blogs.zdnet.com - 12/4/2008
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At Springsource’s winter getaway this week, Forrester Research vice president John Rymer coined a clever new term to make the open source argument.
Lean software.
Lean as opposed to bloated. Pieces as opposed to an integrated whole.
Why lean instead of just open source? Because ...
microsoft.com - 12/6/2008
adage.com - 12/6/2008
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New branded apparel is meant to suggest Microsoft's
1980s salad days Posted by Rupal Parekh on 12.05.08...
@ 08:54 PM NEW YORK (AdAge.com)—Microsoft is going from marketing computer programs to making clothes, with a new line of graphic tees dubbed ...
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Microsoft Turns to Crispin and the Rapper Common for New ...
kara.allthingsd.com - 12/4/2008
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Former Yahoo tech star Qi Lu (pictured here)
is poised to take on the big job of...
being Microsoft’s top digital executive, according to several sources inside and outside the company. The appointment could be announced by Microsoft as ...
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Former Yahoo Tech Star Qi Lu Likely To Be Named ...
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