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It seems that there are a lot of people who aren't taking Microsoft very seriously when it comes to competing in the smartphone marketplace.

However, various well-known analyst firms, including IDC, Gartner, and iSuppli, believe Windows Phone could actually overtake iOS and become the second most popular smartphone platform by 2015.

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We haven’t yet seen a beta version of Windows 8, but analysts are already claiming it is doomed. Analysts from IDC, Gartner, and Forrester are predicting that the new OS will face an uphill battle in the PC and tablet markets for a number of reasons, but none of those reasons seem particularly relevant to the OS itself or the experience of using it.

Microsoft has released an extremely limited Developer Preview of Windows 8, but the OS is still a ways from completion.

Despite economic headwinds, 94 percent all PCs will ship with Windows 7 in 2011, predicts Gartner.

Cloud computing services accounted for 12.5 percent of overall IT budgets, according to a research report released this week by Gartner.

A recent study from Gartner is forecasting mobile platform market share up to 2014, and echoes the results of earlier studies regarding Android’s current momentum.

Microsoft calls Windows 7 its "fastest selling" operating system, but the new OS may represent increased costs and greater logistical pain for IT shops over the next two years.

Microsoft's operating system for consumer smartphones lost market share last quarter, according to research announced this week by Gartner.

Organizations should start experimenting with Web apps from Google, Microsoft and other software companies.

Datacenter virtualization projects can open up security issues, according to research from Gartner.

Gartner on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Burton Group, a smaller but well-regarded IT research and advisory services firm, for $56 million.