Microsoft Might Buy Logitech
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| Opinions seem to be split over whether the idea is either practical
| or "good," and as a further problem, there's not much evidence that the idea
| is being seriously considered. Still, it's Friday, and a rumor that
| Microsoft will buy Logitech is making the rounds.
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/01/11/microsoft-might-buy-logitech
Only 2 divisions at Microsoft are truly profitable (see below).
Yesterday:
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
Related:
Microsoft Looks Within to Design and Test Chips
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| For more than two decades, Microsoft's software and
| Intel's processors were so wedded that the pairingc
| ame to be known as Wintel. But as that computing era
| wanes, Microsoft is turning to a new source of chip
| design: its own labs.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/19/technology/19soft.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin
http://tinyurl.com/ydtq7k
The importance of Zune to Microsoft Corp.
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| Zune is Microsoft's attempt to integrate hardware and software *and*
| to become the channel for (music) content -- thus creating an integratedp
| lay far-different from its Window's OS business model where Microsoft
| mainly provides OS & important application software while hardware an
| content for users is provided by other companies.
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http://www.thebizofcoding.com/2006/09/the_importance_of_zune_to_micr.html
China's Changhong seeks $136 mln stake in Huayi
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| Sichuan Changhong Electric Co, a Chinese electrical appliance maker partly
| owned by Microsoft Corp, said it will bid for a controlling stake in Huayi
| Compressor Co 000404.SZ in a deal that could be worth about 1 billion yuan
| ($136 million).
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http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idINPEK15028120071224?rpc=44
How will Windows survive the death of the PC?
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| For Microsoft, the answer is critical, since Windows is still not a
| natural fit for a mobile platform that has no PC heritage.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/11/16/samsung_runcom_help_microsoft/
Microsoft to join municipal Wi-Fi fray
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| Microsoft is jumping into the municipal wireless space with a deal
| to provide local content and ads for MetroFi's free wireless
| Internet service in Portland, Ore., by the end of this year,
| the companies are expected to announce on Wednesday.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6135679.html
Gates to generate your electricity
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| His personal investment vehicle -- a nice drive if you can afford
| it -- Cascade Investments is today expected to partner with New
| Mexico-based PNM Resources on electricity generation and trading.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35521
Microsoft takes it to the bank
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| Is the world ready for Microsoft Banking? Banks are traditionally
| very conservative with their software and hardware choices, and
| most still rely on expensive mainframes with multiple levels of
| failure protection. However, banks are also making a huge push
| to expand into other services, such as investment planning, and
| all these new services require new software. If they are
| successful, Microsoft will be laughing all the way to the, er, bank.
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http://arstechnica.com/journals/microsoft.ars/2006/11/14/5956
Microsoft Refuses To Acknowledge Major Wireless Headset Flaws
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| Weeks after the release of the new Wireless 360 headset, many
| customers have complained about hundreds upon hundreds of documented
| flaws with no official response or product recall from MS.
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http://www.2old2play.com/News/Microsoft_Refuses_To_Acknowledge_Major_Wireless_Headset_Flaws
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pottsc/129800718/in/set-72057594107882520/
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