Microsoft Sued for Windows 8 Live Tiles, Trollish Behavior Suspected

Love it or hate it, Windows 8 was released last week.  The biggest change Microsoft has ever made to the Windows operating system, it marks a colossal shift in how Microsoft is doing business, banking on the new OS, a…

Do I Need to Upgrade to Windows 8? [tf charts]

So as you all know I did a 3 part feature on some of the aspects of Windows 8 from a user perspective.  Personally I like it and think it’s going to be pretty good on phones and tablet devices.…

Windows 8 RTM Part III – The Windows Spin on Social

[Article first published as Windows 8 RTM Part III – The Windows Spin on Social on Blogcritics.] Over the first two parts of this Windows 8 feature I described the OS as turning my laptop into some sort of giant phone.  Today…

Windows 8 RTM Part II – Now with Notes of MacOS and Linux

[Article first published as Windows 8 RTM Part II – Now with Notes of MacOS and Linux on Blogcritics.] Windows 8 is one of the biggest departures from what we know of Microsoft operating systems since Windows 2000 and the introduction of…

Windows 8 RTM Part I – Initial Impressions

[Article first published as Windows 8 RTM Part I – Initial Impressions on Blogcritics.] I started playing around with Windows 8 when I got my hands on the Developer Preview a while back.  At the time poking around in there showed me…

89. Windows 8 Hands-On: A Mobile OS that Still Has Love for the Desktop

[Article first published as Windows 8 Hands-On: A Mobile OS that Still Has Love for the Desktop on Blogcritics.] ** UPDATE: This article is on the Windows 8 Developer Preview from September 2011 – for more info on the actual release version,…