It’s good news, bad news: Microsoft gets its Internet act together
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| The good news is that Microsoft can change and adapt (a least in its
| intentions and early deliverables so far). The bad news is that Microsoft can
| change and adapt, even if they need to hamstring their traditional cash cows
| to do it.
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| Microsoft used to want to prevent the need for a web monopoly play (almost
| impossible by definition) by embracing and extending its way to keeping its
| monopoly as the gatekeeper to the business and commerce Web. Now it making
| the bold move to convert its old monopoly into the new largest comprehensive
| web player. It may not be number one in all things web, but it might be in
| the top three for most everything web — and that is also the bad news.
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| Microsoft, the violator of anti-trust laws and the consent decrees and EU
| rulings, is now poised to become the second source to Google in the
| ad-supported media world. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/Gardner/?p=2618
And a day goes by....
Microsoft makes online Office play, but not for Linux
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| Microsoft yesterday announced a beta of its Microsoft Office Live Workspace
| beta, an online platform were users can store documents and share them with
| others. Reviews of Microsoft Office Live Workspace have been varied but if
| you’re running Linux you won’t get to use the Live Workspace at all.
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http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=2219
Recent:
Microsoft Shares the Love, but Not with Linux
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| Microsoft has put up an invitation to share the love, but not with Linux
| (just bear with me, it will make sense in the end). With Valentine's Day just
| a few weeks away, the teams over at Windows Live and Microsoft Silverlight
| have joined their forces to enable users to spread and share their love.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Shares-the-Love-But-Not-with-Linux-76929.shtml
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