April 22, 2008
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Thanks to the European Union’s courts, Microsoft was forced to open up its APIs and protocols for its MCPP (Microsoft Communications Protocol Program) and WSPP (Workgroup Server Protocol Program). According to Keith Hageman, an MSDN moderator, “The MCPP package content … Continue reading
April 21, 2008
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Well, it took Microsoft long enough, but Windows XP SP3 has finally been RTMed (released to manufacturing). Users, however, can’t update yet. According to a Microsoft TechNet forum posting by Chris Keroack, the release manager, for Windows XP Service Pack … Continue reading
April 20, 2008
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They really are. Are you listening? First it was Bill Gates , now it’s Steve Ballmer. In the latest example, Todd Bishop of SeattlePI reported from last week’s Microsoft MVP Summit that at the meeting’s keynote address that Microsoft’s CEO … Continue reading
April 13, 2008
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Last week, while I was at the Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit at the University of Texas Super Computing Center in Austin Texas, I was surprised to find that if I had wanted to cover the week’s most surprising Linux-related news, … Continue reading
April 4, 2008
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The question now isn’t “Is Vista Dead?” It is. The real question is: Can Microsoft get Windows 7 out in time to save its desktop domination? I think Microsoft “could” pull it off. Here’s how. Vista is dead. That’s not … Continue reading
April 4, 2008
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When I thought Microsoft was going to extend XP’s lifetime to better slug it out with Linux on Ultra Mobile PCs and Mobile Internet Devices, I was afraid Linux was going to have to fight hard for the low-end of … Continue reading