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Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal
blogs.zdnet.com - 21 days ago
Browser rivals to register official complaints about Microsoft's ballot screen proposal
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The deadline for official comment on Microsoft's latest rendition of the browser-ballot -- the screen the company has proposed to download to PC users in order to appease antitrust regulators handling the Opera vs. Microsoft antitrust case -- is next week. Google, Mozilla and Opera are preparing ...
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Microsoft's new vision
— pcr-online.biz — This (partner conference in Wembley Stadium) is the biggest Microsoft partner event for five years in the... UK what are the main things you want to achieve with it? Over the years we ve not done enough to connect with out partner communities. I think ... (more) Microsoft's new vision

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Microsoft changes executive relocation policy
blog.seattlepi.com - 26 days ago
Microsoft changes executive relocation policy
— blog.seattlepi.com — In response to shareholders' complaints, Microsoft has changed its policy for relocating recently hired executives so the... company doesn't get stuck paying for their homes during poor housing markets. (more) Microsoft changes executive relocation policy

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Microsoft cuts price of enterprise cloud service, adds countries
blog.seattlepi.com - 24 days ago
Microsoft cuts price of enterprise cloud service, adds countries
— blog.seattlepi.com — Microsoft is reducing the price of its Business Productivity Online Suite, the cloud-based enterprise communications platform, and... expanding the service into 15 more countries. (more) Microsoft cuts price of enterprise cloud service, adds ...

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The Microsoft Blog:  Browser cos. requesting changes to Europe ballot screen

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Browser cos. requesting changes to Europe ballot screen
The Microsoft Blog — ... that Mozilla would like to see browser choices displayed randomly, rather than in the proposed alphabetical order. Google, which also is expected to request changes, has declined to comment. Via ZDNet Previous coverage:

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