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networkworld.com - 3/24/2009
Microsoft to present open source blueprint for down economy
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plans to use this week's Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) to outline its move into the next phase of its open source strategy around building a business model for the down economy, according to company officials. “We are moving from the technology footing we have been building to a ...
Microsoft deeds are the problem
blogs.zdnet.com - 3/26/2009
Microsoft deeds are the problem
— blogs.zdnet.com — At OSBC Microsoft’s latest spokesman to the open source world, Robert Youngjohns, (right) asked that the company... be judged not by its words regarding open source, but its actions . Trying hard to be nice and flexible our own Matt Asay, who ... (more) Microsoft deeds are the problem

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NEWS: Microsoft GeoSynth to take on Google Street View
pocket-lint.com - 3/23/2009
NEWS: Microsoft GeoSynth to take on Google Street View
— pocket-lint.com — User generated content to help create virtual landmark photos Microsoft plans to take on Google's Street View... mapping feature with its own public-led offering, Pocket-lint has learnt. ... Read Microsoft GeoSynth to take on Google Street ... (more) NEWS: Microsoft GeoSynth to take on Google Street View

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Steve Ballmer Maps Microsoft's Cloud-y Future
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 3/20/2009
Steve Ballmer Maps Microsoft's Cloud-y Future
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Microsoft knows what it wants to offer to companies through its new cloud-based services: absolutely everything it... sells as software. (more) Steve Ballmer Maps Microsoft's Cloud-y Future

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Microsoft to present open source blueprint business model for down economy
D' Technology Weblog — Microsoft plans to use Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) to outline its move into the next phase of its open source strategy around building a business model for the down economy, according to company officials. “We are moving from the technology footing we have been building to a business footing,” says Sam Ramji, senior director of platform strategy at Microsoft. Full Article ...

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