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Two mistakes Microsoft made in its "I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person" ad

Two mistakes Microsoft made in its "I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person" adThis is really really oldand easy to convince people that because what she bought has the same screen size as a Macbook pro then they must be equal. It's just like with the old...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., notebook, Microsoft-made, advertisement, Apple Macintosh, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

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Microsoft CFO Liddell to leave by year-end

Microsoft Chief Financial Officer CFO Chris Liddell is leaving Microsoft after four years to pursue other interests, company officials announced via a November 24 press release issued quietly just before the start of the Thanksgiving holiday. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Corp., CFO, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?

Microsoft is adding more and more WPF features to Silverlight and vice versa. But there is a downside to this strategy: By adding technologies like COM support to Silverlight, Microsoft is doing damage to its story that Silverlight is a cross-platform browser plug-in that supports Windows, Mac -- and, thanks...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Corp., Linux, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Open Source, .Net, Operating Systems, Development Tools, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta (Windows)

Microsoft Office 2010 gives you powerful new tools to express your ideas, solve problems, and connect with people.Itlets you work how, when, and where you want, letting you get things from a PC, the Web, and even a smartphone.Microsoft Office 2010 features new photo, video, and text effects for creating...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-24

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

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

NComputing announces new Microsoft partnership

I've featured NComputing a few times in this blog, largely focusing on their solutions that turn a single workstation into as many as 10 workstations using thin client technologies. In particular, I wrote about NComputing's successful bid beating out Intel and OLPC to provide thin-client computers to as many...

Tags: Virtualization, Partnership, Thin Client, Server, Microsoft Corp., Computing, NComputing, Microsoft Windows, Thin Clients, Terminal Services, Business Structures, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Finance, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Pivot: Microsoft's experiment to 'view the Web as a web'

Seahorse CodenameYou have very good sources.RE: Pivot: Microsoft's experiment to 'view the Web as a web'It requires an invitation, got any to give?invitationsJust send a request to the team, they should give you one. Instructions are found on www.getpivot.comRE: Pivot: Microsoft's experiment to 'view the Web as a web'already...

Tags: Channel management, Web, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Pivot: Microsoft's experiment to 'view the Web as a web'

Microsoft's Live Labs -- its Research and MSN mash-up -- fielded a new test project on November 18 known as "Pivot." Pivot (not to be confused with Microsoft's recently renamed PowerPivot) is meant to combine search, browsing and recommendations to create a more unified Web experience, according...

Tags: Web, Microsoft Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-18

(A PDC peek at a Microsoft server container (photos))

Free cooling?Can this contain take advantage of the ambient temperature during the winter? And are their freeze protection measures? RE: (A PDC peek at a Microsoft server container photos)Blooty Marvelous i want that woone !And like mobile phone and microwave and sat base/earth stations i am guessing...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Server, PDC, photograph, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Microsoft shares a few tidbits on IE9 and (lots) more on Silverlight 4

Safari? What Safari ? :-)http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/39495-safari-4-beta-first-browser-to-hit-100-score-in-acid3-testI know, Steve doesn't like Apple but you're supposed to be a journalist? ;-)Google chrome?IE like Microsoft is stumbling around in a new ecosystem in which spending thousands of dollars is not an option.Plus, it locks you into a insecure OS platform with...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Spell Check, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML5, JavaScript, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 public betas now available for download

Microsoft still firmly planted in the LAST century.NTLinux Kernel speaks?Hmmm, I'd fear for the future of Linux if this is what comes out of it. You'd think the "many eyes" would have caught such silly logic in the kernel years ago...and looking ready to dominate this oneas well.Google is...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, public beta, Microsoft SharePoint, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Office suites, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

So where's Microsoft's Live Mesh?

Project name changedIt's Microsoft Live Mess now under Ballmer's leadership.RE: So where's Microsoft's Live Mesh?i hope they don't get rid of or just leave it alone because i really like it. Actually, it works very well.It might be stuck in some pre-release limbo but whats already available to use does...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Live Mesh

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

So where's Microsoft's Live Mesh?

One noticeable no-show at this week's Microsoft Professional Developers Conference is Live Mesh. Live Mesh, Microsoft's synchronization service that is the pet project of Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie, was one of the main attractions at previous Microsoft developers' conferences. I asked Ozzie for an update on it this...

Tags: Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Conference, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Microsoft PDC Live Blog Day Two: IE, Silverlight 4.0 and more

The biggest news here is that MS is losing its grip on developers as they are switching to programming for the web and cross platform tools.Microsoft and its future.The chief software architect not ever going to say "Mission Accomplished".Another VP of cloud at the PDC saying "I'm not going to...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., dotnet, PDC, silverlight

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Microsoft PDC Live Blog Day Two: IE, Silverlight 4.0 and more

The second day of keynotes at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference is about to begin, and expectations are running high that MIcrosoft might share some details on what's coming with Internet Explorer 9, Silverlight 4 and Office 2010 Beta 2 today. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Blog, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-11-18

What's next for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform?

So MS is going cloud...Well, well, isn't this interesting. Does MS concede that the era of packaged client software is over? Again, MS is the follower and not the leader, and again, MS is following Google to the clouds. My prediction is that this will be a field day...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp., Azure, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Microsoft Office Professional 2010 beta (Windows)

Microsoft Office helps you work faster, easier, and more intuitively, whether you're in the office, on the road, working solo, or part of a team. The 2010 Microsoft Office system has evolved from a suite of personal productivity products to a more comprehensive and integrated system. Building on the familiar...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Microsoft may have blown opportunities, but all hope is not lost

Time to let it goThe erosion has started, it cannot be stopped and the longer you try to hold on to something that fleecing away the more you lose.Game over.Android wins.:)Blown OpportunitiesThis reminds me of MS failing to see the internet coming and allowing Netscape to dominate the market. They...

Tags: Operating systems, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile, phone, Windows Monopoly

Discussion threads 2009-11-17