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The OpenStack project — an open-source cloud-computing platform created by RackSpace, NASA and a growing list of partners — is getting some support from Microsoft. View the full article -
As of today, October 22, PC makers are no longer allowed by Microsoft to preload Windows XP on new PCs. That means no more new XP Home netbooks should be hitting the shelves. View the full article
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The handwriting was on the wall: Microsoft was leaning away from supporting the IronRuby language. It turns out that was true. And ditto with its complement, IronPython. View the full article
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On October 21, Amazon.com announced a new, free entry-level tier for new Amazon Web Services (higer) customers. Is Microsoft going to retaliate? Sounds like something may be happening. View the full article
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At the Gartner Symposium on October 21, CEO Steve Ballmer was asked what he considered to be Microsoft’s riskiest product bet. His answer? The next version of Windows. Huh? View the full article
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Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the launch of Windows 7. To celebrate, Microsoft is releasing new numbers, claiming that the company has sold 240 million licenses of the product to date. View the full article
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Microsoft officials have yet to make the formal release-to-manufacturing announcement, but they did say that Microsoft’s Lync Server 2010 will be generally available on November 17. View the full article
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I am not a reviewer. I also am not a smartphone user. So how the heck did I end up with not one, but two, Windows Phone 7 review units? (And more importantly, what do I think?) View the full article
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If you are an Apple user who really wants to “think different” and buy a WP7 device instead of an iPhone, you will have a way to get your updates — the new Mac Connector for WP7, which goes to public beta later this year. View the full article
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Poll: What should Microsoft do with Windows (if anything) in light of today’s Apple announcements around a new app store and OS directions for its Macs? View the full article
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Microsoft’s Office 365 announcement this week was not about creating a new version of Office that will be hosted in/on/via the cloud (contrary to a number of headlines/reports you may have read claiming this). View the full article
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A report on October 18 that HTC had discovered issues with its Windows Phone 7 devices that could lead to delivery delays is being denied by HTC. View the full article
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Need the pricing, licensing and other details about what Microsoft has planned for its just-released Office 365 offering? You’ve come to the right place. View the full article
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While you won't find a more enthusiastic supporter of Windows Phone 7, I'm concerned that the initial release of this OS won't be acceptable to those enterprises that wish to retain tight control over the mobile devices used in their environments. View the full article
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Microsoft is rechristening its Businesss Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) and Live@edu suites as “Office 365″ and is launching a limited beta of the business version of the suite on October 19. View the full article
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Another day, another Microsoft product with “7″ in its name launches. On October 19, Microsoft unveiled Windows Embedded Automotive 7, the latest version of its Embedded Automotive platform. View the full article
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Just days after he started blogging again, Ray Ozzie has announced plans to retire from Microsoft. Ozzie is stepping down as Chief Software Architect, as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced in an e-mail to employees on October 18. View the full article
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Microsoft officials said earlier this year to watch for new and next-generation apps for both internal Microsoft use and external customer use to debut on Windows Azure. It looks like that’s gradually starting to happen. View the full article
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In the latest episode of the Windows Weekly podcast, Leo and Paul discuss the Windows Phone 7 launch, why Windows Phone 7 is superior to the competition, which phone Paul is choosing, the shutdown of Windows Live Spaces and Live Mesh Beta, the Facebook/Bing link-up, and a lack of compatibility between Outlook 2011 and Hotmail. View the full article
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I've picked the Xbox LIVE puzzle game Flowerz for my first Windows Phone 7 App of the Week selection. It's fun, addictive, and doles out Achievements. Best of all, it's free. View the full article
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A new Add-on Performance Advisor in Internet Explorer 9 proactively warns you about add-ons that impact the browser's performance. View the full article
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Before getting started with Windows Phone 7, it's crucial that you correctly configure a Windows Live ID to work with connected online services, Zune, and Xbox LIVE. Here's an early peek at my upcoming review for Microsoft's innovative new smart phone platform. View the full article
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New Microsoft Security Essentials and Forefront Client Security updates, an updated Eclipse tools for Windows Azure build and the Old Spice Guy — all part of this week’s Microsoft news you may have missed. View the full article
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EA offers up some decent competition to the Call of Duty series with its new Medal of Honor, set during the current conflict in Afghanistan. It's a beautiful game, but it falls short with a too-easy single player experience and inferior multiplayer. View the full article
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Is there a secret Windows Phone slate waiting in the wings? I’d say the answer is no. Here’s why. View the full article