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Microsoft: Save Money ... By Paying for Software
12/5/2008 5:19:30 AM by adeal
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Microsoft this week adopted an interesting tactic in its long-running battle with open source software: Businesses looking to save money over the long haul should simply pay for software instead of moving to free, open source solutions. The rationale? Open source comes with hidden costs related to i ....(Windows Blog)
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Chinese Authorities Enforce Switch from Microsoft
12/3/2008 4:34:39 AM by adeal
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Authorities in the southeastern Chinese city of Nanchang are requiring all local Internet cafes to replace their Microsoft Windows XP operating systems with a Chinese-made system, Red Flag Linux, according to officials and Internet cafe owners. An official with the Nanchang Cultural Discipline Team, ....(Windows Blog)
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Microsoft Touts Xbox 360 'Black Friday' Success
12/3/2008 4:31:40 AM by adeal
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Microsoft this week revealed that its Xbox 360 video game console outsold its Sony PlayStation 3 rival 3-to-1 on "Black Friday," which curiously describes the three day weekend after Thanksgiving, a period that unofficially kicks off the holiday selling season. The software giant notes that it's 200 ....(Windows Blog)
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Microsoft Detours 2.1 - Closest Thing to the Windows Source Code Hook deep into Windows
12/2/2008 5:58:23 AM by adeal
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No access to the Windows source code? Well, Microsoft offers the next best thing. Microsoft Detours 2.1 is now available as a free download. According to the Redmond company, as long as the solution is deployed exclusively on 32-bit platforms, and into research, non-commercial, and non-production en ....(Windows Blog)
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Windows 7 Build 6936 Screenshots
11/27/2008 6:12:22 AM by adeal
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We have already discussed the features of upcoming Windows 7 and also saw the screenshots of build 6933 and build 6780 now lets us look at the screenshots of Windows 7 Build 6936. Microsoft was using Windows 7 build 6933 for presentation during PDC event, while giving out only Windows 7 build 6801, ....(Windows Blog)
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Microsoft Ups the Ante on Zune Downloads
11/24/2008 5:27:18 AM by adeal
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In what is apparently a continuing program to attract more buyers and listeners to its Zune flash-based digital audio system, Microsoft has tweaked its subscription “Zune Pass” program, and now allows users to keep up to 10 tracks a month, even if their subscription ends. It’s another round of promo ....(Windows Blog)
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Microsoft Windows Runs Best on VMware
11/21/2008 5:51:26 AM by adeal
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VMware virtualization makes it easier and more cost-effective to deploy and maintain your Windows server infrastructure. VMware is the global leader in virtualization and offers a best-in-class hypervisor, centralized management and powerful array of load-balancing backup and recovery capabilities, ....(Windows Blog)
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Microsoft to Replace OneCare with Thin Alternative
11/19/2008 4:46:40 AM by adeal
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Microsoft said Tuesday that it will discontinue its OneCare PC protection offering next June, replacing it with a thinner, free offering focused solely on anti-malware protection. Code-named "Morro," the new protection service will not cost consumers anything, but will also cut out some of the "non- ....(Windows Blog)
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Microsoft launches second retail site
11/17/2008 6:39:00 AM by adeal
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Microsoft is doubling down on retail, with the launch of a second online store at the start of this year's especially critical holiday shopping season. The Microsoft Store, which opened for business Thursday, is designed to carry the largest and most up-to-date selection of the software giant's prod ....(Windows Blog)
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Vista lawsuit spotlights ties between Microsoft, Intel
11/14/2008 6:03:19 AM by adeal
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Newly unsealed documents in a class-action lawsuit challenging Microsoft's practices for Windows Vista reveal that a controversial change made in the "Windows Vista Capable" marketing program in early 2006 may have saved key partners, including Intel, billions of dollars in sales of soon-to-be-obsol ....(Windows Blog)
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