engadget.com - 1/1/2009
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A new report from Fudzilla claims that Microsoft is getting ready to lay off 15,000 employees, or about 17% of its worldwide staff. The axe will apparently fall on January 15th, exactly one week before its second quarter earnings report, and they expect MSN division to be hit hardest, while ...
Microsoft Layoffs: There’s a First Time for Everything
digitaldaily.allthingsd.com 1/21/2009 — Large workforce reductions have never really been a part of Microsoft’s (MSFT) culture. In its 34 year history, it’s never undergone cuts of the sort that it’s rumored to have been considering since last December.
Well, there’s a ...
This is the Microsoft I want to see
venturebeat.com 3/2/2009 — People sometimes ask me why I dislike Microsoft. The answer is simple: I don’t — I’ve just been disappointed with much of what it has done in the past decade.
This disappointment stems from the 1990s, when I was a big fan of many Microsoft ...
Microsoft to open retail stores
crunchgear.com 2/13/2009 —
I guess it had to happen: Microsoft is opening retail stores with the help of some guy named Dave Porter who used to work for Wal-Mart. Super synergy. I can see it now: these stores will be the exact polar opposite of the Apple Store - brightly ...
Introducing the Microsoft Store
windowsteamblog.com 11/14/2008 — This is something I think is pretty exciting – especially if you’re looking to score some Microsoft product. We are announcing the Microsoft Store – the first online store where you can purchase Microsoft products straight from the ...
What do you want to see in Microsoft's retail stores?
arstechnica.com 2/13/2009 —
The rumor first started in April 2008 , and many were skeptical Microsoft was really planning to follow in Apple's footsteps and launch its own retail stores. In November , the company launched its online Microsoft Store in the US, and the ...
microsoft office Resources
updates.zdnet.com 10/13/2008 — ZDNet Resources Microsoft wants you to move: To IE 8, Vista... A visit to the Microsoft booth at the Gartner Symposium and ITxpo is full of subliminal messages urging technology executives to move up to more modern products. One part of the booth ...
Microsoft Firing 15,000 People On Jan 15? Unlikely (MSFT)
alleyinsider.com 1/1/2009 — Microsoft (MSFT) is preparing to whack 15,000 people in two weeks, says Fudzilla, 17% of its global work force. A cut of this magnitude seems highly unlikely, although the targeted areas do make sense.
Unless Microsoft's business has been ...
Microsoft Courts Students at MIX
eweek.com 3/20/2009 — Microsoft is continuing its courtship of students, some as young as high school age, to bring new blood into the ranks of .NET developers and Microsoft platform users. Microsoft invited more than 150 college students to the MIX09 show in Las Vegas as ...
Microsoft introduces 2nd iPhone app - Microsoft Tag
neowin.net 1/8/2009 — Microsoft has unveiled its next iPhone app, Microsoft Tag . The idea behind the Microsoft Tag application is that you just aim your camera phone at a Tag and instantly access mobile content, videos, music, contact information, maps, social networks, ...
Windows 7 beta washes up on Pirate Bay —
The Register 1/2/2009
If we build it they will come Microsoft is set to release the first beta of its upcoming operating system Windows 7 at some point this month, but ahead of that release the trial version has already – unsurprisingly – landed on BitTorrent sites.…
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