Microsoft’s big year- next 12 months all major products get a refresh
Somehow we all knew this but didn’t think about it, but it’s true. On the consumer side it’s Windows 8, Windows Phone 8 and of course, we all expect Xbox 720 (or something named like that) for next year (along with a refresh of Kinect). Add to that some Office love as well (beta dropping shortly). And that’s before we get to the business side and remember that Windows Server is getting bumped and SQL Server and all of the dev tools are being refreshed. The new push is towards virtualization and Azure is on Fire as is Office 365. Throw in the new Win RT and some hardware (I’m looking at you Surface) and a sprinkle of Skype and Yammer.
I’m sure I left some off but damn, this is a huge 12 months for Microsoft.
Related Posts
About The Author
davidk
5 Comments
Microsoft is in a position where they have so much to lose right now. It’s nice to see that they’re finally recognizing that consumers WANT things, but for me, it’s far too late (and I know a lot of people that feel the same way). Nothing they’re getting ready to launch – NOTHING – appeals to me. Windows 8 is never going to be on one of my computers, phones or tablets, Xbox is not my cup-o-tea, and they’re making a huge mistake with server by pushing Metro on System Administrators. Office, if it makes its way to iOS and a Mac refresh, might be the only thing that gets money from me.
@Chris L: keep those comments to yourself…this was written to congratulate Big M,
Chris, I think MS has so much to lose and so much to gain. We always think of them as a consumer company and that’s always been a misnomer. On a monetary basis, their business side has always been the largest. This is actually a new footprint for Microsoft. And love them or hate them but on the business side they are rocking and their new VM stuff seems to already be making waves.
It takes all kinds of people with all kinds of wants and interests to make this world enjoyable. Some will have no interests in the upcoming Microsoft products and services while others are excited and anticipating the day they can get their hands on them.
Personally i’m excited and have already started setting money aside to get my hands on the Surface RT and a WP8 device this fall. Businesses and big brands are already prepping metro apps because they know there will be a minimum of 100 million new devices (tablets and computers) purchased over the next year.
I won’t be buying the Surface Pro because I need a high end machine for my visual design programs and an i5 just doesn’t get it for me.
Again the upcoming Xbox refresh late next year is a biggie. Combined with SmartGlass app and the lite version of the new Xbox it’ll be something fantastic.
A chicken on every pot and an XBox/Kinect in every home. That’s what I say. Now if we could only get rid of the mobile carriers and cable companies, life would be grand.