Microsoft Gives Developers Early Look at Internet Explorer 9
Microsoft showed off early work on Internet Explorer 9, a browser that will feature improved performance, new features, and the possibility of new standards.
Great Video: Microsoft TV Ads From Yesteryear
I’m not a big fan of Slate.com, but they did a great job collecting some of Microsoft’s TV Ads of the ages.
BTW – I never got the Seinfeld/Gates ads either.
Despite Line Dancing Employees, Microsoft Stores STILL Not As Cool As Apple Stores
The marketing folks at HQ in Redmond have had some wins and some flops. I can’t imagine who dreamed this up? They guy who writes the birthday songs for Red Robin?
watch the video
Office 2010 Beta Released To Developer Community
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.
600K Modded Xbox Systems Banned from Xbox Live
One of Microsoft’s most popular features of its Xbox 360 system is the ability to participate in the Xbox Live service. However, some of its most engaged customers are also eager owners of ‘modified’ gaming systems. These “mods” provide new features and even the ability to play pirated games.
Microsoft, under the justification of providing a ‘level playing field’, banned 600,000 Xbox Live accounts in the US and Canada who are playing with Modified Xbox 360 systems.
Ballmer Talks Down Hopes of I/T Recovery
Many articles hit the wires last night as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made comments at a company meeting about conditions in the Information Technology industry. ”The economy went through a set of changes on a global basis over the course of the last year which are, I think is fair to say, once in a lifetime,” Ballmer told executives, as reported by the Associated Press. “While we will see growth, we will not see recovery.”
Dell CEO Michael Dell has made similar comments about the enterprise I/T sector, however, other surveys including analysis firm Changewave suggest that the sector will make a slow but real recovery over the coming months.
