For years, it’s been fashionable to complain that Windows comes in too many versions, resulting in unneccesary complexity and confusion. Here’s a 2003 Cnet story by Joe Wilcox which reports on ...

Microsoft has announced that there will be just three simplified versions of Windows 8, and also confirmed what is to be happening with devices running ARM processors. Windows 8, currently in ...

A top-level Intel exec confirms that Microsoft will make a traditional edition of its Windows OS for Intel-based PCs and different versions for ARM-based mobile devices. Lance Whitney is a freelance ...

Do you have a favorite Windows? It’s not something most folks think about unless you’ve experienced the rollercoaster Microsoft has put many PC fans through over the years. There’s a lot of nostalgia ...

Microsoft has today (October 26) rolled out Windows 8, with a host of new machines running the operating system available to buy, while some consumers can upgrade their kit. Windows 8 marks the ...

(AP) On Friday, Microsoft Corp. will release a new version of its Windows operating system, one designed to make desktop and laptop computers work more like tablets. There will be several ways to get ...

If Windows 8 is going to take off in a way it has not yet done, it needs two kinds of apps: ones that do a fabulous job of taking advantage of its touch-friendly new Metro interface, and ones that ...

According to NetMarketShare, Windows-based computers enjoy a 91.45% share in the desktop computer market. Though Windows 8 has less than a 2% share at this point, it's obviously going to grow rapidly ...