June 18th - major announcement from Microsoft!

Microsoft planning major announcement for June 18th

Nokia dropping teasers for same day as Microsoft's big announcement

 

I hate when companies do this. The reality never matches the hype. Just announce the stupid thing, whatever it is. when the time comes.

 

Rumors!

On Monday Microsoft will maybe announce a tablet

 

ah!

i thought they were gonna announce a killswitch for Metro. lol

 

Yeah, I heard 'tablet' as well.

 

Maybe they are going to announce Windows 9

Also heard that they are going to announce a Tablet for use with Win 8 / Metro. As a lot of people will skip this version because of the missing Start Menu.

Metro is perfect for tablets but not really for desktops.

 

Skipping Windows 8 because of a missing start menu? lol. People can always use Start8 for free.

See: http://www.stardock.com/products/start8/

 

Aren't MS going to remove all legacy code for the start menu from the Definitive Version ?

http://www.winsupersite.com/article...397?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

Where you saw Microsoft stating that?

BTW Start8 is a bit different from older Start Menus.

 

Sorry edited my post after your reply with the quote and source to the article.

 

He doesn't work for Microsoft.

 

Would you like to bet on the capability?

 

Woah i just hope this isn't true. If it really turns out like that, then i have no sympathy for Microsoft and hope their W8 is a major FAIL. So bad that they will have to patch it back in a short time or do a major redesign.

 

My guess is MS buying Nokia. Or at least some further entanglement between the two.

 

If they charge a premium price so as not to compete with the OEM makers of other tablets, I think it will be a fail just like all their other hardware projects like Zune, Kin, and their branded routers.

http://tabtimes.com/news/ittech-os-...crosoft-big-windows-8-rt-tablet-balancing-act

 

Assuming it even is a tablet, what would be the point of going through the effort of making their own and then not making it a viable purchase with a high price tag?

 

I don't know. Microsoft would be between a rock and a hard place. If they come out with a really competitive tablet price and feature wise, then they would just be ~ Snipped as per TOS ~ their OEM's. Guess we will see what it is Monday.

Edit: I don't like it but that is one of the advantages Apple has. They control the hardware and software.

 

Another Nokia teaser for Monday, June 18th pops up

 

Microsoft wins, we have no clue what they are announcing

 

If I was to guess it would be the annoucement of Windows Phone 8 based on the fact we have heard so little about it and Microsoft has kept the topic of this annoucement also quiet.

Other new stuff, Win 8 and Win RT has been less secretive and plans have been discussed so no need to be so secretive about announcements.

Now I wonder if they will announce the future of WP7 devices (if they are upgradable to WP ?

Cheers, Nick

 

do we care?

 

Not really.

 

^ This should be a poll...

 

The Verge liveblog:

12:30PM - Hawaii
02:30PM - Alaska
03:30PM - Pacific
04:30PM - Mountain
05:30PM - Central
06:30PM - Eastern
07:30PM - São Paulo
11:30PM - London
12:30AM - Paris (June 19th)
02:30AM - Moscow (June 19th)
07:30AM - Tokyo (June 19th)
08:30AM - Sydney (June 19th)

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/17/3093335/microsoft-major-announcement-event-live-blog

 

Mysterious Microsoft press event to be held at LA's Milk Studios