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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 Dealz of the Day: 12.09.2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:42:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Savings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xbox]]></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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		<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>
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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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Upgrade]]></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 [...]]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></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>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<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>Great Video: Microsoft TV Ads From Yesteryear</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/company-strategy/great-video-microsoft-tv-ads-flops-from-yesteryear/</link>
		<comments>http://microsoftobserver.com/company-strategy/great-video-microsoft-tv-ads-flops-from-yesteryear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV]]></category>
		<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.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Line Dancing Employees, Microsoft Stores STILL Not As Cool As Apple Stores</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/company-strategy/despite-line-dancing-employees-microsoft-stores-still-not-as-cool-as-apple-stores/</link>
		<comments>http://microsoftobserver.com/company-strategy/despite-line-dancing-employees-microsoft-stores-still-not-as-cool-as-apple-stores/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Company Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dancing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></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]]></description>
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		<title>Office 2010 Beta Released To Developer Community</title>
		<link>http://microsoftobserver.com/office/office-2010-beta-released-to-developer-community/</link>
		<comments>http://microsoftobserver.com/office/office-2010-beta-released-to-developer-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beta]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft on Monday released the beta version of Office 2010to its MSDN and TechNet subscribers. As for the general public, they just have to wait.]]></description>
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