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Microsoft says it withdraws offer for Yahoo (MSN Money)
In case you missed the news today, Steve Ballmer announced (MSN link below) that Microsoft withdrew its offer for Yahoo! today. Microsoft Corp withdrew its offer for Yahoo Inc on Saturday after negotiations fell through because Yahoo wanted more than Read More...

Posted Saturday, May 03, 2008 5:58 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

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Microsoft spills the beans on COFEE at law-enforcement conference
As covered by Seattle Times technology reporter Benjamin J. Romano in his coverage of Law Enforcement Technology 2008 conference Monday at Microsoft, Brad Smith outlined the COFEE, a small USB key fob that can be used by crime investigators. (Holy CSI, Read More...

Posted Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:31 AM by mthree | 0 Comments

Windows XP Home for ULCPCs available until 2010
I read the news today, oh boy... In case you missed it, Microsoft announced that the availability of Windows XP Home will be extended worldwide in support of "an emerging, new class of mobile personal computers commonly known as ultra-low-cost PCs, or Read More...

Posted Friday, April 04, 2008 1:22 PM by mthree | 3 Comments

Unsolicited business proposals to Microsoft: there is a way
My friend, Sean, has a post from January on how he's not feelin' the love so much from McDonald's , specifically how the company doesn't accept unsolicited proposals. This was sent to me today: http://www.mcdonalds.com/contact/contact_us/unsolicited_ideas.html Read More...

Posted Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:47 AM by mthree | 2 Comments

Steve Ballmer and Guy Kawasaki live at Mix08, with links to the video to prove it
Of interest today from MIX '08 is this coverage in the Seattle Times of the interview with Steve Ballmer by Seattle Times technology reporter Benjamin J. Romano . The on-stage interviewer was my old friend Guy Kawasaki of Apple, Garage.com and truemors.com Read More...

Posted Friday, March 07, 2008 9:30 AM by mthree | 2 Comments

Of interest: Forbes coverage of the Microsoft-Yahoo! saga
Forbes offers the The Yahoo! Deal coverage on Microsoft's bid for Yahoo!. "Analysis in text and video by forbes editors and writers and industry experts: www.forbes.com/yahoodeal ." Read More...

Posted Sunday, February 24, 2008 10:36 AM by mthree | 1 Comments

Of interest: Bill Gates interviewed on Gizmodo
Quick post between meetings. Here's a link to the gizmodo interview with Bill Gates ... In our third interview segment, we asked Bill what's on his mind when he wakes up in the morning, and what he's still worried about when he goes to bed at night. At Read More...

Posted Thursday, January 10, 2008 9:56 AM by mthree | 1 Comments

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CES 2008: Getting around Las Vegas on the Media Center Express
For those of you going to CES, Nick reports on the Windows Vista blog today that there will be one more way (aside from ) to cruise around Viva Las Vegas... the new the Windows Vista Media Center Express: "This year at CES we're partnering with PodTech Read More...

Posted Friday, January 04, 2008 4:52 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Windows Vista and Windows Live videos... on YouTube
This is too much... Duncan Riley on TechCrunch reports that Microsoft marketing is using YouTube To promote Vista & Live, and left page comments open . "The content itself isn’t all that exciting, but they do demonstrate various positive aspects of Read More...

Posted Sunday, December 30, 2007 10:19 PM by mthree | 2 Comments

Microsoft joins the AIA on Accessibility Efforts
Interesting article in eweek this week by Darryl Taft on how Microsoft has joined up with other technology companies to "collaborate on creating IT products for the disabled." More on the new Accessibility Interoperability Alliance can also be found here Read More...

Posted Tuesday, December 11, 2007 1:37 PM by mthree | 2 Comments

Bringo, GetHuman offer ways to avoid phone tree hell
"Thank you for reading our blog today. Your visit is VERY important to us. Please select from the following options. Please make sure you read through to the entire menu because our options have recently changed." OK, not really. All options are still Read More...

Posted Saturday, December 01, 2007 9:16 AM by mthree | 2 Comments

HP MediaSmart EX475 Windows Home Server review
Per my poster yesterday on the new Windows Home Server , there is a good, initial review of the HP MediaSmart Home Server model EX475 from Terry Walsh on the UK site http://www.wegotserved.co.uk (the self affirmed Windows Home Server Site ). As noted Read More...

Posted Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:10 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

Of interest: Growth at Microsoft main campus in the Times
Can you believe it's November? And with the fall comes the grand opening of the new Building 99, which will house Microsoft Research. Through 2009, Microsoft will bring on-line office space that will expand the main campus by a third, with room for 12,000 Read More...

Posted Monday, November 12, 2007 9:00 AM by mthree | 1 Comments

News: EU court dismisses Microsoft appeal
in today's news, the EU court dismissed Microsoft appeal — $613 million fine upheld , as noted in the Seattle Times. (Also see this opinion that the EU court's Microsoft ruling could overturn regulatory landscape .) Click here for the latest news on Microsoft. Read More...

Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 7:26 AM by mthree | 1 Comments

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Press coverage on Microsoft Windows 7 (internal name) "due in 3 years"
Letting out a deep breath... Today in Todd Bishop's Microsoft Blog , Todd covers that Microsoft confirms 'Windows 7' due in 3 years . "At an internal meeting for its sales force this week, Microsoft confirmed the code name and approximate timing for Windows Read More...

Posted Friday, July 20, 2007 3:14 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

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