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Wall Street Beat: After a Strong Q2, What's Next for Tech?
(PC World)
3 Jul 2009 at 1:20am
PC World - The second quarter officially ended on June 30 with technology stocks leading all others. The question is, after a strong second quarter run, where do they go from here? Some analysts predict a dip in coming months as people avoid buying new PCs, opting instead to wait until late October when they can buy computers with Microsoft's new operating system, Windows 7.
Microsoft Removes Projectile-vomiting IE8 Ad From Web
(PC World)
2 Jul 2009 at 10:50am
PC World - An online ad for Internet Explorer 8 that showed a woman projectile vomiting has left such a bad taste in viewers' mouths that Microsoft has decided to remove it.
Microsoft adds selected "tweets" to Bing
(AFP)
2 Jul 2009 at 9:29am
AFP - Microsoft is integrating messages from prominent users of Twitter, the hot micro-blogging service, into the results generated by its new Internet search engine Bing.
Microsoft Pulls Gross-Out Ad for IE8
(PC World)
2 Jul 2009 at 7:52am
PC World - It looks like the image of a woman throwing up after inadvertently viewing pornography was too controversial for Microsoft. As of this morning, the online-only ad for Internet Explorer 8 called O.M.G.I.G.P. -- oh my God! I'm gonna puke -- has been pulled from all Microsoft and third-party video Web sites -- including the dedicated IE8 site, Browser for the Better.
Bing Builds an Underwhelming Twitter Search
(PC World)
2 Jul 2009 at 7:43am
PC World - Looking for a competitive edge in the Internet search wars, Microsoft plans to index Twitter updates in real time for Bing, its recently rebranded search engine.
Windows 7 May Get Family Pack Discount
(PC World)
2 Jul 2009 at 5:40am
PC World - Microsoft may be introducing a Family Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, with a shared license for three computers in the same household. The license details in the latest build of Windows 7 have the following clause under ‘Installation and Use Rights': "If you are a ‘Qualified Family Pack User,' you may install one copy of the software marked as ‘Family Pack' on three computers in your household for use by people who reside there," according to ZDNet's Ed Bott.
Microsoft posts modest search gains with Bing
(AFP)
1 Jul 2009 at 9:58am
AFP - New search engine Bing helped Microsoft increase its share of the search market in the United States in June but, still lags behind Yahoo! and Google, a Web analytics firm reported Wednesday.
Microsoft's Bing search wins share from Google
(Reuters)
1 Jul 2009 at 4:34am
Reuters - Microsoft Corp's new Bing search engine gained U.S. market share in its first month in operation but still trails dominant rival Google Inc, according to data released on Wednesday.
Cisco may offer Web-based office software
(Reuters)
30 Jun 2009 at 2:41pm
Reuters - Cisco Systems Inc is considering offering Web-based alternatives to Microsoft Corp's popular Office software as the networking giant expands on the Internet.
5 Features Internet Explorer Will Likely Crib from Firefox 3.5
(PC World)
30 Jun 2009 at 1:35pm
PC World - Mozilla's Firefox 3.5 browser launched today not only besting Internet Explorer 8 when it comes to features, in my opinion, but also when it comes to speed. As I'll predict here, for its next Internet Explorer launch Microsoft will crib innovative Firefox 3.5 features and skimp on giving credit. After all, haven't we seen Microsoft do this before? Remember where you spotted browser tabs the first time?
Microsoft's Mea Culpa Could Drive a Windows 7 Recovery
(NewsFactor)
30 Jun 2009 at 10:44am
NewsFactor - People may not camp out on the street to get a copy of Windows 7, but the latest version of Microsoft's flagship operating system is ringing up pre-orders.
Microsoft Pushes IE8 With Ads that are Actually Funny
(PC World)
30 Jun 2009 at 6:50am
PC World - Microsoft has done it again: The company has released another set of baffling and mystifying ads, but this time they're actually funny. The software giant released four new ads to promote Internet Explorer 8 starring Lois and Clark's Dean Cain as a 1960s style ad man- -- no doubt inspired by AMC's Mad Men. So far the new ad campaign is an online-only affair, and uses the tagline ‘Browse Better.'
A year after Windows XP's death, users keep it alive and kicking
(InfoWo...
30 Jun 2009 at 3:30am
InfoWorld - A year ago today, Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows XP, no longer selling new copies in most venues. The June 30 kill date for XP followed a six-month outcry from users about Windows Vista, with demands that Microsoft keep XP available alongside Vista for the many users who were frustrated by ease-of-use, compatibility, and retraining issues.
Why is Microsoft Office so hard to kill?
(InfoWorld)
30 Jun 2009 at 3:00am
InfoWorld - It's the question that vexes free open source software advocates and commercial competitors around the globe: Why is Microsoft Office so difficult to dislodge from its perch atop the IT heap? Is it the exclusive bundling deals? The deep Software Assurance entrenchment? Steve Ballmer's backroom deal with the devil?
First look: Microsoft Office 2010
(InfoWorld)
30 Jun 2009 at 3:00am
InfoWorld - Call it serendipity. As I was working through my review of OpenOffice.org 3.1 and SoftMaker Office 2008, an early version of the Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Microsoft Office 2010 was conveniently leaked to the Internet.
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