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DOJ suit over Apple iPhone cites failures of Amazon Fire Phone and Microsoft Windows Phone

GeekWire

That’s due in part to repeated references and comparisons in the suit to the DOJ’s prior antitrust case against Microsoft over its Windows monopoly in the late 1990s. Barriers are so high that Google is a distant third to Apple and Samsung despite the fact that Google controls development of the Android operating system.

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Windows is now an iPhone app, letting you stream a PC in the cloud

TechSpot

Microsoft has launched a preview version of an app that grants cloud-based access to much of Windows across PCs, web browsers, and Apple systems. This could be seen as a renewed attempt to bring Windows into the mobile space or hint at a possible cloud-based future for the operating system.

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Windows 11 preview adds biometric logins for apps and websites

TechSpot

Windows 11 preview build 23486 expands the operating system's support for biometric logins. Beta testers should now be able to log in to websites and apps supporting FIDO passkeys using their face, fingerprints, and PINs through Windows Hello or authenticated mobile devices. Read Entire Article

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Student gets Windows 11 running on a Windows Phone

The Verge

Windows 11 running on a Windows Phone. The Windows 11 preview only got released earlier this week, but a student has already managed to get Microsoft’s latest operating system running on a Windows Phone. Windows 11 adapts surprisingly well for the 5.7-inch Gustave Monce ( YouTube ).

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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

From Windows 1.0 to Windows 10 The PC revolution started off life 35 years ago this week. Microsoft launched its first version of Windows on November 20th, 1985, to succeed MS-DOS. It was a huge milestone that paved the way for the modern versions of Windows we use today. At the time, many complained that Windows 1.0

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6 uncertainties that will shape the future of mobile operating systems

Trends in the Living Networks

Yesterday I completed co-presenting the three-part Ketchum webinar series on Tapping the Power of Mobile. I began by looking at the mobile operating system landscape, showing the forecasts recently made by Gartner, as below. UNCERTAINTIES: WINDOWS PHONE 7. App developer enthusiasm for the Windows Phone platform.

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Lenovo starts selling Android-powered desktop PCs

TechSpot

Lenovo has entered into a reseller agreement with Esper, an "industry-leading" Android corporation, to offer all-in-one PCs compatible with Google's ubiquitous mobile operating system. Read Entire Article