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Office Starter 2010: The fine print on Microsoft's Works replacement: More information is coming in from various testers regarding the Office Starter 2010 build that Microsoft released to a group of selected testers late last week -- including details on macro and file type support. Do any of these make Office Starter a non-starter, in your book? by Mary Jo...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Works, Tester, Office Suites, Microsoft Office, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2009-11-23
Microsoft Windows Azure and SQL Azure: Microsoft's Windows Azure and SQL Azure address part of organizations requirements for an open, standards based platform that can support local, private and public clouds. by Dan Kusnetzky; Tags: SQL, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Programming Languages, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2009-11-23
A Microsoft and News Corp. search pact? It adds up: Microsoft and News Corp. are reportedly discussing a deal where Rupert Murdoch would take his properties and delist them from Google. These sites would presumably wind up on Bing. by Larry Dignan; Tags: Microsoft Corp., News Corp., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-11-22
Will Microsoft spin on the dime again?: fsdaThe Best Blu-Ray Video Converter is a comprehensive ripper and converter tool.; Tags: Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2009-11-21
This month's Microsoft code name report ready for download: fdsdWith blu ray ripper *, you can easily rip Blu Ray movies to SD/HD video formats.; Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?: MS is the past Google is the future so NopeGoogle is the old MS, MS is the old IBM. PC_DOS never made it, MS_DOS did. The driving factor was openness and innovation.Today and in the near future, Google has bothToday MS sees profit only and based on thatdrives...; Tags: Operating systems, Leadership, BOOT UP TIMES, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system; Discussion threads 2009-11-20
Will Microsoft's Silverlight dampen the appeal of Google's Chrome OS?: I'm not one of those ready to write Windows an RIP certificate now that Google has finally taken some of the wraps off its Chrome OS. In fact, after reading through industry watchers' questions and Google's answers about it, I'm thinking that Chrome OS may not look quite so appealing...; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2009-11-20
Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll: Oh boy... this should be a fun Talkback... ntntyeap...for sure we'll be hearing what everyone has already said "ad nauseum".BallSack is a MoronPlain and Simple.I'm sure Win7 sales are decent. After all, it's hard to get an OS-less computer.....It is easy enough to get linuxpre-installed.Or buy a MacHowever,...; Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, Mac sale, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Linux, sales, Steve Ballmer, Windows 7 sale, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2009-11-20
Ballmer: Windows 7 sales on a roll: Delivering opening remarks at Microsoft's shareholder meeting on Thursday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said that Windows 7 was off to a "fantastic start." Delivering opening remarks at Microsoft's shareholder meeting on Thursday, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer said that Windows 7 was off to a "fantastic start." ...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Sales, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Windows 7, Microsoft, Ballmer, Ina Fried CNET News; News items 2009-11-20
News to know: Google Chrome OS; Dell; AOL; Microsoft: Google's Chrome OS from security to Web apps, Dreamforce wrap, AOL, Dell, and government IT lead today's headlines. by Larry Dignan; Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., America Online Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Government, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-11-20
Microsoft designs laptop for developer giveaway: Great idea !!!Finally something new and exciting from Microsoft. It maybe won't change the market anytime soon, but at least, these will set a benchmark by which other will have to measure. It's also a nice way to demonstrate the best Windows has to offer.And it's nice to see Microsoft...; Tags: Notebooks, developer giveaway, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer; Discussion threads 2009-11-19
Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their money: SilverLight draws circles around Google's gimmickCompare SL's demo w/ that of ChromeOS and see it for yourself the truth: The former completely owns the latter.RE: Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their moneyWhat kool aid are you drinking? NOTHING is secure, and Google wants to take over everything....; Tags: Operating systems, Google Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Ford Motor Co.; Discussion threads 2009-11-19
Chrome OS will give Microsoft a run for their money: Ballmer just laughs off the operating system being developed by Google and now the open source community, but you can't deny that Google's lined up to hit a home run. by Garett Rogers; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2009-11-19
Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist: Maybe MS needs myLife instead of focusing on cloud everything.I've been a Windows user since Windows 1.0 on MS-DOS. I used Multiplan and Word with a mouse before Windows even existed. Over the years I've purchased so many copies of MS Office, OS upgrades, mice, keyboards, joysticks, development environments (MASM,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Lightroom, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2009-11-19
Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame: HAHA! Way to go Microsoft! They basically just told Google to suck it! The best part is they were right the whole time. Yet people blindly defended Google. It would seem Google has more software issues than anyone else.RE: Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome FrameI'm not...; Tags: Web browsers, security, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., attack surface, Google Chrome; Discussion threads 2009-11-19
Microsoft finds security hole in Google Chrome Frame: A security researcher in the Microsoft Vulnerability Research MSVR has discovered a "high risk" Google Chrome Frame security vulnerability that could allow an attacker to bypass cross-origin protections. by Ryan Naraine; Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-11-19
Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist: It's been almost two years since I first got tips about Microsoft "SmartFlow," a product which allegedly was going to be a competitor with Adobe's Photoshop Lightroom post-production software for professional photographers. I had thought that incubation project may have been quietly eliminated somewhere along the way. But it's still...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Lightroom, Twist, Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2009-11-19
Microsoft designs laptop for developer giveaway: Windows division president Steven Sinofsky took his Windows team through the process of designing and building a Windows 7 laptop in conjunction with Acer. LOS ANGELES--As a software guy, Windows division president Steven Sinofsky readily admits that he had little idea of all that goes into building a laptop....; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Microsoft, Acer, laptop, Ina Fried CNET News; News items 2009-11-19
NComputing announces new Microsoft partnership: interestingThis will be very interesting as we shall finally see what kind of license is required for running a virtualized desktop OS. Will it be TS CAL license, VECD license etcThis will set a precedence for the rest of the market as there ARE other virtualization solution similar to NComputing...; Tags: Business structures, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., NComputing, Microsoft partnership, IT Skills, partnership; Discussion threads 2009-11-19
Microsoft Silverlight 4.0 Beta (Windows): Silverlight 4 delivers a full suite of powerful capabilities to business application developers, bringing the best-of-breed .NET platform to browser-based experiences. Silverlight provides an ideal platform for developing and deploying modern business applications for both customer facing and staff-facing applications.; Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Business Application, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Silverlight 4, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2009-11-19