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Microsoft’s Dan’l Lewin talks BizSpark at LeWeb
Microsoft’s Dan’l Lewin talks BizSpark at LeWeb
Anything Microsoft does is looked at through a prism cut from the glass of the company that Gates built. The days of the anti-trust trial, Hailstorm, and the browser wars may seem far away, but not for the Netscapes and Novells who foundered in the face of the Windows and Office steamroller. ...
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Microsoft prepares to launch its own clothing line; no, seriously
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This Isn’t Your Grandfathers Microsoft
Geek In Disguise —   Dan’l Lewin talked at LeWeb this week and whilst I thought Marissa Mayer from Google won the crowd over more, Dan’l had some interesting stuff to say. He talked about BizSpark of course which is an awesome offering if you’re a startup and want a tonne of nearly free ($100) software….more interesting to me was the chat about Ray Ozzie and the “new Microsoft” we’re seeing under his technical leadership. As my pal Kris told ...

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