About this tag
The tag 'bet' on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Microsoft's strategic risks with Windows 8, often described as a high-stakes gamble for the company. Threads analyze whether the bold redesign of the operating system was a wise move or a dangerous bet that could affect Microsoft's future. The tag also includes unrelated content, such as a news story about a shoplifting suspect who claimed he stole to pay off a lost bet. Overall, the tag captures both serious analysis of Microsoft's business decisions and lighter, off-topic anecdotes involving bets.
  1. cybercore

    Suspect in Walmart shoplifting says he lost bet

    MILLVILLE, N.J. — Police say a man picked up for shoplifting at a southern New Jersey Walmart had an unusual motive: Paying off a bet. To the book of faces! C'mon — what's not to like? Hoof it over to Facebook to join the weird news herd. Fifty-eight-year-old Irwin Krakow of...
  2. K

    Windows 7 Microsoft PDC 2008

    Today 'til the 30th. Who wants to bet that we don't see a "7" leak by the 1st?