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Stats For Microsoft's Mobile Platform

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Filed under  //   apple   microsoft   RIM   smartphones  
Posted March 10, 2010
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Microsoft's Courier 'digital journal'

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Filed under  //   digital+journal   engadget   microsoft  
Posted March 5, 2010
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Windows Mobile May Never Recover

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Filed under  //   microsoft   mobile   windows   windows+mobile  
Posted February 16, 2010
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Interesting That Redmond Is Reaching Out To Journalists On GOOG's Cloud Announcement

"because most teams at Microsoft are not willing to comment officially on policies/products from their competitors".

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Filed under  //   google   Mary+Jo+Foley   microsoft  
Posted January 12, 2010
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Legitimate Pressure from Google Yes, But Displacing Office Is Way Off

Google has been talking up the splash it wants Google Docs to make in 2010. Don Dodge, who just made the move from Microsoft to Google, recently told me, “2010 is going to be the year of Gmail and Google Docs and Google Apps.” Even more concretely, Enterprise President Dave Girouard said last month that Docs will see 30 to 50 improvements over the next year, at which point big companies will be able to “get rid of Office if they choose to.

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Filed under  //   google+apps   microsoft   web+office  
Posted December 21, 2009
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Microsoft support forum staffed by paid 'independent experts'

TechSupport Marketplace is a new Microsoft site that will bring together “Customers who are having a problem and independent Experts with the skills and ability to troubleshoot and help resolve those problems. In return for helping Customers with their computer problems in a one on one manner, the Experts earn some money directly from the Customer they are helping,” according to an e-mail message about the program cited by Kakkar.

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Filed under  //   Mary+Jo+Foley   microsoft   online+communities   online+forums  
Posted December 18, 2009
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Future Vision Montage From Microsoft

Video: Future Vision Montage

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Posted November 29, 2009
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Mary Jo Foley Has Details On Downloads For Microsoft Office 2010 & SharePoint 2010

The New Outlook Social Connector brings your communications history, business and social networking feeds right into Outlook, helping you quickly keep track of conversations and stay up-to-date with co-workers, friends and family without switching programs or changing your routine. Today’s beta supports SharePoint social networking and will support Windows Live when Office launches. The business networking site LinkedIn will be the first to provide a connector for the Outlook Social Connector early next year.”

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Filed under  //   Mary+Jo+Foley   microsoft   Office+2010   sharepoint   social+computing   social+networking  
Posted November 18, 2009
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Twitter/Facebook on Xbox 360

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Filed under  //   facebook   gaming   microsoft   product+strategy   Xbox   Xbox+360  
Posted November 14, 2009
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Ballmer Comments On Social Media At The SharePoint Conference

 

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Posted October 20, 2009
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