CEO Satya Nadella turns back the clock to 2012 by combining devices and Windows into one group under Terry Myerson
Even after outcry, hedges retreat by saying the previous manager was back 'for the time being'
It's a complicated process, different than past decades, but offers more options for some customers
Tired of getting thumped by Safari about battery usage
Windows desktop app designed to support both keyboard + mouse and touch will replace the Modern/Metro version starting July 7
Honeymoon over for Microsoft's Satya Nadella, who doesn't make the first 50 in annual Glassdoor rankings
And Apple holds 2014's line for iOS 9; even the iPhone 4S and iPad 2 are eligible for the upgrade
Outside the free upgrade offer, it prices Windows 10 as it did Windows 8 -- and Windows 7 before that
Acquisitions work as a stop-gap strategy, but at some point mobile innovation has to come from within Microsoft, says analyst
Newegg.com claims Aug. 31 retail availability of the new OS; pegs prices $10 higher than Windows 8.1
