Ever feel like you don’t have enough Microsoft news in your life? Today’s the day that changes! Learn about the latest usage figures for Windows 8 (is Windows XP finally going into retirement?), how to deploy Office 365 in your environment, and what might be coming down the pike for Office “16.” All this and more in this month’s Microsoft headlines.
Microsoft NewsMicrosoft Increases OneDrive File Size Support to 10GB
Big files? No problem. Microsoft readies its OneDrive cloud storage platform for larger, multi-gigabyte files.
By Pedro Hernandez eWeek.com September 10, 2014
More Assistance for Office 365 Deployment
A new program offering free Office 365 migrations performed remotely by Microsoft employees for customers with more than 150 seats went live this week. Partner reaction so far has ranged generally from extreme concern to wary acceptance.
By Scott Bekker RedmondChannelPartner.com September 4, 2014
Microsoft Ending “Office on Demand” Feature in Office 365 Subscriptions
Microsoft plans to eliminate its Office on Demand feature from Office 365 subscriptions, starting in November.
By Kurt Mackie RedmondMag.com September 22, 2014
Windows 8 Surpasses XP User Market Share
More than four months after Microsoft stopped supporting Windows XP, Windows 8 has finally overtook the unsupported OS, according to Web site analytics firm StatCounter.
By Scott Bekker RedmondMag.com September 15, 2014
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2015 Aims to Break Down Sales-Marketing Silos
Microsoft’s next CRM release codenamed ‘Vega,’ available in cloud and on-premises flavors, is due in the fourth quarter of 2014.
By Mary Jo Foley ZDNet.com September 22, 2014
What’s New for Business Users in Microsoft’s Office ’16’?
Microsoft is privately testing a technical preview of the next version of its Office client for Windows. Here are a few features expected to be part of ‘Office 16.’
By Mary Jo Foley ZDNet.com September 18, 2014
And Finally, Just for fun… THAT’S how you sell a computer. I’ll take TWO!