Microsoft's Windows 10 and Surface-led PC strategy has been a success. So will the company leverage its PC forte and fill its mobile void with a telephony-enabled pocket PC? There's reason to be optimistic.
Today's children live in a world where computers are an integral part of life. To win the next generation tech giants have partnered with schools to teach children how to code.
Windows 10 Mobile failed, but the remnants of a plan where Windows 10 Mobile and full Windows on ARM coexist, Microsoft's post-smartphone strategy, endures.
With Apple's consumer-focused AR strategy, Microsoft's HoloLens and Windows Mixed Reality may be overshadowed. But media-focused HoloLens for home, targeted at consumers, could turn the tide.
Windows 10 Mobile is effectively a mere testing ground for cellular and ARM capabilities destined for Microsoft's potential Windows 10 on ARM "Surface phone." Windows phone fans, you're the unpaid beta testers.
Disenchanted Windows phone fans feel Microsoft's next mobile device will fail without their support. But Microsoft's ultimate mobile device vision may not need those smartphone loyalists.
Ambient computing is a term that is becoming more popular of late. But what is it and why does it matter to consumers, communities, society and tech companies?
Apples consumer-focused strategy wrested the smartphone market from Microsoft and is doing the same with AR. A company-supported Surface phone with AR glasses, pen and a suite of "Surface apps" may be Microsoft's last hope.
Smartphones are the gateways to many tech companies' broader ecosystems. Sadly, history proves any attempt by Microsoft to fill that void in its ecosystem is a huge gamble.
Personal computing is consumer-driven, founded on a multi-devices experience and is approaching an ambiance. Without broad consumer presence Microsoft may miss the coming shift.
Microsoft is an industry leader in augmented reality and virtual reality thanks to HoloLens, Windows Mixed Reality and the company's partnerships for VR headsets. With a single update in iOS 11, however, Apple is poised to become a legit challenger.
