Microsoft Updates Cloud Solutions, Lowers Prices
Microsoft today announced an update to its cloud-based email and productivity services, as well as a much needed 33 percent price reduction.
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Microsoft: State of the Security Union is Good
This week, Microsoft has issued its seventh Security Intelligence Report, and the results are actually somewhat comforting.
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Microsoft CEO Still Downbeat on Economy
As he travels around the world to headline various product launch events, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer often finds himself confronted with questions that have little to do with the task at hand.
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of November 2, 2009
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including a completely unnecessary Windows 7 upgrade non-controversy, Apple's ongoing hatred of the Pre, Nintendo Wii sales in the toilet, Verizon Droid and Android 2.0, and much, much more.
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Microsoft/Yahoo! Deal Needs an Extension
When Microsoft and Yahoo! announced their blockbuster search deal in late July, they said they would need until October 27 to complete negotiations. But with that date already come and gone, the companies have agreed to an extension.
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Los Angeles Dumps Microsoft, Adopts Google
Los Angeles this week awarded a $7.5 million contract to Google, which will provide cloud computing email and productivity application services to the city's 30,000 municipal and state workers.
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Microsoft Opens Up Windows 7, Server, 2008 R2, Azure, and Silverlight to Eclipse
It seems like we get a new Microsoft interoperability announcement almost every day now. But today's is particularly far-reaching.
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Microsoft Ships Some Windows 7 Technologies for Vista
Microsoft announced the final release of its Platform Update for Windows Vista, which provides access to several key Windows 7 technologies on the previous Windows version.
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Flawed Student Version of Windows 7 Now Fixed
Many college students who took advantage of special $30 pricing on Windows 7 experienced difficulties installing the new OS over the weekend, but Microsoft says the problem is now fixed.
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Microsoft Drops 'Family Guy' Tie-In
So much for Stewie and Brian: Microsoft last night abruptly dropped plans to sponsor a special TV event with "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane.
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Microsoft Opens Up PST for Business
Say what you will about Microsoft's nonsensically named PST format, but for hundreds of millions of people around the world, it's the engine that drives their most essential communications tool.
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Microsoft Riding High in the Wake of Windows 7 Launch
The Windows 7 launch was everything that the Windows Vista launch wasn't: low-key and yet confident.
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of October 26, 2009
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including the Windows 7 launch event, my own little co-hosted Windows 7 launch party, a long weekend in New York, Apple's sad response to Windows 7, Kylie, and so much more.
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What You Need to Know About Hyper-V 2.0
Hyper-V has gotten a major makeover, both as part of Windows Server 2008 R2 and as a standalone bare metal server. If you haven’t gotten your feet wet in virtualization, now’s the time to wade in.
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Paul's Picks
Cloud computing, Microsoft-style, involves strategy—but will it work? And why Snow Leopard won’t make you leave Windows, at least not yet.
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Microsoft in Cahoots with Twitter, Facebook
Microsoft on Wednesday announced major new initiatives with some of the world's most popular Internet services companies.
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Apple Records Strong Quarter, Then Overhauls Mac Lineup
Apple on Monday announced blockbuster financial results for the most recent quarter, proving that, once again, it appears to be immune to the economic woes that are dogging the rest of the industry.
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Windows 7 Preorders Better than Vista and XP Combined
Amazon.com has begun shipping its Windows 7 preorders to customers around the globe for delivery on Thursday.
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Microsoft Preps Office 2010, SharePoint Betas
Microsoft on Monday revealed that it will ship public betas in November for its Office 2010 productivity suite and SharePoint 2010 content and document management, enterprise search, and collaboration server suite.
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With Price Cut and Weight Loss, Sony PS3 Takes September
Thanks to a new slim-line product model, Sony's PlayStation 3 did something in September that it had never done before: It outsold all of the competition, including even the Nintendo Wii.
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