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liveside.net - 11/24/2008

Microsoft takes control of Kumo.com domain – watch out for the Live Search rebrand

— liveside.net — A few months ago Mary Jo Foley got a tip about some new brand names that were being considered for Live Search. One of these, Kumo, jumped out at us due to the sheer scale of TLDs that had been acquired during 2008, as well as the corporate owner ... (more) Microsoft takes control of Kumo.com domain – watch out ...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - 11/21/2008

Spamhaus: Microsoft Now 5th Most Spam Friendly ISP

— voices.washingtonpost.com — Microsoft is rising quickly on a running list of the Top 10 Worst Spam Service ISPs as maintained by spamhaus.org, a group that tracks unsolicited commercial e-mail. The software giant debuted on the list earlier this month at number 9 (one being the ... (more) Spamhaus: Microsoft Now 5th Most Spam Friendly ISP

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techcrunch.com - 11/24/2008

Microsoft To Rebrand Search. Will It Be Kumo?

— techcrunch.com — Microsoft will relaunch Windows Live Search under a new brand sometime early next year, says a source within the company. What we don’t know is what that new brand will be, although a few names have been thrown around. According to our source, ... (more) Microsoft To Rebrand Search. Will It Be Kumo?

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  I hope he yells at the judge. That'd be pretty neat.

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Ballmer ordered to testify in ‘Vista Capable’ class-action lawsuit
MacDailyNews — ... a basic version of Vista," Tartakoff reports. "Microsoft had opposed plaintiffs' motion asking that Ballmer testify, saying that other Microsoft executives had made the key decisions in the 'Vista Capable' program," Tartakoff reports. "But in her ruling (read it here, PDF), Judge Marsha Pechman said Friday that plaintiffs had shown that Ballmer may have had unique knowledge." Tartakoff reports, "Ballmer must testify in the next 30 days for a maximum of three hours." Full article here .

Ballmer Called for the Vista Capable
Technology - Channel Feed — ... is called by the judge on Friday to testify in the class action suit. Microsoft did everything they can to limit depositions to former Windows executives Jim Allchin and Will Poole but the judge wanted the biggest executive for questioning. Judge Marsha J. Pechman said in her ruling — “The court appreciates that there are severe demands on Mr. Ballmer’s time; however, a busy schedule cannot ’shield’ an executive from discovery”.   Read the report on Seattle Post-Intelligencer Web site. Share This