macnn.com - 10/16/2008
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October 16th, 2008 Ballmer: It’s ok to wait until Windows 7; Yahoo still ‘makes sense’; Google Apps ‘primitive’ Posted by Larry Dignan @ 8:53 am Categories: General , Software Infrastructure , Web Technology , Gartner Symposium , Google , Microsoft , Cloud computing , Gartner Symposium 2008 ...
microsoft.com - 10/16/2008
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Microsoft Web Platform Installer Beta Overview The Web
Platform Installer Beta (Web PI) provides a single, free...
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microsoft.com - 10/16/2008
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Statement from company on Yahoo! REDMOND, Wash., Oct.
16, 2008 – Microsoft Corp. issued the following statement...
regarding Yahoo!:“Our position hasn’t changed. Microsoft has no interest in acquiring Yahoo!; there are no discussions between the ...
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updates.zdnet.com - 10/13/2008
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ZDNet Resources Ballmer: 'Windows 7 will be Vista,
but a lot better' It seems Microsoft CEO Steve...
Ballmer has finally thrown in the towel. Vista's biggest cheerleader seems to almost have given up trying to convince anyone who hasn't yet upgraded to ...
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Ballmer talks Windows 7 upgrades, Yahoo deal [U]
Electronista | The Macintosh News Network —
... (Updated with official statement on Yahoo) It is alright if corporate buyers choose to skip Windows Vista and wait for Windows 7, claims Microsoft's Steve Ballmer. The CEO made the statement at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Orlando, shedding Microsoft's typical position of insisting on the value of Vista. The OS has received considerable criticism from businesses and the public, mainly over issues such as driver compatibility and User Account Control. Ballmer suggests that the OS is nevertheless doing well, with an adoption rate twice that of Windows XP despite being ...
Ballmer talks Windows 7 upgrades, Yahoo deal [U]
MacNN | The Macintosh News Network —
... (Updated with official statement on Yahoo) It is alright if corporate buyers choose to skip Windows Vista and wait for Windows 7, claims Microsoft's Steve Ballmer. The CEO made the statement at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo in Orlando, shedding Microsoft's typical position of insisting on the value of Vista. The OS has received considerable criticism from businesses and the public, mainly over issues such as driver compatibility and User Account Control. Ballmer suggests that the OS is nevertheless doing well, with an adoption rate twice that of Windows XP despite being ...
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