Microsoft plans 'major announcement' for Monday, June 18th

[Wayne]

Zune 2?

http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/14/m...day-june-18th/

[sonoran]

Nothing could induce in me the slightest shred of anticipation over another jerk with a microphone on a stage in front of worshipful underlings.

[RupertPupkin]

Originally Posted by Wayne

Zune 2?

Nah, they're announcing that they're giving up this whole "Windows" thing and moving to Linux!

[Evil_Bert]

Perhaps they're announcing the acquisition of Red Hat.

[satanselbow]

Originally Posted by Evil_Bert

Perhaps they're announcing the acquisition of Red Hat.

You might be right... I can't be the only one to notice that if the word "Microsoft" had different letters in it you could create the anagram "We own Linux" from them... no really! - try it I tell no lies!

[Dan]

Chapter 11?

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[dragonbite]

I'm thinking it is something to do with either their financial deal with Nook producing an ARM Windows 8 RT tablet out earlier than the Windows 8 coming out around Oct/Nov.

After reading the information on Windows RT from HowToGeek article HTG Explains: What Is Windows RT and What Does It Mean To Me? and how locked down it will be, I wouldn't be quite so surprised since they won't have to worry about waiting for 3rd party developers

However, you can’t run non-Microsoft applications on a Windows RT desktop. You might assume that this is because desktop applications just haven’t been compiled for the ARM architecture yet and developers just need to update them. This would be true, but Microsoft won’t allow third-party applications on the Windows RT desktop. In other words: The Windows RT desktop is locked-down and only for Microsoft applications. You can’t install non-Microsoft desktop applications.

[bonedome]

another jerk with a microphone on a stage in front of worshipful underlings.

ha ha I love that vid of some fat, sweaty, bald gimp on crack (boss hog I think his name is) bounding up and down the stage working himself up into.......well a heart attack presumably.
While his worshipful congregation lap it up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc4MzqBFxZE
Remember kids
just say no to drugs

[RHamel]

Originally Posted by Evil_Bert

Perhaps they're announcing the acquisition of Red Hat.

Bite your tongue. It would be a good strategy to undermind Linux. I'm not sure it would work though.

[RupertPupkin]

Originally Posted by RHamel

It would be a good strategy to undermind Linux. I'm not sure it would work though.

Nah, Red Hat is too big for Microsoft to buy. It would make more sense for MS to buy a smaller Linux vendor, like Canonical. Or Arch.

[smr54]

One guess is that it's going to announce some sort of tablet, to attempt to compete with the iPad. Seems foolish to me, but I'm no MBA.

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...ples_ipad.html


BTW, I suspect most of you have seen this one, but the similarities to a 1996 AOL layout are disturbing.
http://www.google.com/url?source=img...ScknadBk_q99oA

Perhaps they are going to spitroast Bill gates

[RHamel]

I believe they've launched tablets twice before without much success. So this would be the 3rd iteration. They've also purchased Yammer for 1 billion.

[dragonbite]

Originally Posted by RHamel

I believe they've launched tablets twice before without much success. So this would be the 3rd iteration.

3-times a charm?

[pete_1967]

If it's not related to this, then I'm surprised: https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=mi...w=1230&bih=786