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Microsoft going it alone? Not exactly

Microsoft going it alone? Not exactlyI'm with you....Facebook - why on earth would MS do it? It just doesn't make any sense - hell look for new business models, don't just play dumb catch up!More over here - http://diversity.net.nz/ms-considering-a-facebook-purchase/2008/05/08/It's called flounderingWhen they can't go forward, they can't go back, and...

Tags: Operational accounting, Microsoft Corp., revenue, VCSY, Vertical Computer Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-07

Microsoft to release .Net as Shared Source

Microsoft to release .Net as Shared SourceMore detail for those that want to know.http://weblogs.asp.net:80/scottgu/archive/2007/10/03/releasing-the-source-code-for-the-net-framework-libraries.aspxIt's not openShred source isn't open source, so this really just caters to a very defined audience. Fine for them, but this isn't anyhting important for those interested in non-proprietary software. I wonder if M$ will ever...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Vertical Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, VCSY

Discussion threads 2007-10-03

Patch Tuesday: No Vista hotfixes via Windows Update

Patch Tuesday: No Vista hotfixes via Windows UpdateIsn't Patch Tuesday reserved for security patches?These two don't fall into the security patch category.VCSY can do what VMWare does. VMWare can not do what VCSY does.Now that VMWare is showing the world (including Microsoft who can't produce their own hypervisor framework until......

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, Virtualization, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista, Web browser, VCSY, Patch Tuesday, VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-08-14

A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Tolesto

A Microsoft Code Name a Day: TolestoIt's actually 'Toasted' not 'Tolesto'"It won't include COM interop support and other features ..."Hmm.... some pundits think that this is actually the .net compact framework that was a flop in their windoze mobile devices.It failed to gain any traction against Linux, so M$ renamed...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Operating systems, Miserysoft, His-Name, Microsoft Corp., VCSY, Tolesto, health care, software

Discussion threads 2007-08-03

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Microsoft puts more Azure cloud plumbing in place

Editing nitMary Jo - it always bugs me when you and others refer to 'Azure.' There is no such thing as 'Azure.' There is a Windows Azure product and a SQL Azure product but no Azure product. It seems confusing to use Azure along. If you want to talk...

Tags: Operating systems, Content management, Azure, Windows Azure, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Microsoft PDC: Will the real cloud platform please stand up?

Microsoft PDC: Will the real cloud platform please stand up?Its such a mix mash of thingsA lot of the Services/Cloud efforts Microsoft is spearheading seems too conflicting at times. I personally started to use Live Mesh to store documents and other files, yet it does so many of the things...

Tags: Programming languages, SkyDrive, Microsoft Corp., stand-up

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Internet Explorer 8.0: The silence is deafening

Internet Explorer 8.0: The silence is deafeningLet the sound of crickets ring! NTNTIE7... LOLMicrosoft should just buy Opera and be done with it. Also, why CSS 2.1 and no 3? Heck how about an up-to-date JavaScript engine?IE7...The Silence Is DeafeningIn my place it doesn't exist..long live Firefox.Holding On to IE6I...

Tags: Web browsers, SVG, MSFT stock, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, silence, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2007-09-28

What's next on Microsoft's search agenda?

What's next on Microsoft's search agenda?Look at HakiaHakia has done some things very right. It has put fun back into search.Item 3Integration into and dependence on other MS technologies old fashioned embrace and extend is presumably the primary reason why MS is in the search business at all. The...

Tags: SEARCH, Intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., Hakia

Discussion threads 2007-07-31

Windows Longhorn won't be reloaded, after all

Windows Longhorn won't be reloaded, after allMessage has been deleted.Happens all the timeJust take the source tree and fork it into a new project.Oh, wait ...Big Companies Versus the Little GuysBig companies always win when fighting little guys, like in this case. The little guys may be legally right,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Patent Lawsuits, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo, Microsoft Longhorn, software

Discussion threads 2007-06-21