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Windows market share dives again as Mac nears 10%Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 1 hour 58 minutes ago (http://feeds.infoworld.com)
Category: software | Tags windows, market, share, mac, internet,
"Windows lost nearly a full percentage point of market share for the second month in a row in December, pushing Microsoft Corp.'s operating system to a new low, an Internet measurement company..." read more »
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Linux: this year's silver lining?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 hours ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: software | Tags linux, microsoft, solaris, os, mass, future,
"Linux definitely has critical mass, and you use Linux ten times a day and you don't even know it. So in 2009, we expect to see a bit of growth. It is not going to be a boom year for anybody, but a read more »
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ZuneGate '08: What Really Happened!Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 hours 4 minutes ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: peripherals | Tags zunegate, microsoft, bug, code, , ,
"Here's the deal. Microsoft botched the code in the firmware for its Zune 30GB handheld players. Like a ticking time bomb, the problem started exploding for Zune owners once 2008 started transition read more »
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Verizon to include Microsoft Live Search on phonesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 2 hours 22 minutes ago (http://feeds.infoworld.com)
Category: network | Tags verizon, include, microsoft, live, search, phones,
Microsoft has struck a five-year deal to pre-install its Live Search as the default search engine on Verizon mobile phones.Users will be able to download a Live Search software package to their mobil read more »
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Microsoft disables automatic IE 8 downloadsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 5 hours ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: internet | Tags microsoft, disables, automatic, , downloads, ,
It's for your own goodMicrosoft will cushion you from the Internet Explorer 8 standards mess with software to prevent automatic download of its next browser to your machine.… read more »
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Is iWork '09 an Office Competitor?Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 8 hours ago (http://feeds.infoworld.com)
Category: network | Tags is, iwork, , office, competitor, ,
I work across platforms, but I've never bothered with productivity software beyond Microsoft Office. It always seems like it does a good enough job, plus everyone else uses it, facilitating easy read more »
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Microsoft: Don't Throw Vista Out With Windows 7's BathwaterOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 8 hours ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: other | Tags microsoft, throw, vista, windows, s, bathwater,
Companies are increasingly asking Microsoft how an upgrade to Vista will pay off when they decide to upgrade again to Windows 7 in the next few years. read more »
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Windows 7 Beta Release ImminentOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 9 hours ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: other | Tags windows, , beta, release, imminent, ,
A trial version of Microsoft's next operating system could be available next week. read more »
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