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Two Open Source Firms On List of Companies That May Not Survive 2009
ostatic.com - 1/12/2009
Two Open Source Firms On List of Companies That May Not Survive 2009
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From the Bleak Predictions Department, ChannelInsider has a slideshow up of 12 tech companies that may not survive 2009 . The list of companies comes from solution providers that ChannelInsider surveyed, and includes some surprisingly big and powerful players. It also includes two leading, ...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/9/2009
Microsoft: Expect Fewer Phones with Windows
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — The maker of Windows Mobile wants fewer, better devices.... (more) Microsoft: Expect Fewer Phones with Windows

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microsoftontheissues.com - 1/9/2009
Microsoft On The Issues
— microsoftontheissues.com — Workforce Development and Economic Stimulus Given the constant flow of dreary news battering American workers – including... today’s announcement that jobless claims soared to 524,000 in December as the unemployment rate jumped to a 16-year high of 7.2 ... (more) Microsoft On The Issues

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Microsoft's Fake Retail Store Looks Good, Reminds Us Of Their Real Retail Store [Microsoft]
i.gizmodo.com - 1/14/2009
Microsoft's Fake Retail Store Looks Good, Reminds Us Of Their Real Retail Store [Microsoft]
— i.gizmodo.com — Microsoft's "Retail Experience Center" is a 20,000 sqft private retail center at Redmond that Microsoft is fiddling... around with new retail tech, like real-time cart info and other POS services. It's awesome. Here's why. One, it reminds me a lot of ... (more) Microsoft's Fake Retail Store Looks Good, Reminds Us Of ...

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