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Microsoft continues its anti-Google drive with an ad attacking the Chromebook
The Loop reports on Microsoft’s ad attacking the Google Chromebook. This ad makes the case that the Chromebook is not a real laptop, that when it is not connected to the internet, it is “pretty much a brick.” I don’t own a Chromebook, and I’m not necessarily a Chromebook fan, but fair is fair. A…
Message encryption coming to Office 365 in early 2014
While there is still a lot of concern over the NSA having access to data from large technology companies, one of the best tools for end users to protect their privacy would be proper encryption. Offering message encryption on Office 365 is a good step in that direction. Microsoft Bringing Message Encryption To Office 365…
Nokia begins its long road to recovery
With much of it sold to Microsoft, Nokia will probably never be the same again. The next chapter in the Finnish company’s history will depend on how well it can reinvent itself. Nokia, Once The World’s Biggest Mobile-Phone Maker, Is Planning The Next Bounceback Nokia is also keen to talk up its other two businesses.…
Microsoft launches anti-Google merchandise line
Microsoft launches its “Scroogled” merchandise line. This anti-Google smear campaign does more to make Microsoft look bad than it does to mock Google. Check out the full range of products.
Yahoo to join Google in encrypting traffic between data centers
Google has already moved to get this in place, so it’s not surprising that Yahoo is following suit. The good news is that Microsoft seems to have plans to encrypt traffic between its data centers too. The race for privacy is on. Yahoo Will Follow Google In Encrypting Data Center Traffic, Customer Data Flow By…
Steve Ballmer admits he was part of the problem at Microsoft
The Wall Street Journal interviews Steve Ballmer about his exit from Microsoft. “Maybe I’m an emblem of an old era, and I have to move on,” the 57-year-old Mr. Ballmer says, pausing as his eyes well up. “As much as I love everything about what I’m doing,” he says, “the best way for Microsoft to…
Time to give up on Windows?
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes writes on ZDNet how he has given up on Windows. Troubleshooting is costly, time-consuming, and frustrating, and while I once used to relish the challenge, I now try to avoid it whenever possible. I found that I could do more and more with less and less. Tasks that once required a full-blown desktop…
Window’s 30 years of evolution
Business Insider reports on how Windows has evolved over 30 years. It also shows how much technology has advanced during that period of time.
Microsoft drops controversial employee stack ranking system
Ex-Microsoft employee and well known Internet personality Robert Scoble’s view on Microsoft’s controversial stack ranking system This is a big deal for Microsoft. As its businesses are being threatened things I never expected to happen have happened. Ballmer is gone. Sinofsky is gone. Stack ranking is gone. I left Microsoft in 2006 because I knew…
Microsoft shouldn’t kill Bing and Xbox
There have been rumors going around that Stephen Elop would kill the Bing and Xbox divisions if he becomes the CEO of Microsoft. Despite the Bing and Xbox divisions not offering any clear profit just yet, they’re still integral to Microsoft’s long term strategy. It wouldn’t make much sense to just discard them. Microsoft shouldn’t…