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blogs.computerworld.com - 7/8/2009
Stop piling on Mono already
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Over the last month, it seems like everyone and their brother in free software circles has been stomping on Mono, the open-source version of Microsoft's .NET architecture. Get over it! read more
neowin.net - 7/8/2009
Microsoft set to respond to Google OS next Monday?
— neowin.net — Blogger Robert Scoble has posted a message on his FriendFeed account , hinting at a Microsoft announcement... next Monday, related to Google's OS . In the posting, Scoble notes "why did Google announce Chrome OS this week? Well, of course, Microsoft has ... (more) Microsoft set to respond to Google OS next Monday?

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Why Chrome OS Now? Because Microsoft Office In The Cloud Comes Monday.
techcrunch.com - 7/9/2009
Why Chrome OS Now? Because Microsoft Office In The Cloud Comes Monday.
— techcrunch.com — The timing of Google’s announcement of Chrome OS was curious. I don’t mean the fact that Google... moved up the post on it by a day when some details leaked out, I mean the fact that they were announcing it on some seemingly random date in ... (more) Why Chrome OS Now? Because Microsoft Office In The Cloud ...

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Microsoft Is Said to Be in Talks to Settle EU Cases (Update1)
bloomberg.com - 7/7/2009
Microsoft Is Said to Be in Talks to Settle EU Cases (Update1)
— bloomberg.com — July 7 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. , which has been fined 1.68 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in... European Union antitrust cases, is in preliminary talks to settle two additional probes before EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes leaves office, ... (more) Microsoft Is Said to Be in Talks to Settle EU Cases ...

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GigaOM Network — ... Stop piling on Mono. Microsoft says it won't go after developers using the "C# programming language" and infrastructure used in the Mono implementation of .NET. So why are people ripping on Mono? ...

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