October 21, 2011
Small businesses, beware the Office 365 fine print: On ZDNet, Ed Bott writes about a reader’s experience with the program. “Everything went swimmingly for two months, and then one evening he got a phone call from the CEO of the client company, complaining that she and her employeescould no longer send messages. Everything bounced back, with a generic ‘Message could not be sent—try again later’ error. My reader did some research and discovered, to his chagrin, that the client had inadvertently bumped into a little-known Office 365 limit,” he writes. What’s your opinion?
Android grabs quarter of tablet market: On The Register, Tony Smith looks at worldwide tablet numbers for Q3. “Android left Q3 2011 wil 26.9 per cent of the tablet market, up from 2.3 per cent in Q3 2010. Microsoft managed to eke out a 2.4 per cent share, double RIM’s, because 400,000 tablets shipped with its OS. Only 200,000 PlayBooks shipped in the same period,” Smith writes. What’s your opinion?
Microsoft Q1 earnings: Windows Server, Dynamics lead the way: On his site, The VAR Guy breaks down the tech giant’s earnings. “In recent months, The VAR Guy has told channel partners to shift their Microsoft focus to the company’s business division, where sales growth remains surprisingly strong. Dynamics, in particular, enjoys growing momentum despite fierce competition from NetSuite, Salesforce.com, Oracle and SAP,” he writes. What’s your opinion?