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Amid downturn, Microsoft should be thinking bigger

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Tuesday held his annual powwow with investors and talked strategy, the company's outlook and the areas where it is placing its bets. Frankly, the bets look a bit timid. First the financial matters, Microsoft kept its outlook that it outlined last quarter,...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo, Microsoft Windows, Games, Financial Accounting, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Finance, Office Suites, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-24

Can the cloud save Windows Mobile?

The complaints about Windows Mobile have been mostly about user interface. Windows Mobile looks simply pedestrian relative to the latest mobile operating systems from Apple, Palm, Android and Research in Motion. But the latest news on Microsoft's cloud plans raise an interesting question: Would you trade aesthetics for some cloud...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Skybox, Mary Jo, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-03

This month's Microsoft code name report ready for download

Programming note: Mary Jo Foley has begun compiling a monthly PDF download of Microsoft's code names and trying to sort out the moving parts. Mary Jo's effort is the first in a series of special reports and other features we'll be doing as PDFs. ...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Codename, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-23

Microsoft christens next tool suite release 'Visual Studio 2010'

Microsoft christens next tool suite release 'Visual Studio 2010'I dont think that's true.VS brings together many well understood tools into a convenient IDE. I mean, if you know unit testing on VS, then running JUnit on Eclipse is a small learning step, right?In many way, Visual Studio does the same...

Tags: Microsoft development tools, .NET, tool, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .NET, PHP

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

The future of computing: Multiple cores, multiple inputs

Microsoft's research unit is betting on software that utilizes multiple core processors and can handle multiple natural inputs such as voice and touch. It's a good bet. Mary Jo Foley reports from Microsoft's research day: Seven academic research projects will share the $1.5...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, Computing, Mary Jo, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-28

Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soon

Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soonMedia Center may be best MS appMedia Center is by far the app I use most on my PC. When you're in MC, you don't even realize you're using a computer. Yes, there are some missing features, but it a joy to...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TVs, Digital media, TV Pack, Fiji, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., TV, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, Windows Media Center TV Pack

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Some of the finer points on Windows Vista SP1 availability

Some of the finer points on Windows Vista SP1 availabilityCryptic posting on Vista Team blog about KB937287I'm not sure what to do with the KB937287 issue; I have it on my system but I did not experience any problem. Has anyone tried to install SP1 with patch 937287 already present?Why...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Notebooks, Desktops, SP1, Windows Vista SP1 availability, Microsoft Windows Vista, finer point, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Update, Mary Jo

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Turning the tables: Channel 9 interviews yours truly

Turning the tables: Channel 9 interviews yours truly???Is there a non-Silverlight version of this available? Merci.RE: Turning the tables: Channel 9 interviews yours trulyEnjoyed the interview.--rjRE: Turning the tables: Channel 9 interviews yours trulyObservations:1. Don Box may be a legend, but he's weird in my opinion.2. The camera work was...

Tags: Channel 9, movie star, Mary Jo

Discussion threads 2008-03-13

Skepticism and Mary Jo Foley

Skepticism and Mary Jo FoleyThat does it[i]So, Mary Jo, feel free to be skeptical not that I had to tell you that. Skepticism is warranted, as you have rightly explained.[/i]Now you're going to have Don ranting about you as well as MJF.RE: Skepticism and Mary Jo FoleyGee, considering Microsoft's 20+...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo

Discussion threads 2008-03-12

Hyper-V isn't the only Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution that's lagging

Hyper-V isn't the only Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution that's laggingReally Mary JoWhat exactly is your point here?Server 2008 isn't even out to the general public yet.Let me give you a clue. This is how you and the rest of the media work:"c'mon, where's the next newest, latest greatest""what...

Tags: Operating systems, Hyper-V, Windows Server 2008 virtualization solution, Windows Server 2008 virtualization, Mary Jo, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

OOXML+vs.+ODF%3A+What%27s+happening+this+week

OOXML+vs.+ODF%3A+What%27s+happening+this+weekYour headline says much. ODF vs OOXMLAnd as usual the "press" Mary Jo would like others to see it that way when in fact it is not. Folks, its just another standard that offers users CHOICE in what they use. Nothing more, nothing less.The only reason the...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), No_Ax, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, Mary Jo

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

Windows 7: The Anti-Vista?

Windows 7: The Anti-Vista?Happy with VistaI'm happy with VISTA and would prefer that a new version doesn't come out anytime soon. I certainly don't want them trying to rush a new version only to get another Windows ME. Take the 5 years and do it right instead of...

Tags: Operating systems, Mary Jo, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Anti-Vista

Discussion threads 2008-01-25

IBM, Google quietly supporting OOXML?

IBM, Google quietly supporting OOXML?Google will support search for whatever is on the web, no matter how badthe format may be. Google will also support import/export of OOXML for Google docs, since customers WANT interoperability. IBM will do the same, customers LIKE interoperability.But, that has nothing to do with whether...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Office, Mary Jo, OOXML, Google Inc., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-21

Microsoft outlines what's coming in Windows Mobile 7, 8

Microsoft outlines what's coming in Windows Mobile 7, 8Considering that coolness and ease of use...... are completely subjective measures, if the phone doesn't do what I need, it is neither cool nor useful. Lacking push mail connection to Exchange is a deal-breaker. Editing Office documents on an iPhone?...

Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, Mary Jo, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2007-12-17

Windows Update could do with a UI tweak

Windows Update could do with a UI tweakRegarding "Anyone in Redmond listening?"No, or they would have done something about this. (Yes I put these numbers in a response to Mary Jo's blog, but geez....everything is better than Vista for me.)On my old XP machine, IE7 loads to my MSN...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BFE, ZD-Net, Mary Jo, MSN, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Testers get Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate build

Testers get Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate buildMixed resultsI'm running RC of the SP for both Vista and XP on systems here (not any critical systems thought ...) and what I'm seeing is that XP SP3 looks like mostly bug fixes and the impact of performance isn't really...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows, ZD-Net, Mary Jo

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Ad-supported free Microsoft Works: competitor to open source office suites?

Colleague Mary Jo Foley, who does the All about Microsoft blog, reports that Microsoft may well be working on a free version of Microsoft Works.I've always thought of Works as a poor man's Microsoft Office. There's an older version of Word, a PowerPoint viewer not a PPT creator, addy book,...

Tags: Predictions and Observations, microsoft, Google

Blog posts 2007-07-31

Can Microsoft create a reality-distortion field?

Can Microsoft create a reality-distortion field?It's traditional for Microsoft to copy AppleThree Apple Engineers and Three Microsoft EngineersThree Apple engineers and three Microsoft engineers are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three Microsoft engineers each buy tickets and watch as the three Apple engineers buy only...

Tags: XML, Mary Jo, conductor, Apple Fans, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Engineer, RDF, Apple Engineers

Discussion threads 2007-07-20

Microsoft Research's PlayAnywhere: A surface computer for the rest of us?

Microsoft Research's PlayAnywhere: A surface computer for the rest of us?Interesting, butThe technology discussed in the article sounds pretty nice. I however think MS should focus a lot on the multi-touch screen technology I discussed [url=http://tinyurl.com/2kfd7y]here[/url] – for which a taste of its multi-touch aspect is shown in [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h_OO4Gz28c]this video[/url].Surface...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, computer, Microsoft Research, Mary Jo, PlayAnywhere, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-18

Exchange Server Rollup 3: An IMAP fix for the iPhone?

Exchange Server Rollup 3: An IMAP fix for the iPhone?This is getting MonotonousI'm done. You can't seem to get relevant info in this blog so Bye!Mary Jo Shill...She keeps an unblinking eye on a company that neither innovates nor makes anyone's life easier/better. Kudos to Mary Jo. I wish...

Tags: Blogging, Exchange Server Rollup 3, Mary Jo, blog, IMAP, Microsoft Exchange Server, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2007-06-29