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Microsoft Windows: The Beginning Of The End
Microsoft Windows: The Beginning Of The End
Lost in the market panic last week were some critical details on Microsoft's conference call. These offered tangible evidence that the Windows monopoly that has carried the company since its inception is beginning to erode. While explaining why its Windows Client business grew only 2%, ...
Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)
Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)
readwriteweb.com — Microsoft announced this morning at its PDC conference that the next release of Microsoft Office will include... browser-based versions of some of its main office software products - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. These will be "lightweight ... (more) Microsoft Office Comes to the Browser (Finally)
Office Online Home Page - Microsoft Office Online
Office Online Home Page - Microsoft Office Online
office.microsoft.com — Click here to switch to other Office Online sites worldwide United States ( change ) | All... Microsoft Sites Microsoft Office Online Sign in to My Office Online ( What's this? ) | Sign in Home Products Help and How-to Downloads Clip Art Templates ... (more) Office Online Home Page - Microsoft Office Online
Microsoft to ‘webify’ Office (sort of)
Microsoft to ‘webify’ Office (sort of)
blogs.zdnet.com — Microsoft is finally doing what many have been clamoring for -- making Web-based versions of its Office... apps available -- but in a different way than expected. (more) Microsoft to ‘webify’ Office (sort of)
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Microsoft’s Windows monopoly beginning to erode
MacDailyNews — ... runs Windows XP Home (a cheaper, simpler operating system). And one runs Linux," Blodget writes. Top 10 Laptops (Amazon) 3 Apple Macs (No Windows license) 5 Windows XP Home 1 has Linux (No Vista) 1 Vista Blodget writes," Desktops, obviously, are a different story. But most of the growth in the PC market is now coming from cheaper, lower-end computers that are mostly used to go online. And those 'net books' just don't need to run fully featured versions of Windows." Full article here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers "Opportun" and "james W." for the heads up.] ...

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