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Microsoft Trying To Woo Businesses To Windows 8

Posted by Soulskill on from the betting-the-farm-on-colorful-rectangles dept.

jfruh writes "Windows 8 is the most radical rewrite of Microsoft's operating system in decades — and most of the changes are aimed at consumers and new tablet form-factors. Meanwhile, corporate IT is deeply suspicious. Over at Microsoft TechEd Europe, the company is gamely trying to explain to enterprises why they should switch, with easy-to-write enterprise apps and the ability to stream server-side x86 apps to Windows RT. Not everyone is convinced."

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  1. You gotta be kidding! by macraig · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Microsoft Trying To Woo Businesses To Windows 8

    Holy shit! Who could have guessed this would happen? Quick, somebody call the EFF, ACLU, and EU before it's too late!