computerworld.com - 1/30/2009
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January 29, 2009 (Computerworld) Microsoft Corp. has delivered a preliminary release candidate for Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (SP2) to testers and is again on track to offer another public preview next month, according to several reports on the Web. Just last week, a Malaysian Web site, ...
news.cnet.com - 1/30/2009
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Remember that teenage trick of sticking your fingers
in your ears and saying, "I can't hear you"?...
That's how I felt on Thursday morning when I talked to Adam Sohn, the marketing director for Zune. No retreat, baby, no surrender. I don't ...
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Microsoft: More Zunes coming in 2009
seattlepi.nwsource.com - 1/30/2009
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seattlepi.nwsource.com —
Microsoft Corp. is suing a former employee, claiming
that he applied for a job at the company...
under false pretenses and then used his role at Microsoft to gain access to confidential data related to patent litigation he is now waging.
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Microsoft sues CEO of Ancora for spying
crunchgear.com - 2/1/2009
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crunchgear.com —
The poor bastard who got a tattoo of
the motivational “Blue Monster” has been laid off ....
Blue Monster Man, Dan Woodman, writes: Working at Microsoft has been the greatest experience of my life and I have no desire to forget about it. ...
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Blue Monster guy laid-off at Microsoft
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Windows Vista SP2 RC may be in the hands of testers as we speak
Engadget —
Sure, the big hubbub's been Windows 7 (give us some time and we'll figure out how to install it on a toaster!) but Microsoft is betting that quite a few folks will be stranded in Vistaland (Vista Town? Vista Village? The dreaded Vista Flats?) for some time to come, and they'll need provisions -- like blankets, candles, water, and service packs. According to Tech Arp, Windows Vista SP2 RC is meeting testers sometime this week as an escrow build, which means that the public could see this thing as soon as early Q2 this year. You've been warned... [Via Computerworld] Filed under: Desktops, Laptops Windows Vista SP2 RC may be in the hands of testers as we speak ...
Windows Vista SP2 Coming Soon?
Mobile Whack —
[image] What would you choose between Windows 7 or Windows Vista SP2? Do we need that second service pack? Well Microsoft seems to think so as it has sent it to testers. That’s what the rumors say, which means we might get SP2 before Windows 7. The thing is that we might not want that SP2, isn’t that true Vista users? We might feel like we deserve an almost free upgrade to Windows 7. What do you say Microsoft? Wouldn’t it be fair of you to sell that Windows 7 at a heavily discounted price for all current Vista users? via computerworld Tags: Desktop PCs , Laptops , microsoft , microsoft , Mobile Software , SP2 , windows vista
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Insecure by design? Security researchers have unearthed a potentially serious flaw in User Account Control (UAC) features in Windows 7. Microsoft is aware of the issue but is currently unconvinced it needs to make changes to the pre-release code.…
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