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Microsoft Gives Google A Slap Over Patent Complaint

August 16, 2011
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Over the years, Microsoft has taken many punches on the chin over monopoly and other business practices and recently Google decided to throw another punch over Microsoft’s purchasing of patents. Google is complaining that Microsoft is not being competitive by buying up patents so they can bring lawsuits against Android manufacturers.  The thing that I [...]

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Guest Post: When Will The Microsoft Hating Stop

May 16, 2011
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Recently announced, was the news that Microsoft bought Skype for 8.5 Billion dollars. While Microsoft fans really like the news and see this as a positive thing, a zdnet writer could not help but hate on the move. Here is a guest article from Roman that explains what every Microsoft fan is thinking. When will [...]

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Microsoft Anti-Trust Expires May 12th What Does It Mean

May 2, 2011
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As May 2011 gets closer, I am sure Microsoft has had the 12th circled for a long time because that is when the anti-trust agreement expires.  This topic is very interesting to me because there are many products over the last few years that I considered good but just missing a few pieces that prevented [...]

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Nokia And Microsoft Complete Windows Phone 7 Deal

April 21, 2011
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At Nokia’s quarterly financial reporting, Stephen Elop has confirmed that the deal between Microsoft and Nokia is signed. He said: “In the first quarter, we shifted from defining our strategy to executing our strategy. On this front, I am pleased to report that we signed our definitive agreement with Microsoft and already our product design [...]

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Windows Phone showing off next platform at Mix11

April 15, 2011
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  Now that Mix 11 is here, One of the sessions Microsoft showed off with its developer platform is the next version of Windows Phone,  Developers will be able to get their hands on for free in May. The new application platform adds:

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Bing Increases Internet Search Market Share And Accuracy

April 12, 2011
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I enjoy using Bing on my Samsung Focus Windows Phone 7 device and it seems Experian Hitwise is reporting other people like Bing Search too. Experian Hitwise, which is a marketing services group, announced that Bing’s search share in the market rose above 30% last month. Microsoft has been working hard on promoting Bing’s search [...]

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What is Microsoft Up to With This Job Posting?

September 23, 2010
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A posting on the Microsoft’s Talent Network is looking for a Software Design Engineer. The position is looking for someone strong in software protection. Now add in the rest of the job title “Senior-Windows Phone (731601) Job”. It begins to get the mind thinking. What cool stuff are they doing with Windows Phone 7 now? [...]

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Microsoft taking Zune International

September 20, 2010
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Microsoft is finally expanding their Zune music and movie catalog to the U.K., France Italy, Germany and Spain. Windows Phone 7 will be launching over in Europe first so it looks like things are getting hot and heavy. Not every feature in Zune be available everywhere over in Europe yet. There are still some studio [...]

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