Stephen Legler (Twitter @smlegler)
Random thoughts and interests
Forrester has published a new document, Total Economic Impact of Microsoft Windows Tablets – Cost Savings and Business Benefits Enabled by Windows Tablets for the Enterprise.” Forrester collected data from 60 enterprise organizations currently using Windows or non-Windows tablets. The subsequent analysis found a solid 128% ROI and many benefits specific to Windows devices: 46%... Continue Reading →
I have nothing more to add… just want to share the story. “We can make changes on-the-go to spreadsheets and presentations. And the interoperability between desktop and Windows Phone is seamless.” -Mike Blake, Global CIO When Hyatt Hotels was ready to replace BlackBerry phones it deemed “archaic,” it turned to Windows Phone over iPhone and... Continue Reading →
I am now back at home in Michigan (arrived Sunday morning after my 24 hours of travel from Nairobi Kenya) and decided to use Monday as a recovery day from my two week work engagement in Kenya. On Monday, I decided to watch Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference 14 Keynote. It took Tim Cook a total... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, Shepard Smith introduced his new Studio where he highlighted their re-worked News Desk. The newsroom is outfitted with a number of BATS (big area touchscreens) which are 55-inch Windows 8 devices. You can watch the 5-minute video which showcases the new studio and you will notice that the devices are Windows 8. There were... Continue Reading →
I continue to be amazed by the reaction I get when I tell the Windows tablet story directly to my customers or when I do large audience presentations at user groups or conventions. On one hand, I’m extremely grateful to the positive reaction I receive… on the other, I’m shocked that more people don’t know... Continue Reading →
During the month of June, I predicted that Windows 8 would become the 3rd most popular Operating System Worldwide by August. Well, I was close… I’m not actually sure when Windows 8 surpassed Mac OS X, but it has finally happened. As you can see from the data StatCounter collects, Windows 8 has garnered 7.86%... Continue Reading →
I first want to thank my colleague, Adam Ward, for bringing this to my attention. I had a discussion with him earlier this week when he asked if I had seen or heard about a company, Ubi Interactive, that has a product that could turn any surface into a touch screen. During that conversation, we... Continue Reading →
Are you getting ready to go back to school? Here is a new ad that shows how Windows 8 and the Lenovo Yoga can simplify your life (compared to the iPad). Tag line? How about “Have fun and get your homework done.”
I came across this interesting video and thought I would share with you. There is no doubt that I’m a fan of Windows 8 and I think it brings a lot of great use cases for people and organizations. It’s a quick 90 second video that I thought would showcase a unique reference story for... Continue Reading →
StatCounter currently shows that Windows 8 is picking up momentum ahead of the Windows 8.1 release update. As it stands, Windows 8 is the 4th most deployed operating system in the world (at 5.79%) behind Mac OSX (at 7.49%), Windows XP (at 21.22%), and Windows 7 (at 52.49%). Worldwide usage of iOS is sitting at... Continue Reading →
