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As I reflect on 2009…what did and did not come to full fruition since I wrote this post last year …and what lies ahead for the year 2010, many different trends and topics come to mind. I’ll try to distill my list down to a handful of key themes and thoughts
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It’s going to be an exciting year here at Microsoft as we are introducing a wave of new innovative software. This fall, we are helping institutions and IT professionals optimize PC environments, increase productivity and expand innovation in the classroom
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I’m incredibly excited about new innovations coming from Microsoft…we have listened to feedback from students and teachers and are working to provide flexible and rich resources that are simple to use. The new Windows Live Movie Maker is a great example
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I will try not to date myself too much, but I started my career at Microsoft when Windows 3.1 was released. With every operating system since, we’ve been not only driving innovation on the software side, but also hardware. We’ve been pushing the envelope
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When I meet with customers and speak at events, I am frequently asked, “What do you think is the secret to Microsoft’s success? And what has enabled the company to keep growing over the years?” While a lot of Microsoft employees contribute to how we scale
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I had the pleasure of attending the National Educational Computing Conference ( NECC ) in DC earlier this month...and as I’ve said before…these big signature education events are a good occasion for me to connect with our customers and partners in one
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I wanted to give a special shout out to our US students who won prizes this week at the Worldwide Imagine Cup finals competition in Cairo, Egypt . Like I’ve said before , students can do amazing things if given the tools and resources to inspire them
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Microsoft’s announcement of Bing ( www.bing.com ) has certainly garnered some attention and excitement. There’s a lot of investment and focus on improving the core search experience for Internet users, and we do have a long way to go to make search results
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For me, one of the most exciting things about working with students is seeing their passion and absolute belief that they can, in fact, change the world. At Microsoft, we want to do whatever we can to encourage that optimism, and to help students use
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Looking for a sign of hope that our country/world will overcome our current financial challenges, and do so with ingenuity and innovation? Don’t worry…the Lucky Tomatoes, Mango Bunnies, and others are here to help. Take a moment to view some or all of
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Sorry about the geekiness of the joke in the title of this blog post…but it’s truly the case that a school's journey to deliver personalized and adaptive learning to students starts with building a strong and integrated foundation on identity. As students
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I spent the early part of the week in Indiana and Maryland…aside from the excitement of seeing the new Indianapolis airport (when you travel as much as I do these things are really important) I was again reminded of the holistic focus, pragmatic approach,
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Imagine a world with less poverty, hunger and disease, greater survival prospects for mothers and their infants, better educated children, equal opportunities for women, and a healthier environment; a world in which developed and developing countries
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