This is by no means a literal expression, Apple and Microsoft are hardly alike, at least for the moment. Yet, the new leadership under Satya Nadella has brought about changes that will continue to generate ripples, shaking the quiet waters of traditional thinking in regard to what Microsoft has done for the past 40 years.

Sources close to the development of the next Apple TV, suggest that the next version of Apple’s streaming box will not support 4K resolution. While these are merely rumors, the information has not triggered any “up in arms” response, at least from the most level-headed commentators.

As of the latest build 10049, which introduced us to Project Spartan, it occurred to many Insiders, that the People app, as well as the Calendar and email client app have suddenly stopped working, due apparently, to an impending update.

Some of the features we expect, are not available yet, and some are not complete, but once Spartan reaches production status, we can expect it to be leaps and bounds ahead of any version of Internet Explorer.