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Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS
Introducing the Google Chrome OS Throw out your windows folks! Google is officially challenging Microsoft AND Apple . They really want to rule the world and this IS a game changer. Time will tell……. 7/07/2009 09:37:00 PM It’s been an exciting nine months since we launched the Google Chrome browser. Already, over 30 million people [...]
Ballmer Rules Out Another Yahoo Bid – WebKit Statements Overblown – ReadWriteWeb
Ballmer Rules Out Another Yahoo Bid – WebKit Statements Overblown Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 7, 2008 9:26 AM / 2 Comments ballmer_sydney.jpgMicrosoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer is always good for a controversial statement. His latest came during a Q&A session after a speech to developers in Sydney, Australia. After a question about the relevance [...]
AppleInsider | Microsoft considers adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer
AppleInsider | Microsoft considers adopting WebKit for Internet Explorer. Addressing a developer conference in Sydney Australia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the idea of using WebKit as the rendering engine within its web browser was “interesting” and added “we may look at that.” Ballmer chanted his hallmark line “developers, developers, developers” to engage participants at [...]
Microsoft launches Windows Azure
LOS ANGELES–Microsoft on Monday announced a version of Windows that runs over the Internet from inside Microsoft’s own data centers. Dubbed Windows Azure, it’s less a replacement for the operating system that runs on one’s own PC than it is an alternative for developers, intended to let them write programs that live inside Microsoft’s data [...]
Microsoft: “PCs are STILL a better value”
Microsoft: “PCs are STILL a better value”. “I’m a PC” is striking back. Responding to Apple’s introduction of a new generation of laptops today and the price cut of its low-end model to $999, Microsoft has released a chart, claiming that “After the Mac Refresh … PCs are STILL a better value.” (This follows yesterday’s [...]
‘Windows Cloud’ to descend this month, says Ballmer • The Register
By Kelly Fiveash • Get more from this author Posted in Operating Systems, 1st October 2008 13:53 GMT Microsoft will let loose a new operating system, Windows Cloud, at the company’s annual developer conference later this month. Boss Steve Ballmer announced Redmond’s plans at a Software plus Services partner event in London this lunchtime. He [...]
Windows 7 must appeal to geeks–or else | The Digital Home – Don Reisinger’s take on the tech closest to home – CNET News
Windows 7 must appeal to geeks–or else | The Digital Home – Don Reisinger’s take on the tech closest to home – CNET News. I could not agree more! Windows Vista has been a tragedy on many levels for Microsoft. First, it was marked with compatibility issues and annoyances with its User Access Control feature [...]
Microsoft Launches Photosynth: Your Pictures in 3D
Tonight, Microsoft has publicly launched Photosynth, its long awaited Live Labs product that allows you to stitch your photos together to create a detailed 3D environment. While most of the computation is done on your desktop, the images are uploaded to Microsoft’s servers and Microsoft is giving all Photosynth users a total of 20GB of [...]
Microsoft to sell Office, OneCare for $70 a year
Interesting concept…. Could cloud computing be worrying Microsoft? SEATTLE – Microsoft Corp. will begin selling its Office programs to consumers on a subscription basis starting mid-July, in a bid to reach thrifty PC buyers who would otherwise pass on productivity software. The move may also set the stage for Microsoft to offer its consumer-oriented programs [...]
Bill Gates: top ten greatest hits (and misses) – the Microsoft years
Here is the top 10 Hits and Misses. I couldn’t agree more aside from Vista. Although Vista was off to a slow start and missed on a number of items at delivery, it is still a solid and secure operating system. Trouble is for Microsoft is they are having a problem adding features to a [...]