Confused with the differences between the various consumer flavours of New Windows? Don't worry, you are not alone. According to The Verge, even Microsoft employees find the various differences between 8, 8 Pro and RT somewhat baffling!

Complicating matters further are all the Windows 8 devices hitting the market-- not only the Surface (and its various variants), but also all the laptops, tablets and hybrids various vendors have on offer. With the imminent Windows 8 launch, we believe it is time you learn exactly what makes each version tick... and which your customers should buy come October 26.

First off, it is important to note how Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro and Windows RT look very similar to each other. All carry the same touch-friendly tile-based Start Screen UI, as well as an optional desktop mode. However, while 8 and 8 Pro only vary slightly from each other (similar to the differences between Windows 7 Home/Home Premium/Professional Editions) Windows RT is a completely different beast.

Microsoft hopes for a bigger slice of the data centre pie with the Windows Server 2012 release-- the first version customers can manage entirely through the command line. 

Users can remove Windows Server 2012 GUI through PowerShell, turning the OS into a command line-driven system similar to Unix.

Windows Server 2012 is the first major upgrade since 2009 and features a number of features designed for large-scale data centre deployments and cloud-based applications.

Microsoft Hyper-V virtualisation now supports up to 64 virtual processors and 1TB of Read more...

Microsoft has been calling its distinctive tile-based user interface "Metro" since its first appearances on Windows Phone. But not any more-- since no other than Metro AG owns the "Metro" name.

According to anonymous sources speaking to Ars Technica, the German retailer is threatening Microsoft with legal action, causing the Microsoft Legal and Corporate Affairs team to send out a memo (also leaked to The Verge) banning use of the "Metro" name.

As we all know, Metro is huge, and a quick check through the German DPMA register reveals the retailer Read more...

Following its Quest acquisition (worth $2.4 billion) Dell counts the eggs all its newly bought chickens should start laying-- hoping it will start making over $2bn in have annual software sales soon. 

And that is before sales grow to the $5bn by 2016, at least according to company predictions. Not bad for what was once a mere PC maker. 

“You have this huge PC business,” Dell's software division president John Swainson said at a roundtable discussing the company's software ambitions. “To have an impact on Dell’s bottom line, you have to have a meanin Read more...