Study: Web-based instant messaging is growing fast
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| Who needs downloads? Not instant-messaging fans, apparently, according to
| Nielsen NetRatings. The online division of the legendary statistics-crunching
| company just released a study that tracks the fastest-growing
| instant-messaging software products from August 2006 to June 2007, and the
| results indicate that Web-based is the way to go.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9750641-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Mozilla is pulling the plug on Thunderbird in a very controversial move. While
I suspect it's to do with revenue (no search bar in mail clients), they insist
it's because of the rise of Web-based applications.
Microsoft CEO defends move beyond desktop
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| Microsoft has been under pressure from investors in the face of
| faster-growing rivals, especially Google Inc., and analysts noted that the
| company on Thursday was setting out a road map rather than basking in the
| profits of its established franchises.
|
| "The focus of the message today seemed to be about where this company is
| going for the next few years," Bernstein Research analyst Charles Di Bona
| said.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070727/tc_nm/microsoft_meeting_dc
If you can't earn market share and build products, then buy some.
Microsoft acquires 'ad exchange' company AdECN
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| Underscoring its commitment to the advertising business, Microsoft on
| Thursday announced it has bought AdECN, a company that is a technology
| platform for buying and selling display advertising.
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http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9750765-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Related:
Microsoft Struggles With Online Shift, But Remains Huge
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| Rivals like Apple, Google, Red Hat and Salesforce.com have gained
| prominence thanks to technologies like Web 2.0, open-source software
| and mobile devices. Those technologies have also lessened the need
| for Microsoft's products.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/070703/feature.html?.v=1
Microsoft profit on slide
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| Some analysts are looking for any signs of improvement from
| Microsoft's internet division, which continues to lose market
| share in web search to Google.
|
| Microsoft's online services group saw revenue fall for the last
| four quarters and posted a loss in the past three quarters while
| it shifted to a new internet advertising platform and overhauled
| the company's web properties.
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http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,21109542%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html
Microsoft 'not happy' with search results
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| Microsoft is continuing to lose market share in the search business
| to industry rival Google, something the software maker's financial
| chief said Thursday he is "not happy" about.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-6153584.html
Will Berkowitz keep Windows Live?
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| At the risk of moving this article over to the opinion blog, many
| of the problems Berkowitz faces were caused not by too much focus
| on technical wizardry, but by a lack of clear direction, both for
| MSN and for Windows Live.
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http://www.liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2006/12/10/ny-times-will-berkowitz-keep-windows-live.aspx
Sources: Several Windows Live Projects Halted
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| Microsoft's Windows Live desktop search project has been
| shelved "indefinitely," although not much reasoning has been
| given as to the reason for its demise.
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http://www.betanews.com/article/Sources_Several_Windows_Live_Projects_Halted/1163715423
Ozzie: Vista, Office must adapt to Web era
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| Ozzie said that the transition to integrate online services into Microsoft
| products has been a challenge but that changes within the company are
| happening.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6133895.html
Will Web 2.0 ultimately kill Windows?
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| Allchin shared his thoughts on Windows Live (which, along with Windows and
| developer tools also falls under his organization); competition with Google
| and Apple; and why a client-based version of Windows won?t ever completely
| disappear, regardless of how successful Web services become.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=66
MSN Still Going Nowhere Fast
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| It is worth noting that Microsoft still hasn't made any headway
| in the search-and-portal game and, in fact, is falling farther andf
| arther behind. As a result, it is not surprising that Steve Ballmer
| is now warning media companies that Google is the Evil Empire --
| because no other competitive tactic has worked.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/061116/20767_id.html?.v=1
Google, Yahoo gain share in U.S. Web search market
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| Web audience measurement firm comScore Networks said No. 3-ranked
| Microsoft's share slid 0.5 percent to 10.5 percent of U.S. Web
| searches while InterActiveCorp's Ask.com's share dipped 0.1
| percent to 5.4 percent.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6150230.html
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