Tag: Metro

Microsoft forced to kill off ‘Metro’ name due to trademark infringement

Friday, August 3, 2012 10:55 amFriday, August 3, 201247 Comments

Microsoft has issued an internal memo requiring employees to refer to Metro as ‘Windows 8 style UI’…

Does Microsoft finally know what they’re doing? Or are they just misreading Apple’s playbook?

Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:19 pmThursday, July 26, 201243 Comments

Microsoft is in a very unique position these days…

OS X Mountain Lion: Did Apple play it safe?

Thursday, July 26, 2012 2:14 pm33 Comments

If someone accustomed to the first Macintosh in 1984 got into a time machine…

Dvorak: Windows 8 an unmitigated disaster; unusable and annoying; it makes your teeth itch

Sunday, June 3, 2012 8:25 pmSunday, June 3, 201281 Comments

The potential for this OS to be an unrecoverable disaster for Microsoft…

Intel and Microsoft’s secret weapon against Apple

Monday, March 26, 2012 11:08 amMonday, March 26, 201273 Comments

Intel and its partners are about to launch the biggest promotion of a new product category…

Dvorak: The serious flaw with Microsoft’s Windows 8 and Metro

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 7:15 pmTuesday, September 20, 201154 Comments

The problem with Windows 8 and Metro finally became clear to me…

Echoing Apple, Microsoft bans Flash from Metro Internet Explorer 10 in Windows 8

Thursday, September 15, 2011 4:28 pmThursday, September 15, 201123 Comments

Microsoft will not support browser plug-ins, including Adobe’s Flash…