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Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)
Written by Richard MacManus / October 28, 2008 9:00 AM / 55 Comments
Microsoft announced this morning at its PDC conference that the next release of Microsoft Office will include browser-based versions of some of its main office software products - Word, Excel, Continue reading »


Microsoft Windows Live Supports OpenID
Written by Rick Turoczy / October 27, 2008 1:18 PM / 9 Comments
OpenID - the "free and easy way to use a single digital identity across the Internet" - has rapidly gained traction as a login credential for Web 2.0 apps and Continue reading »


Ray Ozzie Announces Windows Azure - "Windows in the Cloud"
Written by Richard MacManus / October 27, 2008 9:01 AM / 12 Comments
Ray Ozzie opened the Microsoft PDC '08 this morning with a keynote speech. In it he announced Windows Azure, Microsoft's "Windows in the cloud". It is a new service based Continue reading »


Microsoft Taps Multiply.com as New Home for MSN Groups
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / October 15, 2008 5:25 PM / 18 Comments
In a world dominated by Facebook and MySpace, one of the best kept secrets in social networking is Multiply.com. This fast growing little social network is about to make a Continue reading »


Are You Ready for Silverlight 2?
Written by Corvida / October 11, 2008 10:47 AM / 23 Comments
During the Olympics, Microsoft's Silverlight technology was installed on over 20 million computers. Oprah uses Silverlight and Microsoft has partnered with HP to have Silverlight shipped on HP computers Continue reading »


Microsoft Stake in Facebook Begins to Bear Fruit
Written by Rick Turoczy / October 7, 2008 3:56 PM / 14 Comments
Almost exactly one year ago, Facebook and Microsoft were in the headlines when the Redmond, Washington-based software giant outlasted Google in a bidding war to garner a $240 million stake Continue reading »


Hitwise: Microsoft Cashback is Working
Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 3, 2008 12:30 PM / 4 Comments
When Microsoft announced the launch of its Live Search Cashback rebate program, it quickly became the laughingstock of the tech blogosphere and this week's launch of Live SearchPerks definitely did Continue reading »


Microsoft Updates Hotmail: Faster Interface and More Storage
Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 29, 2008 12:44 PM / 10 Comments
Microsoft is slowly releasing a new version Windows Live Hotmail this week, though, as LiveSide.net reports, many users are having problems with the new design and want Microsoft to revert Continue reading »


NBC Drops Silverlight, Runs Back to Adobe for Flash
Written by Corvida / September 6, 2008 11:43 AM / 27 Comments
NBC seems to be having a change of heart this week. The network recently wrapped up their streaming of the Olympics using Microsoft's Silverlight technology. However if you tuned in Continue reading »


The Seinfeld Ad Microsoft Paid Millions For: Pro and Con Opinions
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / September 4, 2008 7:01 PM / 51 Comments
Microsoft ran its first commercial with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld on NBC this afternoon, to mixed reviews. Seinfeld will reportedly take home $10 million for his part of the Continue reading »


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