NSW education downgrades Microsoft deal
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| At the same time, technology chief Stephen Wilson announced the department
| will install a free alternative to Microsoft's Office suite, referred to in
| industry circles as OpenOffice, on 41,000 computers due to be distributed to
| schools across the state by the end of 2008.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/FE73A77E2BB96F21CC257425007DCB21
Microsoft is generally losing it...
Longtime Microsoft Windows developer switches to Apple Mac
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/weblog/comments/16907/
Related and recent:
Raikes Steps Aside
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| Microsoft is shuffling its executive ranks, with today's surprise
| announcement that Jeff Raikes, president of the Business division, will leave
| the company. Uh-oh. He's not the only executive on the way out the door.
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| Raikes departure will have huge impact on Microsoft as it completes its 2008
| fiscal year on June 30. His division is one of two responsible for nearly all
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| Microsoft's profits.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/corporate/raikes_steps_aside.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/34mq2a
Microsoft says to borrow money for Yahoo deal
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| Microsoft Corp said on Monday it may borrow money for the first time in its
| history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo
| Inc.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNews/idUSN0455692920080205
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