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Consent Decree Over, Microsoft Goes Back to Monopoly Forced Bundling

Charlie Demerjian | SemiAccurate | June 21, 2012

Remember that pesky monopoly verdict against Microsoft that ended in a toothless consent decree? Would it shock you to hear that the second the DOJ’s eyes are off, Microsoft jumped right back to forced bundling to stifle competition? Read More »

HP Reportedly Ditches Windows RT as Microsoft Readies Surface

Mikey Campbell | AppleInsider | July 2, 2012

According to unconfirmed reports, HP has scrapped plans to build Windows RT-based tablets which would have been direct competitors to Microsoft's own upcoming Surface tablet that was announced in June. Read More »

HP Said to Dump Microsoft over Surface: WART is No Longer Welcome at Most OEMs

Charlie Demerjian | SemiAccurate | June 29, 2012

Remember when we said that Microsoft management was essentially incompetent and destroyed their partner relationships with a single WARTy Surface? We were being too kind, their largest OEM, HP, just bailed. Read More »

Under The Surface, Microsoft's ARM Tablet Is A Terrible Mistake

A.T. Faust III | AppAdvice.com | July 3, 2012

Unhappy with Microsoft’s intended release of a direct hardware competitor, HP has reportedly withdrawn its support for the Windows on ARM RT (or “WART”) platform. The sages at SemiAccurate acerbically explain the whole ugly affair: "…Microsoft just unveiled one of the largest and most unethical industrial espionage campaigns of the last few decades, so it is no surprise that everyone is jumping ship."...

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