Ballmer: Start with this: Windows 8 is just better than Windows 7 .
Its growth should pick up as customers start replacing old PCs with Windows 8 systems from Microsoft ( MSFT).
Bottom line: Whatever Microsoft does or doesn't do later this year, you can get back your Start Menu and desktop supremacy in Windows 8, right now, with these utilities.
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In Windows 8, you can revert to the Windows desktop experience via a tile, and you can further customize the interface with third-party apps which revive the Start experience and return Windows 8 to a 7-like environment.
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After a slow start, the Windows Phone saw its market share rise in October 2011 with the backing of Nokia, one of the largest smartphone makers in the world, which launched a series of Lumia devices powered by Windows phone.
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"We've improved the way you navigate to Start with the mouse by changing the Start 'tip' to be the familiar Windows logo, " the company said in a blog post.
The Windows Phone 8 start-screen lets you customize and pin Live Tiles with topics of personal interest, providing real-time updates that are uniquely yours.
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The Windows Phone 8 start-screen lets you customise and pin Live Tiles with topics of personal interest, providing real-time updates that are uniquely yours.
Windows Phone 8 offers a truly personal smartphone experience, with an iconic Start screen that can be easily arranged to reflect individual priorities and animated Live Tiles for real-time updates on the people and things that matter most.
However, according to management, Windows Phone 7 is off to a promising start and is now present on nine devices with 60 operators in 30 markets.
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The issue with Windows Phone as a whole is when you step out of the built in software, and start exploring the third party application situation.
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