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Microsoft leaks Office release secrets
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| Of course, as soon as the blogosphere got wind of the blunder, the Vole was
| quick to give its ham-fisted Q&A writer forty lashes and make him change the
| wording of the document to erase all mention of the elusive and mysterious
| Office 2009 (or Office 14).
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/06/11/microsoft-inadvertently-lets
Recent:
Microsoft's 10Q Risk Factors Lists Conceivable Liability for Data Leaks
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| Improper disclosure of personal data could result in liability and harm our
| reputation. We store and process significant amounts of personally
| identifiable information. It is possible that our security controls over
| personal data, our training of employees and vendors on data security, and
| other practices we follow may not prevent the improper disclosure of
| personally identifiable information. Such disclosure could harm our
| reputation and subject us to liability under laws that protect personal data,
| resulting in increased costs or loss of revenue. Our software products also
| enable our customers to store and process personal data. Perceptions that our
| products do not adequately protect the privacy of personal information could
| inhibit sales of our products.
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http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312507225854/d10q.htm
Microsoft's Greatest Hits: Top 5 internal e-mails
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| Raikes highlighted the dominant market position of Windows and described
| the "pricing discretion" that Microsoft has been able to exercise.
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| "In some respects I see the business characteristics of Coca Cola or
| See's Candy as being very similar to Microsoft," Raikes wrote, referring
| to two of Buffett's high-profile investments. "E.g. in FY96 there were 50
| million PC's sold in the world, and about 80% of them were licensed for a
| Microsoft operating system. Although I would never write down the analogy
| of a 'toll bridge,' people outside our company might describe this
| business in that way."
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| Raikes added later, "There is an R&D charge to the business, but I'm sure the
| profits are probably as good as the syrup business!"
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| The message didn't turn Buffett into a big tech investor, but it was helpful
| to plaintiffs pursuing the company on antitrust charges. It surfaced years
| later as evidence in a class-action suit against Microsoft in Minnesota.
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http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives/133050.asp?source=rss
Dell Pointed Out Vista Mistakes, Internal Documents Show
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| Last-minute changes to Windows Vista broke drivers, forcing key hardware
| vendors to "limp out with issues" when the OS launched last year, according
| to a presentation by Dell Corp. that was made public this week.
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http://www.nytimes.com/idg/IDG_002570DE00740E18002573FE006B7266.html?ref=technology
Software Notebook: A look back at Microsoft's e-mailbag
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| "Today, if you e-mail things around, it's very typical for the information to
| go far and wide," the Microsoft chairman said in a 2003 address in
| Seattle. "The next thing you know, it's in the newspaper."
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/353427_software03.html
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