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Learn MoreMy final report about spending a month using Microsoft products went up on the Beast this morning. (You can read it here. Bottom line: Great products, some of which I will really miss. The Lenovo W520 powerhouse laptop is highly recommended as a desktop substitute. I really do not want to send it back. Windows 7 is stable and fast, but you knew that. Windows 8 is mind-blowing and is going to shine on tablets. I used it only on a laptop, a Lenovo U300, but saw it on a few tablets and, well, when they come out, I want one. Same for the Arc Touch mouse, which has won design awards, and deservedly so. It’s the best mouse I’ve ever used. But the real star is the Xbox, and thank God our Xbox doesn’t need to be returned; we bought it last year. If you do not have an Xbox, you need to get one. I mean it. Even if you don’t play games (I don’t) it’s a fantastic living room hub. Get the Kinect, and see what the future looks like. Microsoft has a great opportunity to provide an entire ecosystem where everything works together seamlessly. But for now the parts still feel not well tied together....
Learn MoreThat’s the money quote from my rant on the Apple v. Android “class war,” sparked by Instagram becoming available on Android. It went up on the Daily Beast this morning. You can read it...
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Josh Topolsky is underwhelmed, and gripes that Windows Phone 7.5 still isn’t where it should be. Walt Mossberg has similar reservations. Sam Biddle of Gizmodo thinks the Lumia 900 could save Windows Phone. Rosa Golijan of MSNBC says it’s a stunner that could lure people away from Apple and Android. I have been using the Lumia 900′s little brother, the Lumia 800, for a month, and I’m as impressed now as I was when I first saw this phone. The hardware is gorgeous — nicer than the iPhone, in my opinion. The software feels fresh and modern. Sure, there are far fewer apps, and for some people that’s going to be a problem. But a lot of people just want the basics: email, Web browser, phone calls, maybe a few basic apps like Facebook and Twitter. And AT&T is going to sell the Lumia 900 for $100, which is a pretty amazing price for product that’s this...
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