IDG Contributor Network: Still looking forward to the promise of the converged desktop

One of the most exciting days I had at work was the day I came into…

IDG Contributor Network: The promise and the power of the business-focused IBM Watson digital assistant

Digital assistants may be all the rage, but just like the iPod was when it launched—compared…

IDG Contributor Network: Microsoft’s reorganization: Anticipating a massive personal computer cloud evolution

I cannot recall a time when there was more change going on in the technology sector.…

IDG Contributor Network: By 2020, we’ll be using Windows in the cloud

One of the interesting launches this month was the Blade Shadow PC.  This offering out of…

IDG Contributor Network: The future of Windows-as-a-Service

We are undergoing a lot of technology changes at the moment.  3D printers, autonomous cars, package-…

IDG Contributor Network: Target, education: Windows S vs MacOS vs Chrome

[Disclosure: Microsoft is a client of the author]This is a fascinating fight largely because the Education…

IDG Contributor Network: CES 2018: Microsoft’s broad near-term vision of our very different technology future

[Disclosure: Microsoft is a client of the author.]I got to sit down with Microsoft prior to…

IDG Contributor Network: With an AI back end, could we create an anti-abuse OS?

This is going to seem like a huge stretch, but hear me out, because I think…