RIP Internet Explorer
After almost 27 years, Microsoft is finally putting Internet Explorer to rest. I give some thoughts on the rise and (lengthy) fall of Explorer.
Tag: Microsoft
Juneteenth and the Big Five tech companies
A look at how the “Big Five” tech companies are planning to observe the newest US federal holiday, Juneteenth.
A look at Microsoft in the 2010s
Microsoft seemed to spend the 2010s as a quieter company versus its 90s and 00s self. The 2010s has seen the rise or dominance of: …
Favorite articles roundup for the week of July 26, 2019
Back in late 2015, I tried writing favorite article roundup posts for a very short while. The idea is similar to that of an email …
Microsoft announces new Xbox console due late 2020, other Xbox news
E3 (or Electronic Entertainment Expo), the big annual video game conference, is going on this week in Los Angeles. Most of the big video game …
Microsoft releases the discless Xbox One S All-Digital Edition; is it worth it?
Microsoft’s recently launched a version of the Xbox One S without a disc drive. The “Xbox One S All-Digital Edition,” as it’s wordily called, comes …
A look at the world’s most popular websites
The world’s most popular websites online include the usual suspects, such as Google and Facebook. However, they also include Russian and Chinese sites. And yes, …
How do the Big Five tech companies earn most of their income?
The Big Five tech companies (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft) have different means of earning income. Here’s a look at how each of these …
Whatever happened to Microsoft and Blackberry’s mobile presence?
A few years ago, I wrote about how Android and iOS came to dominate the mobile device space. There’d been a lot of changes since …
Microsoft announces Windows 10 S to take on Chrome OS
Some time ago, I wrote about how Google’s Chrome OS is now the most popular OS used in American schools. In the past, Microsoft’s tried …
