Windows 8 Beta Launch To Gather Feedback, Win Converts – CFO
Originally Posted By Steven D. Jones, Wall Street Journal
The goal of the forthcoming beta release of Windows 8 is to gather consumer feedback on the new operating system, Microsoft Corp.’s (MSFT) chief financial officer said Wednesday. Peter Klein told the audience at a Goldman Sachs technology conference in San Francisco that Microsoft gave developers a preview of the new operating system in fall and will add consumers to the audience with a so-called “consumer release” later this month.
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How and When Will Enterprise Apps be Made Windows 8-Ready?
Originally Posted By Mary Jo Foley, ZDNet
Line-of-business application developers — including those working at Microsoft — have two possible paths to follow to make their Metro-style apps Windows 8 compatible.
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Why ‘Android Fragmentation’ Isn’t So Bad
Originally Posted By Amy Gahran, CNN
Even though Android is the most popular smartphone platform in the U.S., and even though there were 10 billion Android app downloads as of December 2011, many Android users are frustrated that they’re still treated like a second-class app market. That’s because “fragmentation” makes it more complicated to develop Android apps that will run on most Android phones. New research from Localytics claims that Android fragmentation might be becoming less of a issue.
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