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Microsoft Jumping Into Social Bookmarking
According to Microsoft Evangalist John Martin, the company is a product called “Social Bookmarks” this week. The product sounds a whole lot like del.icio.us, and will initially be deployed on MSDN and TechNet, so look for it to be mostly hardcore techie bookmarks for now. Features include bookmarking (presumably via a bookmarklet), tagging, and a […]
Gates: Microsoft fights back from underdog status on search
After vague statements over the last weeks about internal investments that will allow it to compete in search without Yahoo, Microsoft on Wednesday laid out more of its vision for improving on its current "underdog" position in search.
While describing some new search technologies from Microsoft and some future ideas, executives were also cautious to […]
Microsoft to bring back Visual Basic in Office for Mac
Microsoft on Tuesday announced it would restore support for VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to Microsoft Office for Mac, a direct result of complaints from users about the removal of the suite’s cross-platform automation functionality.
Microsoft will return VBA to the next full upgrade to the Mac version of Office, the company said. While Office 2008, […]
Microsoft U-turn to stop Linux dominating ultra low cost PCs
Microsoft is launching a program to promote the use of its Windows OS in ultra low-cost PCs, one effect of which will be to limit the hardware capabilities of this type of device, IDG News Service has learned.
Microsoft plans to offer PC makers steep discounts on Windows XP Home Edition to encourage them to […]
Computers on wheels: Microsoft Auto
These days, new cars have a truly new feature, which those in the industry call telematics. You and I would probably call it an in-dash computer, but what do we know? Right now Microsoft has Sync in Fords and competes with OnStar and Hughes Telematics in GM cars and Mercedes/Chryslers respectively. They’ve been around […]
Bill Gates: We’re Not Interested In Other Deals
There’s a theory that Microsoft’s 21 billion dollar cash reserves are burning a hole in their pocket, and that they plan to spend that on something else now that the Yahoo deal didn’t go through.
However, according to AP, Bill Gates has said in today’s news conference in Tokyo that Microsoft is not interested in […]
