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How Windows 8 will take on Chrome and Android

In this interview with ZDNet UK, Steven Sinofsky, president, Windows and Windows Live Division, managed to be as elusive as possible. For example, to the question whether Microsoft will be able to top Windows 7 with Windows 8, Sinofsky stated "There's no answer to that. That's what we do, and that's the work we're going to do. It's the balance between solving problems and innovation."

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Noctis Aftermath5954d ago

Yeah aim for chrome, you wouldn't want to aim to high (ie; Firefox, Safari).

Elven65954d ago

When your OS is #1 you don't aim down, you aim up.

And Firefox, Safari, etc weren't OS's, even then, Microsoft still has majority market share for web browsers, and they are definitely doing a lot of cool stuff to try and keep it that way albeit there is room for improvement.

SOAD5953d ago

Why can't we live in a world where operating systems are released at ten year intervals?

Do I really want to have to start thinking about Windows 8 when I'm barely going to get a laptop with Windows 7?

With the ability to send software updates and service packs over an internet connection, we no longer should have to buy a new OS.

Godmars2905953d ago (Edited 5953d ago )

Unless you're MS. Then you let your product standards degrade to the point an OS is bloated crap, and then you make improvements to the next.

@SOAD:
Because MS controls the market and needs money?

Though I think 4-6 year cycles would be better. That way you could expect actual improvements, not just cosmetic ones.

ZedoMann5953d ago

I too would like some time to enjoy my OSes too. I suppose we could just buy every other version of Windows instead of upgrading each time MS gets a new idea.

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Kyur4ThePain5953d ago

Because with 7 they were just too shortsighted to see Android & Chrome coming.

washingmachine5953d ago

wtf,win8. didnt win7 just come out lol

BlindBandit5953d ago

Because this crap is never going to end, one thing comes out then 4 months later Surprise Buttsecks, your new so call hardware is worth jack & outdated, welcome to the real world PC fanboys when suckers get played hard & you guys are the suckers.

i'm way happy on Console since they last & *PLAY VIDEO GAMES* when PC oh wait in order to play that game i need a DX 11 card then next year DX 12 & so on.

peowpeow5953d ago (Edited 5953d ago )

I don't see it that way. If your happy with 360/PS3 multi-plat graphics, then you wouldn't need to keep upgrading right? Old cards can run alot smoother with the same settings easy.

This doesn't include you if you like to keep up with top graphics like Crysis and new technical powerhouse dx11 games :P

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai22d ago (Edited 22d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio22d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing22d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9222d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit22d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing22d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9222d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."