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The former Microsoft CEO has been handing out advice to would-be company founders at an address in Oxford today. Or the time after that, or the time after that
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Really? So far he has got something wrong, then something else wrong, then something else wrong, then completely messed Windows 8 and then then quit. Don't see him fixing things there!
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Business tip #1: DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS
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People who sign up to use Bing with their free Microsoft Account can now access Bing Saves, which lets people save any URLs generated in a search string to that page on the Bing site. It also has sections where people can see which URLs on Bing are currently trending, along with a "public feed" of addresses that might be of interest to the specific user. Google gets the rebound, shoots, scores!
Sorry, that blurb might be fairly Canadian-specific
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Windows pirate site Wzor says the latest version Windows has just been signed off; official distribution is set for early April Windows 8: Please like it this time Edition
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With Jeeves coders could readily create privacy settings for an entire application, a master list that could then flow to each new application feature. Yeah. Good luck with that.
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But they probably won't.
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Lambda capabilities are the most anticipated new feature, while JavaScript addition lags far behind in popularity Yes, I think I could go for a coffee or eight about now
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Revealed in a job listing and later confirmed by Microsoft, the Xbox maker now wants to make its Live social gaming service the pre-eminent platform on mobile. Titanfall on the phone!
OK, not.
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Any doubt that Microsoft sees Android as an important part of its future should be erased with a just-announced deal with an Indian handset maker to manufacture dual-boot Windows-Android phones, and with Microsoft asking HTC to include Windows Phone as a dual-boot option on its Android phones. This way they can say they have the most popular phone OS!
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You forgot to include the rest of the paragraph you quoted, especially the bold-italic & underlined portions
Quote: That's on top of Nokia's new line of low-cost Windows Phone devices. Is this a way to extend Windows Phone's life, or an admission of the platform's failure?
(emphasis added)
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In an exclusive interview, Mark Russinovich opens the hood of Windows Azure and discusses how IT should prepare for its inevitable cloud transition. One droplet at a time
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thanks for the link Mark Russinovich is my coding hero :')
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A laser beam can alter a fly’s behavior and make it mate with just about anything — even a ball of wax, according to scientists at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Next step: mounting the lasers on the flies to control scientist's brains
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Microsoft is planning to use pop-up warnings to entice Windows XP users to upgrade. The software maker is ending support of XP on April 8th, and will start distributing notices next week to machines running the 12-year-old operating system. I'll take, "How do you irritate existing customers? for $200, Alex"
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Wow, how far they have fallen.
We used to beat down the doors to get at the latest offerings from MS now they have scare people into buying a POS nobody wants.
XP will run fine mine's been untethered from the mothership (automatic corrupdates off) for the better part of a decade.
MS, once a proud company to a fault is now a wounded cornered animal.
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 A wounded cornered animal at least has a chance, however slight. 
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Ya, they'll bite you good and don't have your best interest at heart! 
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The problem is that MS have never before been in a situation where 13+ years after an OS's debut it still has 30% market share. Windows 2000 was at 2% after 10 years.
At some point they have to stop supporting it. Maybe they should wait until share drops to 5%?
Kevin
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We are all familiar with the saying "you can catch more flies with honey than vinegar"? In Microsoft's case, their business model and wish is to get people off the Windows XP platform, which works, onto Windows 8, which has many issues in the geek community and otherwise. I have a solution for it. Provide registered XP users with an opportunity to move to Windows 7 if their hardware supports it. All for the cost of shipped media, about $15-20 or so, the same protocol that is used for near next version Windows-based computers "Buy Win7 now, get Win8 for free, etc.". This way those folks on XP can migrate up with limited licensing expenses.
Free your mind and the rest will follow,
Don't be colorblind, don't be so shallow!
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Herbert H Dupree II wrote: In Microsoft's case, their business model and wish is to get people off the Windows XP platform, which works, onto Windows 8, which has many issues in the geek community and otherwise.
A lot of the commenters in these postings aren't even happy about migrating to Windows 7 let alone 8! Though admittedly it would be easier for MS if 8 had not had such a bad press.
Kevin
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During the two posts, I have went out and purchased 8.1 Pro Pack, while subsequently upgrading my Windows 8 box to Windows 8.1 and further to Windows 8.1 Pro. When Windows 8.2 (Win8.1Update1) comes out next month, I will load it on my secondary system, test it out, and then load it on the primary system. It would be great if I could get my hands on Windows 8.2 to run in a Virtual Lab (VM) but I guess to be expecting too much.
Free your mind and the rest will follow,
Don't be colorblind, don't be so shallow!
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The upcoming NameTag app for Google Glass is facing scrutiny over privacy concerns from those such as Sen. Al Franken.
Facebook stalking has now simply become face stalking.
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Gives a whole new meaning to "Turn the other cheek" of course unless you're mooning someone. 
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Cool. That will be a blessing in my years to come.
I walk though the grocery and people I think I recognize say hi.
Now, are they a customer of our pc shop or do they go to our church? 
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