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Windows desktop apps are the future (with or without Windows)

Computerworld Vertical IT

Good news for PC users: Windows desktop software isn’t going anywhere. In fact, every operating system wants to run it. But in 2023, the hot new commodity is Windows desktop software. A decade ago, the tech media was full of pronouncements that “ PCs are dying ” at the hands of the iPad.

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Do business Macs still need to run Windows?

ComputerWorld IT Management

In so doing, the company paved the way for Macs to natively run Windows and Windows applications. Initially this capability came via Apple’s dual-boot system, called Boot Camp, followed by Parallels Desktop, software that ran Windows in a virtual environment.

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Do business Macs still need to run Windows?

Computerworld Vertical IT

In so doing, the company paved the way for Macs to natively run Windows and Windows applications. Initially this capability came via Apple’s dual-boot system, called Boot Camp, followed by Parallels Desktop, software that ran Windows in a virtual environment.

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Windows 11 slows down AMD CPUs by up to 15 percent, fix incoming

TechSpot

Windows 11 has only been available for a few days, and we're already starting to see issues surfacing around Microsoft's new operating system. Some of them are known problems related to incompatibilities with certain networking software or applications like Oracle's VirtualBox, as well as the usual assortment of bugs that.

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Relativity hires Microsoft’s Scott Van Vliet to boost its Factory Operating System for 3D-printed rockets

GeekWire

Relativity Space , the startup that was founded in Seattle and is now building 3D-printed rockets in Southern California, has brought in a Microsoft executive to lead its growing software engineering team and expand upon its AI-powered “Factory Operating System.” He’ll be based in the Los Angeles area.

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Do business Macs still need to run Windows?

ComputerWorld IT Management

In so doing, the company paved the way for Macs to natively run Windows and Windows applications. Initially this capability came via Apple’s dual-boot system, called Boot Camp, followed by Parallels Desktop, software that ran Windows in a virtual environment.

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Windows 365 — Microsoft’s cloud-based OS explained

Computerworld Vertical IT

Microsoft last week introduced Windows 365 , a new service that lets the company cut partners out of the money-making loop by providing virtual PCs to customers. Dubbed "desktop as a service" (DaaS, in keeping with other, similar acronyms) by some, Microsoft's tagged its offering as "Cloud PC" as in "Windows 365 is your PC in the cloud."

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