by Ron Miller

5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 3-8-13

It's Friday and after a long journey of 3 weeks in Europe in which I covered Mobile World Congress and CeBIT, I'm finally home. This week, it's 5 Links for developers and IT Pros, the Massachusetts edition with posts from Jason Perlow  on why resisting the cloud is futile and Steven Vaughan-Nichols  with 5 reasons Windows 8 isn't making it. Have a look.

See all my links and commentary on the Ness Software Engineering Services blog.

Photo Credit: Tomma Henckel under CC 2.0 Share Alike/Attribution license.

5 Links for Developers and IT Pros 12-14-12

It's Friday, and as we move through the holiday season, the drivers out there just seem to get crazier each day, but you can still count on 5 Links for Developers and IT Pros to calm your mind and spirit. 

This week we look at why Windows 8 one-screen strategy might not be a good idea and the top places for a young person looking for a tech job (and it's not startups).

Read my commentary and see all the links on the Ness Software Engineering Services blog.

Photo Credit: Tomma Henckel

Microsoft's First Mistake: Leading with Consumer Tablet

Microsoft could be making a huge strategic error by releasing the consumer version of the Surface tablet ahead of the enterprise one. If it has any hope at all in the tablet market, and I don't give it much of a chance, the enterprise side is clearly its best hope.

Read my full post on my TechTarget View from Above blog.

If Windows, Linux and OSX Opened Cafes...

After learning that Microsoft opened a Win7-themed cafe, it got me wondering what a cafe would like if it ran in the same style of the OS it was named for...

Full Story on DaniWeb.

Photo by Marfis75 on Flickr. Used under the Creative Commons License.

Is Google Android Strategy to Trip Up Win Mobile

There was a good analysis in the NYT yesterday regarding the Google Android strategy, which according to author Saul Hansell, is intended not to make money for Google, but to block Microsoft from getting traction in the mobile space. Given that Google is giving Android away, it's a theory that makes a lot of sense...

Read the rest on DaniWeb.

Photo by michperu on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons License.

Poor Win 7 Left in the Publicity Dust

This is supposed to be Windows 7's big week, but news from Apple and from Microsoft itself is undermining the big release tomorrow.

Full Story on DaniWeb.

Photo by larryzou@ on Flickr. Used under Creative Commons License.

Netbook OS Shouldn't Matter, But It Does

Image via Wikipedia

The Netbook OS really shouldn't matter, but evidence suggests that consumers have rejected Netbooks running and Linux and some believe Android Netbooks could suffer a similar fate.

Read the full post on DaniWeb.

Microsoft Gives Apple the Full Court Press

Image by geektonic via Flickr

Right after I saw the new Microsoft Ad and posted it here this morning, it got me thinking about Microsoft's strategy to go after Apple's high prices.

Read my post on DaniWeb to learn more.

Microsoft Retail Strategy Doomed to Fail

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Microsoft's latest strategy to open retail stores, not only copies Apple, it fails to take into account the horrible economy and a dearth of Microsoft branded retail products.

Read my DaniWeb post to find out why this strategy will fail.

Google, Microsoft & Apple Make Strange Bedfellows

I'm forever fascinated with the gamesmanship that goes on between Google, Apple, and Microsoft. You expect them to undercut each other at every turn, to do whatever it takes to get the upper hand in the marketplace--even to copy one another. What you certainly don't expect them to do is cooperate (maybe ever). Yet I came across a couple examples this week of these companies seemingly helping one another out.

Read about these examples on DaniWeb.

Photo by bnhsu on Flickr