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		<title>Newsweek Predicts: Microsoft to Oust Ballmer in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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... 4FJNGGEZT289]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Must Stop Selling Word 2007 by Jan 11: Patent Ruling</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ouch &#8211; 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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft, Prioritizing Cloud Computing, Reshuffles Units</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Azure]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Great Video: Microsoft TV Ads From Yesteryear</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/company-strategy/great-video-microsoft-tv-ads-flops-from-yesteryear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Vista]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a big fan of Slate.com, but they did a great job collecting some of Microsoft&#8217;s TV Ads of the ages. BTW &#8211; I never got the Seinfeld/Gates ads either. Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Line Dancing Employees, Microsoft Stores STILL Not As Cool As Apple Stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dancing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The marketing folks at HQ in Redmond have had some wins and some flops. I can&#8217;t imagine who dreamed this up? They guy who writes the birthday songs for Red Robin? watch the video Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
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		<title>PC Sales Spike by 40% During Windows 7 Launch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:27:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to NPD sales data, the launch of Windows 7 triggered a 40% increase in sales as compared to the same week the previous year. Morgan Stanley analyst Katheryn Hubert declined to predict whether or not the sales spike is evidence of a major trend or simply a temporary burst as those who had waited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MicrosoftObserver.com is now on Twitter!</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/company-strategy/microsoftobserver-com-is-now-on-twitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:22:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stay up to date on all the breaking Microsoft news and analysis by following us on Twitter! Username: Microsoftobserv Share and Enjoy:]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Selling PCs Directly For First Time</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/company-strategy/microsoft-selling-pcs-directly-for-first-time/</link>
		<comments>http://microsoftobserver.com/company-strategy/microsoft-selling-pcs-directly-for-first-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has always had a token web e-commerce presence, but on the heels of the announcement of Microsoft&#8217;s first &#8216;brick and mortar&#8217; retail store, they now are also selling PC&#8217;s online. Named curiously enough &#8220;Microsoft Store&#8221; (very ingenious!), the site offers PCs from Dell, HP, Acer, Lenovo and Sony. Looking at the products offered, these [...]]]></description>
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