Microsoft set to abandon Windows 10X
Windows 10X was expected to launch in the spring of 2021 in place of the year's first-half Windows 10 feature upgrade. Didn't happen.
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Windows 10X was expected to launch in the spring of 2021 in place of the year's first-half Windows 10 feature upgrade. Didn't happen.
Source: Hayato Huseman / Android Central Foldables have recently become big in 2021. Well, not that big, but bigger and more viable than ever before. Time will tell whether they replace today's accepted form factors at large or whether they become something like convertible laptops which complement but do not supersede standard (and often-cheaper) designs. That being said, the growth of foldables has helped rejuvenate a couple of form factors that have either grown stale or are just flat-out obsolete. Want a tablet-lite for your Westworld fantasy? You can have one with the Galaxy Z Fold 2. Wa...
ExtremeTech The Microsoft Surface Duo Fire Sale Is Here, and It’s Still Not Worth Buying By Ryan Whitwam on May 13, 2021 at 2:34 pm This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Microsoft released the Surface Duo late last year, marking the company’s first serious foray into Android smartphones. The device brought an innovative dual-screen form factor, but the $1,400 price tag was far too high considering the state of the software and the older hardware. Microsoft hasn’t done much to improve the Duo, save for a recent $400 price dr...
JC Torres - May 10, 2021, 2:47am CDT A lot of companies from all industries were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have been able to recover while others closed for good. Some were forced to shift their priorities and delay or completely scrap plans. Thanks to a global shortage in semiconductor components, tech companies are now being hit even more, one way or another. Those factors are reportedly behind Microsoft’s decision to indefinitely put Windows 10X on hold but that is actually a symptom of an even bigger problem, one that will probably see Windows forever st...
Someone at Microsoft management needs to take a good long look at their long term plan. Microsoft are becoming worse than Google for pulling the rug out from something before it has a chance to get going. Looking at UWP/Store apps - they might have had a chance had any developers actually believed Microsoft would stick with it but Microsoft show again and again they don't (WinRT, Windows phone). I've come to the conclusion this is the difference between Apple and Microsoft - Apple just go we're now doing X so support it Devs the old way won't work much longer where as Microsoft st...