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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
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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 ."
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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