Tag Archives: microsoft
Microsoft losing its primary entry point. Developers!
Posted on 17. Jul, 2010 by Amit Jindal.
As I have blogged before, Windows mobile has never really been a true business phone. It seems like I am not alone. Windows mobile is really losing ground. With Android and iPhone on the shelves, and most developers developing for these platform it is simply a matter of time before Microsoft is history on phones. [...]
Continue Reading
The Great Linux Migration
Posted on 29. Jun, 2010 by Amit Jindal.
Those who know me already know that Aquevix is a Linux based Infrastructure. Our mail servers, virtualization, thin clients, firewalls, application servers, database servers, monitoring servers, all are Linux. I have been a Linux user since 1997 when Redhat was 6.x (before their Enterprise products). Moreover, somehow I just couldn’t bite the idea that we [...]
Continue Reading
The Odds Are Increasing That Microsoft’s Business Will Collapse
Posted on 26. Jun, 2010 by Amit Jindal.
As scary as this may sound, I kind of have the same opinion. Microsoft is simply trying hard to cash in on their successes. I do not see major innovation coming from them. They may have a huge research & development, but most of the new technologies are coming from Apple and Google. Apple is [...]
Continue Reading
Where is Microsoft Mobile headed
Posted on 06. Jun, 2010 by Amit Jindal.
I have used Microsoft Mobile phone for past 5 years. Used iMate, O2, Asus, HTC. The speed increased from 64Mhz to 200 Mhz to 524 Mhz. Then I got fed up with hangs, slow opening applications, dying voice and what not. So I threw away all my applications and restarted with Nokia E71. For first [...]
Continue Reading
Is the future of data services Azure?
Posted on 04. Jun, 2010 by Amit Jindal.
Last Thursday I was at Microsoft ISV day. To my surprise, Steve Ballmer (Microsoft) was there for keynote. I was expecting a virtual Steve Ballmer on a screen. That was nice of him to show up. Anyway, the conference did not turn out as useful as I had hoped. The initial talks were about Cloud [...]
Continue Reading
How to force users to move – Windows 7 gets built in XP mode
Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by Amit Jindal.
When its comes to force users to upgrade, Microsoft seems to have found a way. As per the reports Microsoft’s new OS comes with compatibility insurance policy (sort of): Microsoft is adding a “Windows XP Mode” to Windows 7, in a move to encourage users to make the switch to the software vendor’s forthcoming operating [...]
Continue Reading
Microsoft Anti-piracy Technology is Patent Infringement
Posted on 09. Apr, 2009 by Amit Jindal.
Some court rulings are just rich with irony. Today, April 8, a jury found that Microsoft infringed on Uniloc patents for product activation. Microsoft uses the technology to protect its software from theft. Who’s stealing from whom? Today’s jury verdict, ordered Microsoft to pay Uniloc $388 million. Gauging from rants about product activation, many people [...]