
Jason Ward
Jason L Ward is a Former Columnist at Windows Central. He provided a unique big picture analysis of the complex world of Microsoft. Jason takes the small clues and gives you an insightful big picture perspective through storytelling that you won't find *anywhere* else. Seriously, this dude thinks outside the box. Follow him on Twitter at @JLTechWord. He's doing the "write" thing!
Latest articles by Jason Ward

Windows phone refugees may not find asylum on Android
By Jason Ward last updated
Windows 10 Mobile's dying and Android phones and the iPhone are a Windows phone refugees only real options. Here's why they may want to pass on Android.

How Microsoft and Steelcase are building the workplace millennials will love
By Jason Ward last updated
Millenials will comprise 40 percent of the workforce by 2020. So Microsoft and Steelcase are building workspaces that merge tech and design that these digital natives will love.

How Microsoft is helping other companies hire people with autism
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's cross-platform cloud strategy and open source development strategy democratizes tech, while its Autism Hiring Program is democratizing empathy.

Windows phone refugees may not find asylum on iPhone
By Jason Ward last updated
Windows 10 Mobile's dying, and Android phones and iPhones are a Windows phone refugee's only real options. Here's why they may want to pass on the iPhone.

How Microsoft's technological and social impacts have changed the world
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's is more than a tech company. It has had a profound global impact on cultures, communities, and governments around the world.

Microsoft's Surface Pro is a laptop no matter what anyone says
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft says Surface Pro is the most versatile laptop. Senior Editor Zac says its a tablet. I think it's a laptop and here's why.

With Pixel Slate, Google sets sights on Microsoft's Surface Pro
By Jason Ward last updated
Google's Pixel Slate takes aim at Microsoft's Surface Pro's weaknesses and strives to match its laptop strengths.

WhartonBrooks should target Windows phone USERS with Cerulean Moment — not fans
By Jason Ward last updated
Last Friday, March 31, we exclusively reported new details on WhartonBrooks's first Windows phone for Windows phone fans: the Cerulean Moment.

A Windows phone diehard FINALLY embraced Android — here's how it's going so far
By Jason Ward last updated
After 12 years of using Windows phones, Windows Central Columnist and Window phone enthusiast Jason Ward has switched to Android. Don't believe it? Read his first-hand account for yourself.

President Trump may have saved Microsoft's mobile future (seriously)
By Jason Ward last updated
U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order blocking Broadcom's takeover of Qualcomm just may have saved Microsoft's mobile future and cellular innovation. Here's how.

How Microsoft is trying to reduce the environmental impact of its cloud
By Jason Ward last updated
Behind the bright screens of our devices hides the dark environmental impact of the data centers that power Microsoft's cross-platform cloud efforts.

Apple's new iPhones suggest the time is right for 'Surface Andromeda'
By Jason Ward last updated
Apple's powerful new iPhones are positioned to shift how we think of smartphones. These "mini tablet PCs" may suggest the time is right for Surface Andromeda.

Microsoft isn't trying to be cool, its 'empowerment' strategy is about making others cool
By Jason Ward last updated
Many people bemoan Microsoft's lack of a "cool factor". But Microsoft isn't trying to be cool, its making others cool.

Why progressive web apps (PWAs) may ultimately benefit Google more than Microsoft
By Jason Ward last updated
The hybrid web-app solution, progressive web app, is touted as the possible solution to Microsoft's app gap; but it may do more good for Google than for Microsoft.

Microsoft's NFL partnership puts spotlight on Surface on and off the gridiron
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's Surface and NFL partnership shows the power of Surface on the field and off, in the personal lives of many of its top players.

Microsoft must passionately market Surface Laptop to take on Apple's MacBook
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft wants MacBook-loving college students to switch to its new Surface Laptop. But is the company's marketing team ready to take on Apple?

Microsoft's embrace of iOS and Android is not a new mobile strategy
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's iOS and Android investments aren't a new mobile strategy to replace Windows Mobile; they're what's left of an ambitious multi-platform mobile effort.

Black History Month is over − this is what Microsoft did and didn't do
By Jason Ward last updated
Black History Month is over. Here's how Microsoft highlighted the contributions of African Americans. Was it enough?

Microsoft's MIA Surface Andromeda pocket PC could have advantages over folding phones
By Jason Ward last updated
Folding phones are exciting, but Microsoft's missing-in-action Surface Andromeda pocket PC could have brought more to the table.

What Microsoft's ambitious plans for Azure mean to YOU
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's Azure Cloud talk seems boring and mundane, but it's actually where all of the action is.

Dystopian abuse of Microsoft's powerful AI camera tech is all but inevitable
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's AI-driven camera technology recognizes people, places and objects via millions of cameras already in use. Is a hyper-surveillance dystopia our future?

How Surface Go is paving the way to Surface Andromeda
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's mobile-focused Surface Go is paving the road for Surface Andromeda inferred Surface creator Panos Panay.

How Microsoft and Kroger plan to use the cloud to revolutionize the modern shopping experience
By Jason Ward last updated
Microsoft's and grocery chain Kroger's pilot collaboration is merging the traditional and digital shopping experience in interesting ways that may be setting the tone for the future.
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