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A week after deciding not to release Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 via Windows Update and the Microsoft Download site as planned, Microsoft has begun pushing the...
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Now that the Microsoft-Yahoo deal is tabled, what is Microsoft's next move? Many are assuming Microsoft is witing for Yahoo's stock to tank in order to sweep in and make...
- More on what's next for Microsoft, podcast style details »
Paul Thurrott and Leo Laporte interviewed me on this week's Windows Weekly podcast about my new Microsoft 2.0 book. We chatted for over an hour about everything from...
- Microsoft takes its ball and leaves Yahoo on the Web 2.0 playground details »
Some -- probably many -- are going to portray Microsoft's decision announced on May 3 to withdraw its Yahoo bid as a victory for Yahoo and a defeat for Microsoft Chairman...
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With all the threats, promises and negotiations around the pending acquisition of Yahoo by Microsoft, it's easy to lose sight of the key driver of the deal: Increased ad...
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Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President of Windows Product Management, has a tough problem on his hands. Microsoft and its hardware/software partners have done a lot in the...
- Ballmer still claims Microsoft might walk away from Yahoo details »
On May 1, Microsoft held an internal Town Hall meeting, largely (but not exclusively) focused on the company's bid for Yahoo. Silicon Alley Insider Henry Blodget managed...
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Last week, there was talk that Microsoft was considering broadening the way it makes Microsoft Office available over the Web using streaming technology. (For the record,...
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If you were hired by Microsoft to make the Windows experience less annoying, what would be on your to-do list? Mark Hamburg, the Adobe Photoshop/LightRoom guru recently...
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