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Xbox Live Marketplace Gets Black Fridayed [Xbox 360]
Xbox Live Marketplace Gets Black Fridayed [Xbox 360]
Microsoft is contributing to Black Friday fun with new price drops on Live Marketplace goodies. The deals that appeal to me are savings on Rez HD and Metallica's “Death Magnetic” album for Guitar...
Microsoft in $20bn Yahoo deal
business.timesonline.co.uk — SOFTWARE giant Microsoft is in talks to acquire Yahoo s online search business for $20 billion ( 13 billion). The proposal forms the centrepiece of a complex transaction that would see Microsoft support a new management team to take control of ... (more) Microsoft in $20bn Yahoo deal
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osnn.net — A federal judge in Seattle has ordered Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to testify in a class action lawsuit against Microsoft that alleges the company misled consumers in a marketing campaign for its Windows Vista operating system in which computers sold ... (more) OSNN - Windows, Linux and Macintosh News
A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source
bits.blogs.nytimes.com — In a new book, Microsoft veteran Keith Curtis argues that open source is the future of software and his former employer is "toast." (more) A Microsoft Veteran Embraces Open Source
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Xbox Live Marketplace to have Black Friday sale
SlashGear — ... Even the Xbox Live Marketplace is getting in on the post-Thanksgiving sale madness. In fact, they’ve just posted up some great price reductions on some pretty cool arcade games and add-ons for some of your favorite current games. ...

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