Microsoft counters Apple's free iWork suite by bolstering its Office Web Apps

Following a major, free update to Apple's iWork productivity suite for Mac, iOS and Web, Microsoft responded this week with its own significant updates to the company's Web-based Office applications.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 120

Impressions: Working with Microsoft's Surface 2 & Type Cover 2

In positioning its Surface tablets against the iPad, Microsoft has attempted to convince consumers that its devices are better built for productivity, while Apple's lineup is simply meant for media consumption. We decided to put Microsoft's claims to the test, and spent a few days using the Surface 2 in a work environment.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 144

Windows 7 driving enterprise PC sales, but Apple's new iPads expected to again hurt PC growth

Enterprise demand for PCs running Windows 7, Microsoft's previous-generation operating system, is currently boosting the overall PC market, but sales are expected to once again take a hit after the introduction of Apple's new iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina display.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 46

First look: Microsoft Surface 2 with Type Cover 2

While Apple unveiled its newest iPads on Tuesday, rival Microsoft attempted to steal some of its thunder in releasing its competing Surface 2 tablet, along with the new Type Cover 2 accessory. AppleInsider provides a first look at the tablet that will go head to head with Apple's iPad Air this holiday season.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 54

The mysterious failure of Apple's iPhone 5c

Less than a month after it first went on sale, Apple's refreshed, moderately enhanced iPhone 5c has been targeted as possibly being a failure in scores of reports across a wide variety of major news outlets, even drawing comparisons to Microsoft's Surface flop. Can the company survive another 48 hours?

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 215

Microsoft launches official Remote Desktop app for Apple's iOS

Microsoft on Thursday released an official Remote Desktop application for iPhone and iPad, giving Windows users the ability to access their Windows machine on the go.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 43

iPhone IP Wars: Apple & the thorny issues of patent protection

In 2007 Apple introduced iPhone, emphasizing that virtually every significant aspect of its entirely new experience and industrial design was protected by patents. So far, however, the U.S. patent system has provided inconsistent protections for Apple inventions, while at the same time supporting dubious patent monetization schemes brought against the company.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 30

In five years, Microsoft’s share of personal computing fell from 90 to 33%

Over the last five years, Post-PC devices have displaced conventional Windows PCs so rapidly that Microsoft's dominance over personal computing has plummeted from roughly 90 percent share to less than a third.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 52

How Apple's iPhone rapidly destroyed Nokia's world leading Symbian platform

In 2008, a journalist in Finland wrote a letter to Nokia complaining that its smartphones were difficult to use, prompting a confidential response acknowledging desperate efforts to catch up with Apple's new iPhone. One year later Nokia announced MeeGo, and the following year it made plans to shift to Windows Phone. The company is now being sold off for scrap.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 62

Apple's Oct. 22 iPad event likely to overshadow Microsoft Surface 2 launch, Nokia announcement

With Apple apparently set to unveil a new fifth-generation iPad and second-generation iPad mini at a media event in less than two weeks, the company will draw away the eyes of the tech world as Microsoft and Nokia attempt to drum up interest in their own competing devices on the very same day.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 86

Microsoft to bring new Remote Desktop apps to iOS, OS X

Microsoft will soon make it easier for iOS and OS X device owners to interface remotely with Windows Servers and Windows machines, as the software giant has announced that a new Microsoft Remote Desktop app will see release later this month.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 28

Agawi TouchMark contrasts iPad's fast screen response to laggy Android tablets

A study benchmarking the touchscreen latency of popular tablets shows Apple's iPad mini and full sized iPad 4 leading response times of other tablets, with Android offerings dead last.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 54

Touch-optimized Office for iPad still in the works, Microsoft CEO reveals

Outgoing Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer dished Tuesday on a new touch-optimized version of his company's Office suite headed for Apple's iPad.

AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 27

Poor Windows 8, Surface RT performance means pay cut for Ballmer

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer saw his pay docked this year as a result of the disappointing performance of the company's Windows Division over the past year.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 49

Delta Pilots fought against deal to replace iPad flight bags with Microsoft Surface

Microsoft's marketing coup in selling Delta Airlines its Surface 2 tablet for use as an Electronic Flight Bag in place of Apple's iPad created friction with the company's pilots, who "fought hard" against the deal.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 162

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