Microsoft isn t just building for the future. The company is focusing on tools that will allow an ever-broader group of people to program for themselves. At the heart of this plan is Microsoft s pivot to open source; and while there were several benefits of that action highlighted at Microsoft Build last week, an important one was left out which is that Microsoft has become a far better place to work.
When technology is advancing very rapidly, the leading providers of an evolving class of products are on very different pages. I m talking about Cisco and Microsoft and while neither s approach is wrong, neither is complete and together they can build what s needed for our hybrid workplace future. Let s talk about the advantages of a simulated workplace done right, and we ll close with the product of the week, a new graphics card from AMD.
An ecosystem is being created where cars and robots are autonomous <em>and</em> connected so they will be able to connect to other devices, sensors, and data repositories available to them. Let s explore some safety risks associated with this future connectivity on our roadways. We ll then close with the product of the week: a new tablet that is Amazon s first real effort to build a Surface-like laptop.
For anyone that still believes that Apple can be more than an incredibly profitable company; but one you can also be proud of for how it treats its people and customers, incoming VP of worldwide communications Stella Low could be the critical remedy for what ails the firm. Let s talk about Apple this week. Then we ll close with the product of the week: the HP Elite Folio Notebook.