The challenge facing Microsoft is to come up with an operating system that carries Windows' familiar baggage and yet works well on a tablet. Windows for Pen Computing wasn't exactly a smash hit on the early 90s generation of tablets, and even though touch was built into Vista and Windows 7, it hasn't really become a mainstream feature.
Maybe 2011 will be the year that sees Microsoft make real gains in the mobile world - or will Apple's iOS and Google's Android continue to dominate?
2013 is well underway and Australian companies need to know whether they should invest in IT skills training or pay a premium for the people they need.
If you want to know which choices are being made in your sector, what skills are hard to find, which sectors intend to hire or fire and where the IT spend is going, this free report is must have.
Stephen Withers is one of Australia¹s most experienced IT journalists, having begun his career in the days of 8-bit 'microcomputers'. He covers the gamut from gadgets to enterprise systems. In previous lives he has been an academic, a systems programmer, an IT support manager, and an online services manager. Stephen holds an honours degree in Management Sciences, a PhD in Industrial and Business Studies, and is a senior member of the Australian Computer Society.
