WinInfo Short Takes: Week of July 7, 2008
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including the 4th of July long weekend, Windows 7, Microsoft + Yahoo + AOL + MySpace, Microsoft gets Equipt for the future, Blockbuster dodges a bullet, XP support improves for Toy PCs, and more
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Microsoft Equipt to Combine Office, OneCare in Subscription Service
Microsoft this morning announced that it will combine Office Home and Student 2007 with Windows Live OneCare to create an all-in-one security and productivity software suite called Equipt. Previously codenamed Albany, Microsoft Equipt will be made
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Yahoo! Tries to Head Off Icahn, Disparage Microsoft Takeover Bid
In an open letter to shareholders aimed at staving off an overthrowing of its board of directors by shareholders backed by billionaire investor Carl Icahn, Yahoo! says that it doubts Microsoft was ever serious about acquiring the company.
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Microsoft Introduces New Volume Licensing Option
In a bid to attract more diversified businesses, Microsoft this morning introduced a new volume-licensing option called Select Plus, which streamlines license management and removes the requirements that license renewal occur at a certain time.
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Hyper-V Hits RTM
Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V to manufacturing last week. Read about some of the changes you'll find in this version.
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Hasta La Vista, Windows XP
OK, I'm probably not the first person to think of that headline, but what the heck. Today, we're mourning the passing--sort of--of an old friend here, and I think it's OK to be informal given the egregious amount of time he hung around in the first place
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Hasta La Vista, Windows XP
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Hasta La Vista, Windows XP
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WinInfo Short Takes: Week of June 30, 2008
An often irreverent look at some of the week's other news, including a (sort of) week off in Sonoma, a visit to the TWiT Cottage, Icahn's Yahoo takeover plans, a Yahoo reorg, Windows 7 in 2010 (again), an internal Bill Gates email misrepresented, and more
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Windows Server 2008's Radical Features
Learn how Windows Server 2008 will transform server computing with componentization, Server Manager, read-only domain controller, and other radical features that Microsoft says offer scalability, reliability, and security.
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Windows Server 2008 Availability and Licensing
Windows Server 2008 is available in several different product editions—get the precise Server 2008 edition information you need, at a glance.
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What You Need to Know About Microsoft Live Mesh
Call it cloud computing, Software Plus Services, or S+S—Microsoft Live Mesh is an operating environment that offers a Web-based version of the Windows Vista desktop and a browser-based feature to remotely access the desktop of any linked PC.
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Paul's Picks
In the newest Microsoft Forefront security application, code-named Stirling, Forefront's security tools let you automate responses to security threats; plus, smart phone users should keep an eye on REDFLY Mobile Companion, which could replace your laptop.
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Yahoo Defends Microsoft Decision in Letter to Shareholders
In an attempt to calm shareholders excited by two recent rumors suggesting that that a Yahoo/Microsoft link-up was still possible, Yahoo issued a letter defending its decision to break off talks with the software giant. The letter to shareholders didn't
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Microsoft Releases Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V to Manufacturing
Over a month before its expected ship date, Microsoft today released its Windows Server 2008-based virtualization solution, Hyper-V, to manufacturing. This product rollout does not include a related product, Microsoft Hyper-V, which is a standalone
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Like a Horror Movie Sequel, Microhoo Rumors Rise Again from the Grave
They're baaack... and this time it's personal. With Yahoo facing a serious leadership vacuum amidst and ongoing executive exodus, the company is apparently reconsidering its recent decision to reject Microsoft's most recent partnership offer. That news
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Microsoft's Been Swift-Boated. Now What?
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Microsoft's Been Swift-Boated. Now What?
As more and more people turn to Macs and iPhones, more and more are expecting those same technologies in the workplace. How is Microsoft responding?
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Google's Mobile Phone Platform Delayed
According to a report Monday in the "Wall Street Journal," Google's Android smart phone platform has experienced its first delay, and devices based on the system won't appear now until Q4 2008 at the very earliest. Google and its hardware partners had
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Bill Gates Begins Last Week at Microsoft
He is the cofounder of Microsoft, a Harvard drop-out, one of the world's richest men, and arguably the greatest philanthropist in history, but this week William H. Gates III--that's Bill Gates to you and I--will step away from full-time employment and
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