Newsweek Predicts: Microsoft to Oust Ballmer in 2010
The Seattle Post and Intelligencer, being the hometown newspaper, is pretty kind to Microsoft. So when its writers put pen to paper and analyze a Newsweek article which suggests that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is on the hot seat, its time to sit up straight and listen...
Microsoft PC Dealz (12.21.09) – Last Minute Christmas Edition
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Microsoft Must Stop Selling Word 2007 by Jan 11: Patent Ruling
Ouch – this one has to hurt.
Turns out that Microsoft has been accused of infringing on a patent related to XML in its Word 2007 application. The company has been appealing rulings related to this for some time, however, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has just upheld a decision that would see Microsoft Word and Office banned from sale starting January 11.
The funny thing is the company who is suing, is not a patent troll seeking massive damages. The company, i4i, and is just looking to protect its IP.
Not sure how this will play out. Microsoft says that Office 2010 does not use the technology and seems to be scrambling to remove the seldom used feature from the software in time for the January 11 deadline.
Microsoft Dealz of the Day: 12.09.2009
Are you a PC? Avid Xbox gamer? Love your Zune? Here's today's best deals for the Microsoft die-hard:
Microsoft, Prioritizing Cloud Computing, Reshuffles Units
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), in a move underscoring the growing importance to its future revenue profile of cloud computing, said it was creating a new business unit to focus on the fast-growing new technology trend.
Smooth Move Ex-Lax: Microsoft Ends Windows 7 Family Pack
Microsoft, facing stiff competition from Apple on its launch of Windows 7, let its Windows 7 Family Pack offer expire just when it would be to its advantage to continue the offer.
From the outset, the Family Pack was offered as a limited time discount allowing a household to upgrade 3 PC’s to Windows 7 for only $150. Each PC would regularly cost $129-200 each without the discount.
Apple markets an upgrade to its OS X for only $29 and many analysts suggested that Microsoft follow suit with lower pricing to attack Apple’s competitive position, especially since the Vista OS was such a disappointment in the PC market.
