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Microsoft to pay Novell $100 million more for Linux support (Reuters)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:20:11 GMT
Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to pay software maker Novell Inc up to $100 million in additional subscription fees due to strong demand for Novell's open-source Linux software that partners with Microsoft's proprietary Windows software.
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Microsoft, Novell expand controversial interop pact (InfoWorld)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT
InfoWorld - Microsoft on Wednesday is expanding its agreement to supply Linux support certificates from Novell, which originally was part of a controversial arrangement set in late 2006.
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Microsoft pursues search improvements, sans Yahoo (InfoWorld)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:10:00 GMT
InfoWorld - While the company only has a 10 percent share of the search market with its Live Search technology, Microsoft has big plans to enhance its platform regardless of what happens with its now-dormant proposal to buy Yahoo.
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New data: 1 in 3 business PCs drop Vista for Windows XP (InfoWorld)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT
In this Aug. 12, 2008 file photo, Microsoft founder Bill Gates delivers a speech during the 'Microsoft Research Asia 10th Anniversary Innovation Forum,' in Hong Kong, China. (AP Photo/Jerome Favre, file)InfoWorld - When Microsoft stopped selling new licenses to Windows XP on June 30, it gave users and PC makers a "downgrade" loophole so that those who wanted XP could still get it, even though they still had to buy a Vista license.
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Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan (Reuters)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:26:09 GMT
Attendees play '99 Knights' at the XBox 360 booth at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles May 10, 2006. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 beat Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first time two weeks ago, riding robust demand for a recent Xbox 360 title produced by Namco Bandai Holdings (7832.T), a magazine publisher said.
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Microsoft Opens Windows 7 Blog for Discussions (NewsFactor)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:53:19 GMT
NewsFactor - Microsoft has launched a new blog page for discussions with customers and partners about the next Windows operating system. "We strongly believe that success for Windows 7 includes an open and honest, and two-way, discussion," said Windows 7 development engineers Jon DeVaan and Steven Sinofsky.
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Kill Bits for Aurigma, HP Support in Microsoft Patches (NewsFactor)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:52:34 GMT
NewsFactor - For all talk the about the mammoth Patch Tuesday this week, there was little discussion surrounding a new set of ActiveX kill bits Microsoft also released. The update includes kill bits for third-party software applications Aurigma Image Uploader and HP Instant Support.
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Microsoft file format approved as ISO standard (AP)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:47:47 GMT
AP - The format used by Microsoft Corp.'s Office 2007 programs to save documents will become an international standard after appeals against the move failed to gather sufficient support, the International Organization for Standardization said Friday.
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Xbox to sell Warner Music videos for $1.99 (AP)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:18:46 GMT
AP - Gamers with a hankering to watch music videos will have more choices after Warner Music Group Corp. announced Thursday it is adding its library of videos to Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 game console.
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Yahoo spends $36M on advisers in Microsoft dance (AP)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:53:17 GMT
AP - Yahoo Inc. shelled out $36 million in the first half of 2008 to the outside advisers that helped the company navigate stormy buyout talks with Microsoft Corp. and the ensuing proxy threat from activist investor Carl Icahn.
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Gates marks anniversary of Microsoft research arm (AP)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:53:13 GMT
Microsoft founder Bill Gates delivers a speech during the 'Microsoft Research Asia 10th Anniversary Innovation Forum,' Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008 in Hong Kong, China. Bill Gates visited Hong Kong on Tuesday to mark the 10th anniversary of Microsoft Corp.'s Asian research arm. Gates, fresh from a visit to Beijing for the 2008 Olympics, praised the company's regional research division, which teams with local universities and institutions. (AP Photo/Jerome Favre)AP - Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates said Tuesday that the dramatic growth of the Internet would eventually spark a software-writing revolution.
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Microsoft service packs boost developers (InfoWorld)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:59:23 GMT
InfoWorld - Microsoft on Monday released the first service packs for the Visual Studio 2008 software development platform and the accompanying .Net Framework 3.5 programming framework, offering improvements for building client, Web, and data-driven applications.
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Microsoft Halts Boxed Sales of Microsoft Money (PC Magazine)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:32:04 GMT
PC Magazine - Microsoft has decided to halt boxed retail sales of Microsoft Money in favor of online downloads.
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Microsoft Releases SQL Server 2008 To Manufacturing (NewsFactor)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:46:14 GMT
NewsFactor - Microsoft announced Wednesday that the 2008 version of SQL Server, its data-management and business-intelligence platform, has been released to manufacturing.
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IBM Urges Better Linux Design, More Business Focus (NewsFactor)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:10:15 GMT
NewsFactor - Years ago, the Linux open-source operating system seemed ready to offer a nonproprietary alternative to Microsoft Windows. But "Linux on the desktop" never took off.
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Microsoft Games to Use Havok's Software Physics (PC Magazine)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:05:44 GMT
PC Magazine - Microsoft has inked a long-term deal with Havok, allowing all of their internal and affiliated studios full access to the company's entire library of physics tools.
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UBS says Microsoft aims for $20 billion buyback: report (Reuters)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:55:33 GMT
A worker fixes a spotlight at the Microsoft exhibit of the upcoming CeBIT fair in Hanover, Germany, March 3, 2008. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to buy back as much as $20 billion of its stock to boost its flagging share price, Bloomberg News quoted a top-rated software analyst as saying.
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BI Executive Bill Baker Leaves Microsoft (TechWeb)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:47:00 GMT
TechWeb - Intelligent Enterprise - Long-serving executive helped grow the business intelligence product line from its roots in Microsoft SQL Server.
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Microsoft, Google and Yahoo Agree To Code of Conduct (NewsFactor)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:44:31 GMT
NewsFactor - Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) announced Monday that three U.S. Internet companies have agreed to an Internet code of conduct for doing business with repressive regimes like China. Microsoft, Google and Yahoo worked with human-rights organizations and other nongovernment groups to hammer out the framework.
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Microsoft Partners Will Get Advance Patch Tuesday Info (NewsFactor)

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:51:25 GMT
NewsFactor - Microsoft plans to share early information about its monthly Patch Tuesday updates with security software providers, partners, customers and public organizations.
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