Linked List: January 7, 2012

Saturday, 7 January 2012

Microsoft to Offer Spiffs to Retail Salespeople Who Sell Windows Phones ★

Paul Thurrott:

Included in the plan are sales incentives for retail workers, aimed at getting them to finally start recommending Windows Phone as an alternative to Android and iPhone. The amount of payments are $10 to $15 per handset sold, depending on the number sold, for some handset models.

If this strategy was on the table, why didn’t Microsoft start this a year ago?

The Restart Page ★

Works best full-screen.

OLPC XO 3.0 Tablet ★

Looks just like the concept they showed off two years ago. Maybe a little thicker.