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Yet another round of speculating that Windows will become free. I can't see MS sacrificing the cash cow that oem Windows licenses on medium/high end machines is. At the same time I wonder how much money they actually make selling upgrade licenses; I suspect it's a relatively small fraction of the total. As a result I could see the pattern of Windows 8.1 Update 1 being a mandatory being the way of the future; with free, mandatory, incremental upgrades a few times/year replacing major new paid upgrade version releases. This would have the potential to solve a number of long term problems in the windows ecosystem. The number of versions of Windows MS needs to support will eventually drop to a single consumer version as the existing legacy versions reach end of life. On the developer side, frequent mandatory updates will eventually means we can start using new OS features shortly after release instead of having to wait a few years because most consumers will have old OS versions that don't support them.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Microsoft Corp. agreed to a patent licensing deal with communications provider Motorola Solutions Inc. granting world-wide coverage under its patent portfolio for Motorola Solutions's devices running the Android and Chrome OS operating system.
Google makes the products, Microsoft makes the money.
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Algoraves, or algorithmic raves—an offshoot of a type of improvised algorithmic composition known as live coding—are a growing movement among both programmers and musicians. Over the past few years across western Europe and in places like Mexico, Australia, Japan and even as close as Canada, live-coded performances have given electronic artists and bands a way to break through the stand-around DJ culture of today’s electronic music in live, messy fashion.
Who needs a DJ when you can have a coder?
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All those cool 3D holographic interactive user interfaces that people see in sci-fi movies and TV shows are finally getting closer to reality. Microsoft Research recently showed off a new project called Holograph that was made to render large data, not just in 3D, but in a way that it looks like it is being projected above a display. "You're my only hope"
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Let's see if they take credit for the Tupac hologram at Coachella.
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Shut up and take my money.
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Social news site Reddit has downgraded the status of its "technology" section after a censorship row. It follows a report by the Daily Dot that revealed headlines posted to the area had been secretly deleted if they featured certain words.
Big Brother Reddit is watching you...
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My favorite kind of histories are those told from an insider's perspective. The story of Richard the Lionheart is full of great battles and dynastic intrigue. The story of one of his soldiers, not so much. Yet the soldiers' story, as someone who has experienced the real consequences of decisions made and actions taken, is more revealing. Chat Wars: the empires strike back (and forth)
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Fascinating perspective. I'm not sure quite how well the declining empire metaphor applies to Microsoft and the tech industry, but the argument he's making is more or less sound.
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boo hiss, article refers to site that requires paid subscription to read entire article. Just when it was getting good... argh!
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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I thought it only required a registration?
But yeah. Sorry about that.
TTFN - Kent
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Nope, paid subscription required (min $3 monthly). Not your fault, just me ranting. You'd think David would just print post this in Slate since he's already paid by them.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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hmm, now it's fully readable. I guess after a few days they don't make you pay. *cool* 
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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which link? The article Kent linked appears complete and both articles linked from it (mashable and nplus) appear complete when I scrolled down them to the end. Neither are showing a pay-me moneybeg at the bottom of the text anyway (haven't read them yet).
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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nplus wants me to pay.
//edit//
I guess after a few days it becomes available.
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Really? I get a huge wall of text (33 screen tall page at 1680x1050) and no paywall. I switched browsers and saw the same thing in IE, so it's no my ad blocker munching a half baked overlay paywall.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Like I said, it is no longer the case. The paywall was there on the first couple of days. But, I guess when the articles age they no longer charge?
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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Putting a can of beer in a brown paper bag is about to look like child's play. A new product that's somehow been approved by US regulators makes booze as discreet as a packet of sugar. It's called Palcohol, and it transforms a shot of vodka or rum into a pocketable pouch of powder. "Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down In a most delightful way"
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Microsoft has at last announced that its acquisition of Nokia's Devices division will close this Friday, April 25. Originally expected to close last quarter, the $7.1 billion purchase was delayed pending regulatory approval. Bland, but it could be worse
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Better than Microsoft Mobile oy. They can do without the kvetching.
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Worries the search giant is turning into a "superstate" immune from prosecution. "Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?"
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Zee Germans. Was already in the news.
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New Microsoft Mobile Oy subsidiary will serve as the company's mobile devices division, according to a letter obtained by Nokiapoweruser. Oy vey.
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For Larry Heck, a distinguished engineer in Microsoft Research, this first release of Microsoft Cortana offers a taste of what he has in mind. Over time, Heck wants Cortana to interact in an increasingly anticipatory, natural manner. "Do not speak the seven-word activation code unless you mean it."
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Do you think he built in an Easter Egg for people that say "Cortana, go to Heck"? 
Soren Madsen
"When you don't know what you're doing it's best to do it quickly" - Jase #DuckDynasty
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