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Dear Microsoft: Bribing Users Faster Still Probably Won't Help Much
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| We noted last month that Microsoft was stepping up its program to bribe users
| to use its search engine, and that process continues with the announcement
| that Microsoft is adjusting the program to provide the cashback award
| immediately, rather than making users wait for it.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20081202/0314242994.shtml
Recent:
Ballmer Still Searching for an Answer to Google
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| "Forty percent of servers run Windows, 60 percent run Linux," he said. "How
| are we doing? Forty is less than 60, so I don't like it. ... We have some
| work to do."
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/151568/ballmer_still_searching_for_an_answer_to_google.html
Why Microsoft won't dominate the cloud
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| The majority of Microsoft's revenue and profits still comes from Windows and
| Office. There is no way the company can afford to encourage users to emigrate
| from Office to a cheaper, Web-based alternative. Sure, Microsoft will roll
| out a new version of Windows Live that includes Web-based apps, but you can
| bet they'll be very lightweight. Google, on the other hand, has core business
| built on the Web that will only be enhanced by its efforts in cloud
| computing.
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http://weblog.infoworld.com/tech-bottom-line/archives/2008/11/microsoft_wonat.html
Why can't Microsoft make money online?
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| As for Microsoft, which has been at this online thing for a decade, give or
| take, losses continue to mount. The division in question is Microsoft's
| Online Services Business, which includes the online portal MSN, the aQuantive
| ad agency Microsoft bought last year for $6 billion, and Live Search.
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http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/25/technology/Microsoft-Google_lashinsky.fortune/
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