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Despite the first increase in the PC market for half a decade, Mac sales reached an eight-year low as Apple’s own strategies failed and Windows 10 improved.

Traditional PC sales have made a triumphant return thanks to businesses and Windows 10, but the growth isn't expected to last. As new mobile devices flourish, analysts expect to see a continual decrease in the market in the long-term.

The winning run of the smartphone finally ended last quarter. Gartner reports smartphone sales declined for the first time ever during the holiday frame.

Analyst firm Moody’s claims Microsoft and Apple will push the PC market to growth during 2018, as hardware and software sales increase on cloud and legacy migration.

Gartner says Premium Ultramobile devices like Microsoft’s Surface products will help the PC market grow over the next two years, but no major resurgence in computing products is expected.

Google says its cloud services are down less than Microsoft’s Azure and Amazon Web Services. However, Microsoft says the numbers are misinterpreted due to region spread, and the creators of the data agree.

The Esri New Technology Integration award recognizes Microsoft's achievement in bringing ArcGIS mapping tools to a wider market. The accolade signals a healthy partnership between Esri and Microsoft, and highlights their shared vision.

The decline of Windows Phone continues. Gartner shows that Microsoft sold just 1.092 million devices during Q4 2016 and held just 0.3% of the mobile market through the period.

Security firm Kaspersky says that a fileless malware first discovered two years ago, has gone mainstream and has infected more than 140 companies, banks, and government groups.

Reports suggest that Microsoft will lower its Windows 10 licensing fees on laptops smaller than 14.1" inches. Sources suggest this is in response to increased competition from Google's Chome OS.

According to Gartner and IDC, 2016 marked the fifth consecutive year of declining PC shipments all over the globe.

However, Gartner says that the market will rebound over the next two years as manufacturers start selling more Windows 10 PCs. Microsoft is also going to see more enterprise customers upgrade to the platform over the next 12 months.

Microsoft's Scott Guthrie delivered a keynote at the Deutsche Bank of Technology conference, covering the Microsoft Cloud, how it differs from competitors and the battle between Azure and AWS.

The tech giant has started an aggressive campaign against their main rival in the VM space, offering free licenses and publishing two new websites focused on the matter.

Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB customers on build 1607 will receive official support until 2026. The change reveals Microsoft's confidence in the longevity of the operating system.

Leading market researchers have confirmed that PC shipments continued to decline through the first three months of this year, but Microsoft should not be too worried.

The company has developed its Azure IoT Hub to offer a messaging infrastructure for distributed devices which then can communicate via Azure over IoT protocols such as AMPQPS, HTTPS and MQTT.

The company will now offer Microsoft FastTrack service to businesses with more than 50 employees, that will empower new and growing businesses to adopt Office 365 efficiently.

The most recent smartphone market share survey by Kantar reveals the expected decline of Windows Phone. In contrary to the trend UK shows strong growth and also China is seeing some improvement.

Windows 10 Mobile build 10586.63 is now live for Fast Ring users on the Insider program. While there is no official statement about changes, one Microsoft employee has reported them on Reddit.