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- Should Microsoft get into the PC hardware business?
- Should Microsoft get into the PC hardware business?great so ms make hardware as bad as softwarewikey-do more trouble ......You're asking the wrong peopleCustomers will buy whatever works at the best price. In general that's their only criteria. The real question is whether OEMs will be willing to share their already...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., hardware, OEM, PC hardware business, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?
- Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?Threat assessmentYour point on the ever-shifting sands of Microsoft intentions simply underscores one of the basic rules of threat assessments: "assess enemy capabilities, not enemy intentions."In the present instance, that means that the only things that others should count on from Microsoft are the enforceable...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?
- European Commission vs. Microsoft: Who is being unreasonable?Fine is for the pastThis fine is for the past and has nothing to do with their current 'openness'!I'm gladI'm so glad Microsoft have suddenly changed and decided to makes these moves purely out the goodness of their own hearts.Who knows if the...
- Tags: Servers, European Commission, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-27
- Microsoft to push WGA-free IE 7 update to corporate users in February
- On February 12, Microsoft will deliver, via its Windows Software Update Services WSUS automatic update mechanism for businesses, an update to Internet Explorer 7 that is Windows-Genuine-Advantage-free. Microsoft made the IE release -- known as the IE 7 Installation and Availability Update -- available on its software...
- Tags: Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-01-15
- EU launches new probe against Microsoft
- EU launches new probe against MicrosoftAfter watching Firefox report to Google...with every page I went to, I'm not so sure having other browsers on my system is all that great. Of course Microsoft is lacking "well documentation" again as usual. And I'm sure we'll be seeing this issue again...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., EU Launch, new probe, payoff, MS Operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-01-14
- Microsoft admits Office 2003 'mistake'
- Microsoft admits Office 2003 'mistake'Microsoft admits Office 2003 'mistake'This was not a 'mistake' in the least bit. More zdnet headline sensationalism. It was more or less Microsoft getting rid of some formats for security reasons. Any company would do the same thing. No mistake about that....
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003
- Discussion threads 2008-01-07
- Opera files complaint against Microsoft
- Opera files complaint against MicrosoftIt really would be great to have choice in Web Browsers, Opera is a greatlittle browser. Would be great if companies could choose the ONE browser that they want.I don't mindthat IE comes with Windows. I think that's fine. But I should be able...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera Software ASA, Web browser, Win$ux
- Discussion threads 2007-12-13
- Beware fake memory cards
- Beware fake memory cardsWho would've ever thought ....Thanks for the heads up. These being counterfeit never evencrossed my mind.RE: Beware fake memory cardsyea it is way too easy to do this. Just sell a 1.5 GB as a 2 GB. People wouldnt really ell because all memory has a...
- Tags: Branding, brand name, brand, card, memory card
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- Wal-Mart plays Black Friday spoilsport
- Wal-Mart plays Black Friday spoilsportNope, just WordsThat is where the NDAs come into play. Don't ask why this is. I don't like it and don't believe it would happen.Look at what happened to Apple with the case of a blogger getting details to an Apple product early.So do...
- Tags: Taxes, Benefits, Sam Walton, Wally World, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- Ballmer: Microsoft will dunk on Google...eventually
- Ballmer: Microsoft will dunk on Google...eventuallyAnd, he says this as they fall to a distant 4th behind an unknown Chinesecompany. Seems that if they can't bundle it with the OS, they can't compete for some reason??? Imagine that!! Of course they ARE trying to bundle, but it has not been...
- Tags: Channel management, Team management, Corporate law, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Google Inc., pinata, Web
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- In-depth review of the Aviary design platform
- I recently got the opportunity to sit down with Avi Muchnick and Michael Galpert, part of the team behind Worth1000, a company that has generated a lot of buzz around it's as-yet-unreleased Aviary suite (I've got a big screenshot gallery here). Aviary is a collection of design tools aimed at...
- Tags: 3D, Adobe PhotoShop, Phoenix Technologies, Tool, Aviary, Productivity, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2007-10-08
- A Mac-eye view of Microsoft's EU defeat
- A Mac-eye view of Microsoft's EU defeatMicrosoftwill do just enough with office to keep them out of antitrust. Not a byte more.RE: A Mac-eye view of Microsoft's EU defeatI find it funny that Mac fanboys talk about MS and anti-competitive practices. Apple is WAY more anti-competitive that MS, just...
- Tags: Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Web browsers, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., APPLE HAS
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- Microsoft has changed (some of) its monopolistic ways
- On September 17, the European Court of First Instance will decide whether or not to overturn the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against Microsoft. A number of company watchers are painting the ruling as a watershed event that will have lasting impact on Microsoft and its customers. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-09-14
- EU court to rule on Microsoft on Sept. 17
- EU court to rule on Microsoft on Sept. 17EU court to rule on Microsoft on Sept. 17They better rule that Microsoft did not in fact break any EU antitrust regulations. We can't help it if Microsoft is ingenious when it comes to running a successful business. The...
- Tags: Benefits, U.S. Department of Justice, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., Scot Finnie
- Discussion threads 2007-07-17
- Microsoft going after Sage/QuickBooks
- This is a guess post by Dennis Howlett.One of the less talked about pieces to come out of Microsoft's World Wide Partner Conference was the understated announcement that the Redmond Giant is readying to roll out Dynamics Entrepreneur Edition. What's that you might ask and in truth, details are a...
- Tags: Microsoft, IT Management, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-11
- Why is it so hard to understand Microsoft's virtualiztion vision?
- I've been trying to sort out how Microsoft plays in the rapidly moving world of virtualization technology for industry standard systems. I've spoken with over 50 different companies who are actively trying to carve out their niche in this world. I'm sure that there at least 50 more out in...
- Tags: Access virtualization, application virtualization, Dan Kusnetzky, Microsoft Corp., virtual machine software, virtual processing software, virtualization, vision
- Blog posts 2007-07-10
- Ballmer's list: Microsoft's CEO shares his top nine Microsoft growth picks
- Ballmer's list: Microsoft's CEO shares his top nine Microsoft growth picksIt looks like he could have had a shorter listI think a total of 15 items (9 + 6) is overdoing it. From looking at the list I think it boils down to three items1. Windows2. Office3. XBoxNo surprises there...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, Linux, server
- Discussion threads 2007-02-15
- Microsoft says Gmail is a virus
- Microsoft says Gmail is a virusShowdown at the *Not-So-OK Corral ?*Dirty tricks...I dont trust you guysLately ZDNet and CNET opinions have been so biased against Microsoft. Especially their evaluation of Firefox and IE7 is completely crappy. I donot trust you any more.One CareIf it is picking up Gmail as a...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Cyberthreats, Linux, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Mircosoft, VistaDB, Microsoft Corp., Google Gmail, virus, Microsoft says Gmail
- Discussion threads 2006-11-12
- The disingenuity of Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage program
- The disingenuity of Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage programDid you read this part[i]At the same time as it is baking into Vista more Genuine-Advantage-required features, Microsoft is stepping up elements of its Genuine Advantage program aimed at the reseller channel."We expect to do much more as a Windows business to help...
- Tags: Operating systems, Joe, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, OEM, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Windows Installer
- Discussion threads 2006-08-10
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