Tag Archives: Microsoft
Deal or No Deal
It looks like talks are back on with Yahoo on a potential deal for Microsoft to buyout the struggling search company. It has not been a week since Yahoo found their new CEO Carol Bartz. Microsoft’s chief executive, Steve Ballmer, met with Yahoo chairman Roy Bostock in New York this week, according to a report [...]
Full StoryIs Microsoft Readying a Burial for Vista?
Windows 7 was one of the dominating topics in Microsoft’s CES keynote and it seems that the company is on track to deliver the software by years end. TechNet subscribers received their beta copies this past Wednesday, and will see first hand how Windows 7 performs and test the new added functionality. A public beta [...]
Full StoryObama is in the Zune not Mac
President elect seems to be a Big Mac fan, but he is reportedly working out in the gym with a Zune. City Paper reporter Neal Santos broke the scandalous story earlier this week, after spotting Obama in a Philadelphia gym during his morning workout. Santos (who admits picking up the pace on own his treadmill [...]
Full StoryBah Humbug Microsoft!
I was hoping to receive a beta version to load up on my test PC and give Windows 7 a test drive, but that isn’t going to happen. Bah humbug! Microsoft sent to a select group of testers on December 16 invitations to participate in Windows 7 Beta 1. Individuals who received the invites are [...]
Full StoryWindows 7 was the real Vista
Whether you’re a fan of Vista or not, the current Windows will soon be called a dinosaur OS. After the negative reception Vista received, Microsoft is putting a rush on Vista’s follow-up, known currently as Windows 7. At this point Windows 7 seems to be the OS that Microsoft wanted to release as Vista, but [...]
Full StoryDeal or No Deal?
Google announced Wednesday that it is ending its effort towards a search advertising partnership with Yahoo. After four months of struggling with advertisers and government regulators who voiced competitive and antitrust concerns about the deal, the company said in a blog post that continuing the effort is not in the best interests of Google or [...]
Full StoryMicrosoft Office Apps Coming Soon
Microsoft is announcing Office Web applications, lightweight versions of its main Office applications that will run in any Web browser. The news comes during day two of its Professional Developer’s Conference, the two-year developer confab for all kinds of Microsoft platforms and products. It also is a truly untethered release of its ubiquitous Office applications [...]
Full StoryNo Soup for Chinese Surfers
Chinese Internet users are outraged with Microsoft’s launch of an anti-piracy tool targeting Chinese computer users to ensure they buy genuine software. The “Windows Genuine Advantage” program, which turns the user’s screen black if the installed software fails a validation test, is Microsoft’s latest weapon in its war on piracy in China, where the vast [...]
Full StoryToday is Global Anti-Piracy Day
There will be no day off as this has yet to be declared a national holiday. Sorry for the bad news. Microsoft plans on Tuesday to announce “Global Anti-Piracy Day,” an effort to gain attention for the steps the company undertakes in order to thwart those who would profit from illegitimate software. As part of [...]
Full StoryDuke Nukem 3D Gets New Engine
You’ll be playing Duke Nukem 3D on Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday September 24th, 3D Realms has revealed. Hidden in the Game Trailer is a tiny update that Duke Nukem 3D will be available to download on Xbox Live Arcade next Wednesday, September 24 (skip to the news update part). It looks like 3D Realms [...]
Full StoryMicrosoft Connects with Ordinary People
The new commercial series featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld continued Thursday evening with a new segment seemingly about Microsoft’s ability to ‘connect’ with ordinary people. I am sure ZDNet and many other media types will rank this one with a thumbs down, but it certainly conveys the right message.
Full StorySeinfeld and Gates First Commercial
The long-awaited $300 million ad campaign that Microsoft launched to counter Apple’s successful “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” campaign aired during the Thursday night kickoff to the NFL season. Did you see it? Once again the tunnel vision bloggers at ZDNet didn’t get the message from this commercial. It is the first pass of [...]
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