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Microsoft Live Search now embedded in Facebook

When Microsoft announced it had struck a deal with Facebook to integrate its Live Search technology into the Facebook platform, the Redmondians were reluctant to share details. But as of today, October 7, Live Search is now part of Facebook. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Redmond Pie Site, Business Structures, Internet, Blogging, Search, Finance, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-10-07

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Transcript: PDC08 Keynote â€" Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson

Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet;  Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething â€" and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...

Tags: Keynote, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Service, App, Liveside, Neowin.net, Tom Riley, Signal God, Paul, MJ, Azure, Z, Red Dog, Download Link, Saruhan, Bluehoo, MOS, SSDS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-27

Google playing politics with open source

Google playing politics with open sourceWell SaidI agree with this, Google has the same back office meetings that any other company does, and the main focus is selling more product and bringing the bling through the door. Both companies have their ups and downs and for us to act...

Tags: subject line, Even Microsoft, open source, F/OSS, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Don't be fooled: Windows 7 hasn't slipped to 2011

Don't be fooled: Windows 7 hasn't slipped to 2011Wrong year for Vista RTMVista was released to manufacturing in November 2006, not 2007. If it takes three years to produce Windows 7 then it would be due at the end of 2009, but that seems unlikely to me.I don't think MS...

Tags: Operating systems, kernel, Microsoft Corp., hardware, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware maker, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-01-28

Microsoft earnings hit target; client, business divisions shine

Microsoft earnings hit target; client, business divisions shinehere!http://www.theregister.co.uk/2000/10/09/accounting_masterclass_how_cisco/Can't keep a great company down!;-)M$ is fudging the numbers!It's common practice that the M$ mobsters lie and spread FUD.The only statement that holds water was:"And the entertainment and devices unit had revenue of $1.16 billion and a loss of $1.2 billion."So much...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, OPEN SOURCE, Financial accounting, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Linux, tax

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

Microsoft to partners: It's time to change

Microsoft to partners: It's time to changeBroadband is still too flakyfor a company to depend on for its IT operations. Services hosted off site will not be available 100% of the time.On the other hand, companies with less than stellar IT departments may find their services available even less.Companies...

Tags: Business structures, Operating systems, Patches, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Windows environment, Right Now IT, broadband, Microsoft Corp., partnership, Linux, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-07-10

Why can't Microsoft just patch everything?

Nearly four years ago, Microsoft's Bill Gates ate some humble pie and declared that they must do much better with their security issues and launched the Trustworthy Computing Initiative. One and a half years later, the company launches Windows 2003 Server with fewer vulnerabilities and extremely defensive default settings....

Tags: vulnerability, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Blog posts 2005-11-28

Gates dishes out security promises

Gates dishes out security promiseswowWhatever Gates is smoking ... he should share.Wow, flashback to two years ago, and many virus outbreaks!Same old drivel... any M$hills ready to defend their employer?What happened to "Trusted Computing"As with some of the people, he can keep promising to do something but never delivers. As...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., security, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-06-28