Great to see some support for block-by-deafult from another Browser. IE was going it alone and taking all the heat. Now the pressure is on Google to do the same for Chrome.
Azure has made some incredible strides in recently months. They announce new features almost every week. I can't wait to see more at Build 2013. My company has slowly been moving more and more resources into Azure and out of our own datacenters.
How can you call it a tie after listing tons of features that java doesn't even have? C# is the clear winner with the following features that are lacking in Java:
-Properties
-REAL generics (not type erasure)
-async/await
-value types (struct)
-the ref and out keywords
-the dynamic keyword (and dynamic types)
-the var keyword (or type inference)
-LINQ
-Better introspection and reflection (Reflection.Emit)
-Named parameters
-Partial classes
-Extension Methods
-The new Roslyn (Complier-as-a-service) in C# 5
-Better built-in bindings to C++
-The ability to pin memory and get pointers to it for high-performance operations
-The but-in HttpClient library
-Far better GUI WYSIWYG editors and development tools for desktop, mobile and web applications
C# pretty much destroys Java. It sounds like Jeff Cogswell is a Java developer that barely knows C# and therefore doesn't know what he doesn't know.
Who in the world wants to physically switch a disk every time you change games? Why can't we be free of disks and move into the 21st century? I would MUCH rather have a console that silently phoned home once a week than one that tethered me to an archaic disk. Microsoft should not have listened to all the complainers.
He seems to only be comparing the API that Java and C# have in common. C# has gone way beyond java with async/await, true generics, properties, dynamic objects, the var keyword, and many more features. Sure, they are comparable languages if you just use the subset of C# that maps to Java.
Before the Surface RT came out there was quite a bit of excitement and anticipation that it would be priced at $199. So now that that price if finally a reality let's not call it "dumping". Just call it a great deal.
This year battery life is he #1 stat to follow. That's what everyone is boasting now. We're past the GHzs and GBs ever since Moore's law failed us. If your browser can make your battery last 18% longer then you're clearly ahead of the pack.
Microsoft has twelve different divisions that make over $1 billion. Azure is the latest addition to that club. Also, just because PC sales are slowing doesn't mean Windows 8 sales are slowing. All those existing machines out there run Windows 8 just fine and people are upgrading. In fact Windows 8 breathes new life into legacy hardware. Windows is doing just fine.
Linux has some of the SLOWEST boot times known to man. Mac is better but still slow. Windows 7 is pretty good but Windows 8 is blazing fast. I can cold boot my Lenovo W520 in about 10 seconds.
It's selling about as well as Windows 7, the best-selling OS in history. The only thing that's not a success is the new hardware. Windows 8 requires fewer resources than Windows 7 so people are upgrading instead of buying new. That's not good for OEMs but it's great for Microsoft and for Windows overall.
Windows 8 is doing incredibly well, about as well as Windows 7 did. The difference is that people are just upgrading their OS on their existing hardware instead of buying new hardware. That is possible because for the first time the new OS requires LESS resources that the previous one. Windows 8 is doing just fine.
The iPhone has one of the WORST cameras of any of the mobile platforms. If they are serious about switching from DSLRs to a mobile device they should really be using Nokia Lumias with their PureView cameras. It's just as easy to use as an iPhone and the picture quality is far superior. In fact, they should wait until July when the 41-megapixel sensor comes out on the Lumia EOS (codename "Elvis").
Are you SERIOUS?! I never want to see the old Start Menu again. It's a clunky throwback from last decade and it's a crutch. I hope they never bring it back.
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Companies pay a single person the same salary as a marriedperson but they pay the married personTHOUSANDS more in health and other benefits. Why?
Yet another great company taken down by Android. The only two companies that make any money on Android are Samsung and Microsoft (from royalties).
Great to see some support for block-by-deafult from another Browser. IE was going it alone and taking all the heat. Now the pressure is on Google to do the same for Chrome.
Azure has made some incredible strides in recently months. They announce new features almost every week. I can't wait to see more at Build 2013. My company has slowly been moving more and more resources into Azure and out of our own datacenters.
Slap Windows 8.1 on there and you've got a customer.
So how does the performance and energy consumption stack up to a new Haswell x86 chip?
How can you call it a tie after listing tons of features that java doesn't even have? C# is the clear winner with the following features that are lacking in Java: -Properties -REAL generics (not type erasure) -async/await -value types (struct) -the ref and out keywords -the dynamic keyword (and dynamic types) -the var keyword (or type inference) -LINQ -Better introspection and reflection (Reflection.Emit) -Named parameters -Partial classes -Extension Methods -The new Roslyn (Complier-as-a-service) in C# 5 -Better built-in bindings to C++ -The ability to pin memory and get pointers to it for high-performance operations -The but-in HttpClient library -Far better GUI WYSIWYG editors and development tools for desktop, mobile and web applications C# pretty much destroys Java. It sounds like Jeff Cogswell is a Java developer that barely knows C# and therefore doesn't know what he doesn't know.
Who in the world wants to physically switch a disk every time you change games? Why can't we be free of disks and move into the 21st century? I would MUCH rather have a console that silently phoned home once a week than one that tethered me to an archaic disk. Microsoft should not have listened to all the complainers.
I've always wanted to be a part of one of these. I have no hacker skills but I can spot bugs.
He seems to only be comparing the API that Java and C# have in common. C# has gone way beyond java with async/await, true generics, properties, dynamic objects, the var keyword, and many more features. Sure, they are comparable languages if you just use the subset of C# that maps to Java.
Before the Surface RT came out there was quite a bit of excitement and anticipation that it would be priced at $199. So now that that price if finally a reality let's not call it "dumping". Just call it a great deal.
The title of this pos is backwards. It should read "iOS finally gets offical MS Office App".
They should have kept it a Windows / WindowsPhone exclusive.
Just let it go. C#, C++, Javascript and Objective-C are the future.
The end of XP will not mean everyone has to go out an buy new hardware. Windows 8 runs great on XP-era hardware.
This year battery life is he #1 stat to follow. That's what everyone is boasting now. We're past the GHzs and GBs ever since Moore's law failed us. If your browser can make your battery last 18% longer then you're clearly ahead of the pack.
Microsoft has twelve different divisions that make over $1 billion. Azure is the latest addition to that club. Also, just because PC sales are slowing doesn't mean Windows 8 sales are slowing. All those existing machines out there run Windows 8 just fine and people are upgrading. In fact Windows 8 breathes new life into legacy hardware. Windows is doing just fine.
Linux has some of the SLOWEST boot times known to man. Mac is better but still slow. Windows 7 is pretty good but Windows 8 is blazing fast. I can cold boot my Lenovo W520 in about 10 seconds.
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Designers ARE mac fanbois. That's the demographic that buys Macs and skinny jeans.
It's selling about as well as Windows 7, the best-selling OS in history. The only thing that's not a success is the new hardware. Windows 8 requires fewer resources than Windows 7 so people are upgrading instead of buying new. That's not good for OEMs but it's great for Microsoft and for Windows overall.
Windows 8 is doing incredibly well, about as well as Windows 7 did. The difference is that people are just upgrading their OS on their existing hardware instead of buying new hardware. That is possible because for the first time the new OS requires LESS resources that the previous one. Windows 8 is doing just fine.
...but the Windows half sounds compelling. If I want to run an Android app (which so far has never happened) then I'd just run Bluestacks on Windows.
The iPhone has one of the WORST cameras of any of the mobile platforms. If they are serious about switching from DSLRs to a mobile device they should really be using Nokia Lumias with their PureView cameras. It's just as easy to use as an iPhone and the picture quality is far superior. In fact, they should wait until July when the 41-megapixel sensor comes out on the Lumia EOS (codename "Elvis").
Are you SERIOUS?! I never want to see the old Start Menu again. It's a clunky throwback from last decade and it's a crutch. I hope they never bring it back.