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Microsoft has Azure cloud storage reduces the price of one cent, lowering the Azure cloud storage (GB14 cents) will work with Amazon S3 on the price in a competitive position. New prices mainly apply to Azure Blob and Table storage, but with Amazon on their usage patterns are not the same. Microsoft’s pricing strategy is based on the capacity charge, while Amazon is stepping. In other words, Amazon strategy is, once the user has a particular capacity to the limit, and for the next data block begins with the new billing model calculation of lower prices.

Microsoft’s new pricing strategy will be more close to Amazon S3, but will still look a little high.

For example, the United States users 500 TB in Amazon S3 storage costs approximately $ 55,000 per month, while Microsoft users will be charged a monthly fee of us $ 56,000.

In fact, used between 1PB Azure users at 14 cents per GB of capacity can be acquired on the basis of a 39.3% discount, which makes reaching 8.5 cents cost per GB.

Have more than 5 PB storage needs of customers can contact Microsoft priced separately.

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According to foreign media reports, market research firm Gartner and IDC say that by 2015, Microsoft’s Windows Phone will make 20% global market share, overtake Apple iOS as the second-largest smartphone operating system. Gartner believes that by 2015, Android has a global market share of 49%, starting with the second share of Microsoft’s Windows Phone is 19.5%. IOS will tend to slow the growth of global share is 17%. IDC believes that Microsoft’s Windows Phone global share in 2015 is 20.3%.

On Friday at the International Consumer Electronics Show held in Berlin, Windows Phone Marketing Executive aqimu·boge (Achim Berg) told Bloomberg, these Windows Phone growth prediction is too conservative. Burg said, this is a new platform, will deal with Apple and Google’s challenge. Windows Phone Show capacity, it is the fastest, easiest to use System.

Gartner believes that rapid growth will benefit from Windows Phone manufacturers such as HTC’s support. HTC Europe, Middle East and Asia head fuluolian·saiqi (Florian Seiche) said its positive attitude to Microsoft’s systems, HTC believes this year it will accelerate the momentum of development. On September 1, the HTC has released its latest Windows Phone Mango Mobile Radar and Titan.

In addition, and not just IDC and Gartner analysts make similar forecasts, Pyramid Research forecasts are more aggressive, it May consider Microsoft’s global market share of the phone system will be in 2013 than Google’s Android, as the world’s largest smartphone operating system.

Microsoft is developing the next generation of Windows operating systems, including Windows 8 and Windows Server 8, in addition, the next generation of Windows Embedded in the development of embedded systems are in full swing. Microsoft’s OEM Division said an engineer on the official blog of the Windows Embedded Handheld,Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 next generation under development .

Microsoft officially released in January 2011, a new mobile operating system Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5, it is based on Windows Mobile 6.5, embedded and enterprise-oriented devices. It is used for Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA) devices, EDA is to support business applications, push scan functions and other features common to enterprise private mobile devices, Motorola announced in June 2010 Smartphone ES400 is such a device.

With the release of Windows Phone 7, Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 and fate of being eliminated. Microsoft Windows Embedded Handheld engineer Dion Huchings did not reveal the next generation of system code and other details , but he suggested that technology is the platform of Windows 7 adoption .

“Theidea is the Microsoft Windows Embedded technologies to embedded field and specific modifications for embedded users , for example, Windows Embedded Standard 7 using the Windows 7 technology. The next generation of Windows Embedded Handheld is under development, and developers will continue to provide Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 OEM partner of regular updates. ”

Various indications, Windows Embedded team has focused on Windows 8 development, but it’s hard and the next generation of Windows Embedded Handheld hook, after all, Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 and as Windows Embedded Compact 7 still supports Windows Mobile 6.5 applications, and Windows 7 “Associations” are very limited.

Because the Windows Phone team is no longer any embedded field focusing on the work of Windows Phone, Windows Embedded team is sure to change the strategy of product development, the greatest possible that, Windows Embedded Windows Embedded Compact and Handheld products are structured to Windows Embedded Standard camp . If so, then the embedded mobile operating system made by the next generation of Windows Embedded Handheld 6.5 is the most likely of the Windows 7 technology into embedded mobile platforms.

Microsoft Windows Intune cloud management service second edition was launched on October 17. Windows Intune to let enterprise users to manage PC and PC security. The service to the user improve the right to use the current or future versions of Windows, similar to user signed software assurance Microsoft volume licensing programs can get things. Because have a right to present and future Windows 7, Microsoft wants to Windows Intune as user a way to upgrade from Windows XP to Windows 7.

Windows Intune is Microsoft’s cloud services, PC management and security services to IT professionals every month users $ 11 a month. The service also provides a 30-day free trial, users can manage up to 25 PC.

Windows Intune consists of two components: one is Windows, and Windows management tools; other was online management and security services. Windows Intune is from Microsoft’s System Center Online Desktop Manager grew out of the project.

New second edition of Windows Intune supports third-party application updates and patches. Windows Intune Second Edition also adds the ability to perform remote tasks IT and access the management console and new reporting capabilities.

Microsoft has repeatedly talked about Windows 8 performance boost, not only is boot speed, compared to other operations on the speed of Windows 8 Windows 7 has improved significantly, what about Windows 8 how much faster than Windows 7? Foreign Media Lifehacker for a number of simple tests.

Different from the previous professional test, Lifehacker’s current test content closer to the day-to-day operation of the we, test, Windows 8 and Windows 7 on the same test platforms respectively are clean install, and install software are identical. Test platform: 3.8GHz Core I7 processor, 6GB RAM,2TB hard drive, NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT video cards, speed of 20Mbps.

In addition to speed and start the program outside of Windows 7 is the same as, Windows 8 ‘s performance in a few other tests are better than Windows 7. Compared to Windows 7,Windows 8, the most significant improvements is the start speed system boot is not enough time for Windows 7 per cent .

Specific test results :

Windows 8

Windows 7

Start time (from the Windows start screen to the desktop)

0:10

0:35

Compress 700MB files

0:29

0:32

Extract the 700MB file

0:11

0:12

Complex constraints 700MB files

0:01

0:02

Handbrake movie encode

8:06

8:15

Cold start 9 applications

0:46

0:46

Opened in the Chrome 10 tabs

0:07

0:07

3dmark10 score

6470 (5218 Graphics, 23098 CPU)

6455 (5199 Graphics, 23448 CPU)

Total time consuming

9:56

10:29

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When hearsay on a network file manager interface in Windows 8 images, I’m sure it was a joke, perhaps only makes some Apple fans more making fun of Microsoft’s design aesthetics. I think Microsoft even 2012 end of the world, they can only eat Apple ass back gray.

When hearsay on a network file manager interface in Windows 8 images, I’m sure it was a joke, perhaps only makes some Apple fans more making fun of Microsoft’s design aesthetics. I think Microsoft even 2012 end of the world, they can only eat Apple ass back gray.

Due to Steven Sinofsky, President of Microsoft’s products and its team members Alex Simons on “Building Windows 8″ blog multiple times to discuss the details of a product, the picture looks very practical. Not only that, the entire Windows team also made a very detailed study, also spent a lot of time on this one. They are also generous said on his blog: see, how much work we do.

But Microsoft is very tense and we look forward to the announcement of attitude have revealed their apparent lack of confidence in the feedback. There is no doubt that supporters of the Apple faithful will not like this new gadget by Microsoft, but critics insist that Microsoft has no taste, for thousands of users still uses this kind of thing is worse. It really is the worst software I have ever seen one. On one hand it’s very confusing, and it shows that Microsoft made the directional error. I believe that users will increasingly need a simple and elegant personal experience. While Microsoft’s File Manager shows that exactly the opposite of Microsoft’s idea, which was a disaster.

Users do not like Win8 File Manager
I initiated a voting on Twitter and Google+ to understand how we treat WIN8 attitude. 1300 people to vote, the result is this:
47% voted in favour of “really awful”
8% voted for the “it’s great”
19% voted in favour of “all right”
26% to vote for “the worst I have ever seen”

Conclusion: 73% do not like it or hate it.

An Apple of malware blog protest I compared to the home page of the Microsoft Internet Explorer interface with the IPAD. He protested, it’s not fair! However, the protests have no way to change two things: first, Microsoft, the new design is really very ugly, second, the protest is not the point. IOS is consistent with the user’s vision for the future of Apple, because it could be more broad, more concise, but also easy to operate, but Microsoft is holding this very file manager would not let go of love.

Microsoft VS Apple VS traditional 变革

Apple File System Manager without them? Of course they have. But they needn’t specifically to get a blog has never been released. In fact, they never talk about them. The OSX system upgraded several times in the past, they were convinced their target is: cut 99% what users do not need. At the same time, they launched the first function Stack, followed by Launchpad. If you really need to find a file, you can use Spotlight to do.

This is OS x. The iOS system, simply don’t have file management, 19 more don’t need a toolbar button. Because this is what Apple’s philosophy, “file” concept is outdated. They save the user, provide them with a “file” break out of the concept. This is the changes brought about by cloud service.

Sinofsky and Simons twice which is “respect traditional file manager”, but I believe Microsoft soon will find their place in the “traditional” under a burden, and they will be sorry they created such a hypervisor. Each upgrade, no matter how much they are going to change things, they see only the file! File! Or a file!

It does sound like a joke, our computers crawling around the files, all kinds of messy file. Microsoft is just old wine in a new bottle, so frequent change, really it is better to not change.

Apple and Microsoft are two completely different styles and ways of working, Microsoft’s Smartphone efforts on just makes people feel that they are all burdens, jumped on the train. But Apple is already in use their imagination in the creation of an entirely new world of the future, a more simple, a new world and old world are completely different, a future computer that has a complete ecosystem.

I may be biased in the past seven years, I was brainwashed by Apple. Let us wait and see who is coming to the end of the world.

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Apple iPad Tablet currently almost dominated the world market, Android at midnight by some competitors, but by contrast there is a market which is not so easy to shake, and that is Windows Tablet. As early as the beginning of the 21st century, Tablet products pre-installed Microsoft Windows operating system, until today, although Apple has sold millions of units of iOS-based iPad tablet, still 42% of respondents are willing to buy Tablet product can run Windows applications.

The survey conducted by the Boston Consulting Group, and some interesting data that Android Tablet is only accepted by the 20% of the people, and BlackBerry Tablet advocates are very few systems, only 9%, 3% webOS user support system, you can say little.

This gave Microsoft a problem because Windows 8 is not ripe, old Windows Tablet PC scenarios of the notorious, the company may not be able to grasp such a time window of market demand.

United States to market research firm NPD data showed that while the United States market of Windows laptops in the first half sales fell more than 12%, but return season (July and August) sales were better than expected. Although the full during the school season United States Windows laptop sales fell by 4%, but in August’s sales grew by 4%, August, the last two weeks is more than 8% per cent.

This growth can occur mainly because the decline in average selling prices. July 2011 and in August, the United States Windows notebooks in the market at an average US $ 477, down 7%. It also makes less than $ 500 notebook computers in the United States all share in notebook sales reached a record high of 65%. The price of notebook sales grew by 12%, and more than $ 500 notebook sales fell 23%.

IDC analysts believe that while consumer interest in tablet computers are not reduced, but the laptop’s promotions are vigorously promoting the growth of this market.

According to foreign Windows for Your Business technology blog said an article published yesterday, Microsoft plans to launch Windows Intune 2 began on October 17.
Windows Intune is one of the Microsoft cloud services, mainly for IT professionals provides PC management and security services, the price of $ 11 per month for each user. Product code for the “Florida” Windows Intune 1 consists of two components: On-premises Windows, and Windows management tools, there is also an online management and security services.

Windows Intune, formerly known as Microsoft Project known as “the System Center Online Desktop Manager” (SCODM) project.

Microsoft began on July 11 test Windows Intune 2, soon to be launched in October in the upgrade version will include new features mentioned earlier, as well as some updates to the July test version.

Microsoft officials in July in recognition, Intune will support third-party application upgrades and new versions to install the patch. It will also increase remote IT tasks, and access management platform in a read-only access capabilities.

Microsoft officials said the Windows Intune existing customers will be automatically upgraded on October 17 after a few weeks, customers don’t have to take any action. Microsoft officials said: “after that, you can no longer access your test account, all account information will be deleted. Therefore, it is recommended that users uninstall the test client software, restore the computer to its state before the tests. ”

Windows Intune 1 is published by Microsoft in March 2011. Latest blog posts did not say when will Microsoft Windows Intune into Office 365, but Microsoft officials said the matter has been included in the planned schedule.

United States IT site eWeek wrote today, although the iOS, Mac OS x Apple and Google Android has attracted a large number of users concerned about, but Microsoft Windows remains the most important operating system, and the latest version of Windows 8 is coming soon. Following is the text of the article:

Prospects of today’s operating systems, IT professionals and ordinary consumers will be able to find a lot of platforms to choose from. Linux and Apple Mac OS x on some quite popular desktop and notebook users, while Google’s Android and Apple iOS attracts a large number of tablets and smart phone users.

However, Microsoft Windows remains the most well-known operating systems, this is not entirely without reason. Windows over the years has always been the dominant operating system, Windows 7 also continue this trend. Microsoft is hoping Windows 8 compatible with a variety of devices, including tablet. The company has displayed on the product BUILD Developers Conference.

In accordance with the current circumstances, Windows is still in development Summit, the situation is not likely to change in the near future. But attracted the attention of the system is greatly reduced. Due to the rise of smartphones and tablets, Android and iOS have become the focus of attention. Even some analysts believe that a lot of Google’s Chrome OS will eventually eat into the Windows share.

However, these analyses have ignored the importance of Windows, and in fact, Windows is still the world’s most important operating system. The following are the system remains important and is a leading technology industry top ten reasons:

1, in line with the business user requirements

Microsoft was able to dominate in the operating system market to benefit from the business users of all ages. Enterprises around the world are using the Windows computer, make their employees more adapt to this system. So when staff returned to the House, will buy a Windows PC. Unless there is another system can influence in the enterprise market is too large, otherwise it does not prevent Windows development.

2, the user base is very large

Judging from the number of users, it is difficult to find one to work with the Windows operating system match. Although it is difficult to accurately understand the specific number of users of Windows, but according to data from market research firm NetMarketShare, global market share for Windows 86.58%,Mac only 5.62%,iOS and Android OS x and 3.38%, respectively. It’s enough to lay the important status of the Windows.

3, availability, unmatched

Android and iOS is undoubtedly the best mobile operating systems, but compared to Windows, oblivion. Windows is the best on the market, the most powerful operating system, can easily beat all mobile platforms, including Mac OS x and Linux. Since Windows 7 ultimate version can provide a virtual Windows XP, which almost all products.

4 low importance, mobile operating systems

Mobile operating system is very important, but from the operating system market, its importance is not too high. As mentioned above, Android and iOS operating system market share as a whole lags far behind Windows. From a macroscopic perspective, the importance of the mobile operating system is still far below the Windows.

5, the world has used Windows

If out of Windows, the world will be like? It’s hard to imagine. Almost all consumers, businesses and government organizations in the use of Windows. Whether it be Mac OS x, Android is Linux, do not have this advantage. Unless these stakeholders agree that Windows has no value, otherwise the importance of other platforms cannot catch up with the product.

6, developer Windows

While mobile operating system has attracted the concern of many developers, but for any software developer and peripherals manufacturers, Windows is still the most important platform. If the product does not support this system, it is impossible to achieve good sales. This truth is obvious, so no matter what its size, business decisions must be taken into account when developing future products Windows. One of the other systems do not have access to such treatment.

7, income-generating capacity is extremely high

IOS, Android and Mac OS x has so far failed to bring to the enterprise on which a lot of money. Indeed, iOS is key to success of the iPhone, Android has also helped a large number of mobile phone manufacturers boosted profits, but Windows is Microsoft’s cash cow. Users all over the world spend hundreds of dollars to purchase the latest version of the Windows operating system. PC manufacturers to bundle the system, but also to pay large fees to Microsoft. In short, Windows can make a lot of money. In today’s world, can make a lot of money is the King.

8, decided the fate of other platforms

Recently there have been many discussions about Google’s Chrome OS cloud computing operating system. The system was released earlier this year, aims to challenge Windows. There are some people in the industry have even called it the future of Windows killer. However the analysts have forgotten, only to be able to promote the development of cloud computing operating system was Microsoft’s own. Microsoft can influence the direction of the development of the operating system market. So while Google in trying to bring users to the cloud, but Microsoft they firmly adsorption of gravity online and traditional PC model. If cloud computing Windows development, the overall trend will not change. If the Windows into the cloud, everything can happen. Whether you like it or not, Windows determines the fate of all competitors.

9, in the emerging market position

In the United States and Western Europe and other mature markets, the operating system market is changing, but in emerging markets, Windows is still the preferred platform. Bearing this in mind, Windows’s dominance will not disappear in the short term.

10, still affected by consumer concerns

To understand the market position of Windows, the most important is the study of consumer thoughts. There is iOS and many consumers started buying Android phones, Mac is also attracting a lot of concern, but overall, Windows users are still in the award-winning record. Although the Vista leading to some people in the industry began to question the future of the system, but Windows 7 is clearly prove the point: Windows for the importance of consumers the same as ten years ago.