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crunchgear.com - 2/3/2009

Who killed Microsoft?

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“Not I” said the Windows user “I liked Ultimate but I’m no loser I paid for a Vista upgrade but when my 3D shader failed to shade I decided XP was the right call You can’t blame me at all.” Who killed Microsoft? Why did all those jobs get lost?  ...

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blogs.wsj.com - 2/5/2009

Microsoft: Once Again, We’re Not Making a Smartphone

— blogs.wsj.com — In a familiar ritual, an analyst says Microsoft is preparing to launch a phone in the second... half of the year. The response from a Microsoft spokesman: “Microsoft is not doing a phone.” (more) Microsoft: Once Again, We’re Not Making a Smartphone

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digitaldaily.allthingsd.com - 2/5/2009

Microsoft Phune? The Full Research Note

— digitaldaily.allthingsd.com — “Microsoft is not doing a phone.” That was Redmond’s terse denial of a report that it is... preparing to launch a branded cellphone in the second half of this year. Put forth by analysts from Broadpoint.AmTech, the report speculates ... (more) Microsoft Phune? The Full Research Note

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news.cnet.com - 2/5/2009

Microsoft offers to just 'Fix it'

— news.cnet.com — When people encounter a problem with their PC, they often go to the Web and do a... search to see if others have had the problem. If they are lucky, someone has found a fix and listed the steps on either a support document or within a user forum.  ... (more) Microsoft offers to just 'Fix it'

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What Business Strategies Does this Economy Call For? Get Strong Fast!
SmoothSpan Blog — ... to the point Techcrunch is composing verse about it.  What’s the pattern there?  It’s hard to see until you really dig down, but it looks to me like it’s a matter of the strong getting stronger and the weak getting weaker.  It’s a momentum play, with the momentum hugely amplified by the web, which reduces the friction of learning who is strong and who is weak.  Strength is not simply a function of financial strength.  Microsoft is as strong or stronger than any of these companies when it comes to cash and their ability to generate more cash, but their ...