mobile operating system. The Microsoft employee really hope their recent work that can displace or even bury the iPhone and Google's Android operating system fib.

Microsoft plans to release WP7 officially on 11 October. Furthermore, the handset that uses this operating system will begin to enter the market in November 2010. Some manufacturers such as Samsung, LG, and HTC Corp. are ready to produce phones based on these WP7.

Many analysts argue, the launch Microsoft WP7 be the last chance to catch up Apple and Google that have market endeavor smart phone operating systems (smartphones) in recent years.

Since long, the analysts are surprised to see how Microsoft and Windows Mobile eliminated from the competition smartphone operating system. According to comScore research data, this time, Microsoft's market share is less than 12 percent in the segment of the smartphone operating system. This means that they are in fourth place after the BlackBerry made by Research in Motion (RIM), Apple, and Google.

Microsoft exclusion in the mobile market and the delays they anticipate the emergence of new products such as iPad has made Microsoft's stock price plummeted. This year alone, Microsoft's stock has plummeted 20 percent.

So, does this new product will succeed? Of course, consumers around the world who will decide.

If we look at a prototype that was shown WP7 Microsoft employees, apparently, this new operating system is far more sophisticated than previous generations. In addition to feature a touchscreen, this new software also integrates with the Zune music player software Microsoft fib.

But, in addition to product features, in order to succeed, Microsoft also had the full support of the mobile phone manufacturers. The problem, both Samsung, LG, and HTC have offered products based on Android.

"We'll see how much support phone vendors to Microsoft because this is what makes Android a success. But, if you already have the iPhone and Android based phones, do we still need another phone?" Keane said
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Microsoft Windows 7 SP1

Microsoft has announced that the beta version of the first service pack for their latest operating systems, namely Windows 7 will be publicly available next month.

Mentioned, Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will not bring an important new feature, but only a combination of the various updates that have been given via Windows Update and the additional improvements based on user input.

SP1 for Windows is very important for businesses that generally have not implemented the latest Microsoft operating system until the emergence of the first major update.

For information, as a bundle of updates, service packs also included rare. Windows XP, released in October 2001, only has three service packs. "Customers now can feel confident to implement Windows 7," said Schuster Gavriella.

According to Microsoft, since released last year, Windows 7 has sold 100 million licenses.

According to some reports, the operating system that has exceeded its operating system Windows Vista as the most widely used. Last month, according to research Janco Associates, Windows 7 is used by 14.6 percent of computer users. While Windows Vista is only 12.6 percent.

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Microsoft did not want to Create Office for the iPad

It seems that the world's largest software company, Microsoft has not wanted to participate late in the emergence iPad.
Microsoft officials said they did not make a version of Microsoft Office programs for the iPad.
"We never said to not be. But we do not currently have plans to develop Office software for Apple iPad," Stephenson Elop said, president of Microsoft Business Division, told BusinessWeek.

But it's not impossible for Microsoft to change his mind. The reason, according to a survey, it turns out the majority of people want to buy iPad for office or working on their business tasks.

Microsoft claimed to have not provided software for MS Office because it was too early iPad. "Office for the iPad still do not have a current market share," said Woody Christian, spokesman for the unit of Microsoft, which had previously been made of version Office for the Apple Macintosh.

company headquartered in Redmond, Washington last year also plans to make versions of Office that can walk to work on your Nokia smartphone because millions of Office users already have a Nokia mobile phone.

In the near future, Microsoft is also going to launch the MS Office 2010 to businesses, namely on 12 May. While the consumer version will be released at the end of June this year.

On that occasion also, Microsoft will plan to introduce MS Word and MS Excel web-based, which can be accessed for free.
Office 2010 will get a warm welcome from consumer companies, considering the beta version of Office 2010 have been downloaded no less than six million times. The figure is two times higher than the Office 2007 beta downloads.

Perhaps this is also what makes Microsoft very confident and not too questioned the threat of Google's first to offer web-based productivity applications, namely Google Docs.

"We have not heard anything about Google's plans to challenge MS Office, because they did not," said Elop. According to Elop, Google did not provide a way to compete with Microsoft in the business software market.

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