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brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 22 days ago
Will Microsoft become the General Motors of software?
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It has near-monopoly status and nimble, disruptive competitors. We’ve seen this movie before. By Jay R. Galbraith, president and founder, Galbraith Management Consultants The more I learn about the current situation in software, the more Microsoft’s position seems to mirror General Motors’ ...
Microsoft lifts GPL code, uses in Microsoft Store tool
withinwindows.com - 21 days ago
Microsoft lifts GPL code, uses in Microsoft Store tool
— withinwindows.com — Update 11/7: The example I provided yesterday (ReadBytes) was replaced with a new one. Note that it... is only an example. I’m not here to prove my case in a huge exhaustive post for you. That’s left as an exercise for the reader. GNU logo with ... (more) Microsoft lifts GPL code, uses in Microsoft Store tool

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Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved [Art]
gizmodo.com - 23 days ago
Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen Evolved [Art]
— gizmodo.com — Chuck Anderson , creator of Windows 7 's laid-back, cerulean-cool default wallpaper and login screen, showed me... the evolution of his work—including Easter eggs, avoiding Mac tropes and why flaming skulls didn't make the final design. Chuck ... (more) Ask the Artist: How Windows 7's Iconic Home Screen ...

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Microsoft Linux: Why one free software advocate wants it
networkworld.com - 23 days ago
Microsoft Linux: Why one free software advocate wants it
— networkworld.com — A lot of open source advocates like to rage against the machine at Microsoft , but when... a former Microsoft Research employee says that Windows 7 won't stop Linux from market domination, that's an opinion to note. Keith Curtis, author of the book After ... (more) Microsoft Linux: Why one free software advocate wants it

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Why Windows 7's success may ruin Microsoft
Preston Gralla's blog — ... this about the Windows 7 launch: "Microsoft's program of early low-cost pre-sales, high visibility marketing, and aggressive deals helped make the Windows 7 software launch successful. In a slow environment for packaged software Windows 7 brought a large number of customers into the software aisles." Sounds like good news, doesn't it? In fact, it's just about the worst news that Microsoft could hear, says Jay R. Galbraith, president and founder, Galbraith Management Consultants. In an article for CNNMoney , Galbraith argues that Microsoft could potentially become the the ...

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