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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Company Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ballmer]]></category>
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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...]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft PC Dealz (12.21.09) &#8211; Last Minute Christmas Edition</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/sales-savings/microsoft-pc-dealz-12-21-09-last-minute-christmas-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales & Savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dealz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Need that special gift for your loved one? Better place your orders today and make sure that you ask for express shipping!
• 14&#8243; Lenovo G450 Dual Core Laptop for $404.10 plus free shipping (normally $669 &#8211; use coupon code USPBANNERS).
• 15.6&#8243; Dell Studio XPS 16 Laptop with Core 2 Duo Processor 2.2GHz for $1049 with [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Company Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patent]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ruling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[XML]]></category>

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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 see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Dealz of the Day: 12.09.2009</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/sales-savings/microsoft-dealz-of-the-day-12-09-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales & Savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Deal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zune]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are you a PC? Avid Xbox gamer? Love your Zune? Here's today's best deals for the Microsoft die-hard:]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft, Prioritizing Cloud Computing, Reshuffles Units</title>
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		<comments>http://microsoftobserver.com/company-strategy/microsoft-prioritizing-cloud-computing-reshuffles-units/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Company Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Azure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Server]]></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>Smooth Move Ex-Lax: Microsoft Ends Windows 7 Family Pack</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/windows/smooth-move-exlax-microsoft-ends-windows-7-family-pack/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sales & Savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Pack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Upgrade]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s to Windows 7 for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft&#8217;s Ballmer Admits Misteps With Windows Mobile</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mistep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slow Windows Mobile development is causing all kinds of problems forMicrosoft (NSDQ:MSFT), but CEO Steve Ballmer says the company has learned from its mistakes and is poised to carry out its mobile strategy more effectively.]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Hosts Shareholder Meeting; Windows Sales &#8220;Fantastic&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/windows/microsoft-hosts-shareholder-meeting-windows-sales-fantastic/</link>
		<comments>http://microsoftobserver.com/windows/microsoft-hosts-shareholder-meeting-windows-sales-fantastic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows 7]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking Thursday at the company's annual meeting, Ballmer said Windows 7 sales are "fantastic," but provided no numbers to support his claim.]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Gives Developers Early Look at Internet Explorer 9</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/online-services/microsoft-gives-developers-early-look-at-internet-explorer-9/</link>
		<comments>http://microsoftobserver.com/online-services/microsoft-gives-developers-early-look-at-internet-explorer-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Internet Explorer 9]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft showed off early work on Internet Explorer 9, a browser that will feature improved performance, new features, and the possibility of new standards.]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft Releases Office Mobile 2010 Beta for WinMo Phones</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/office/microsoft_releases_office_mobile_2010_beta/</link>
		<comments>http://microsoftobserver.com/office/microsoft_releases_office_mobile_2010_beta/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Windows Mobile / Phone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alongside Microsoft's launch of the Office 2010 beta, Microsoft on Wednesday launched a public beta of Office Mobile 2010]]></description>
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