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Microsoft creates a “Server and Cloud Division”
09 December 09 03:44 PM | john.mullinax | 0 Comments   

The Windows Server Division weblog announced yesterday that the people who build Windows Server, Windows Azure, SQL Server, SQL Azure, Visual Studio and System Center will all now be part of the same organization, Server and Cloud Division (SCD).   Read More...

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The purpose of Chrome, and how it may be good for Microsoft
05 September 08 07:43 PM | john.mullinax | 7 Comments   

Started this as a comment on Larry Digan's blog here , but it ended up so darn long I decided to make it a post on its own right here. A few more thoughts on Chrome. Just my 2 cents. -John ... More than anything else, Chrome strikes me as a "trojan horse" Read More...

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S+S Example #1: Ford Work Solutions
08 February 08 08:01 AM | john.mullinax | 1 Comments   

Computers and software can do lots of interesting things, and more every day. While I love websites -- I don't want to be completely constrained to them. For example, i like having things like Zune , my smartphone , Windows Live Writer , etc. as part Read More...

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Microsoft's Software + Services strategy in 10 minutes or less...
16 November 07 10:00 AM | john.mullinax | 5 Comments   

I got an email recently asking me to present Microsoft's Software + Services strategy at an internal Microsoft meeting recently. The challenge: keep it under 10 minutes. After the session it occurred to me that a lot of folks might get something out of Read More...

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