If you didn’t know, and how could you not, today is Friday, and that means not only do you soon get to kick back with a martini and put your feet up, it’s also time for our weekly Microsoft roundup. Before we dig into the news, we recommend that you follow theTwitter account for TNWmicrosoft. Sure, you follow @TheNextWeb, but @TNWmicrosoftis chock full of round the clock Microsoft news and intrigue....
For the second week in a row, we are running later in starting this roundup than we would like, so we are going to keep it quick, and we hope, under 1000 words. It’s been an unusually crazy week in the world of Microsoft, with the company showing off Windows 8’s user interface, and even more Skype shenanigans occurring. Follow us onTwitter, and onFacebook, and let’s get into this while it’s still hot....
It’s been one of those weeks in the world of Microsoft when every day has been oddly distinct, making all the news hard to keep straight. The week started slow, banged into a wall of Mango, went Skype crazy, moved next to an attempted corporate assassination of CEO Steven Ballmer, and concluded with HTC news. The Skype news was especially odd as Microsoft and the telecom giant are still operating as distinct companies....
With a Skype outage, a massive E3 keynote, Halo 4 finally being confirmed, and a patent lawsuit fiasco, it has been a massive week in the world of Microsoft. For this week’s question, sound off in the comments if you were part of those affected by Skype’s recent down time. Before we dig in, be sure to follow us onTwitterandFacebook. Done? Then let’s get started. Skype Goes Down. Again. Another week,another Skype outage....
It has been a simply massive week in the world of Microsoft, and so this roundup is quite long in the making. We usually joke that there is much that we can’t cover in this regular installment, but this time we really mean it. To combat that, this specific post will be a bit more compact, and summary, and therefore more inclusive than usual. For this week’s question, let us know whether or not you are going to use the coming Xbox television services....
