Weekly #WhyMSFT Round-Up 8/24/2012

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections.

Skype is at home with Microsoft
Tony Bates, president of the Skype Division, discusses the success of Skype over the past year.

Microsoft Offers Guidance On Transitioning To Cloud Computing
The cloud is “no longer about selling IT value. It's about selling business value.”

Office 2013: Everything IT needs to know
Microsoft “sets the bar high” with Office 2013.

Touch editing in Office Web Apps on Windows 8 and iOS
Microsoft discusses the new touch-friendly features of the recently introduced Office Web Apps.

An Exchange Online administration primer for Office 365 newbies
The web-based interface of Office 365 differs from what Exchange administrators see today, but “should be no trouble for them to navigate.”

Office 365 Sales Incentives: Microsoft Cloud Easy for Partners
Microsoft is making a special Cloud Easy offer to U.S. partners that promote Office 365, Windows Intune and/or Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online.

Windows 8 takes security to the next level
The new security features put Windows 8 “way ahead of the competition.”