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What Happens If Apple Grows Too Fast?

CNBC is predicting that Apple may top Microsoft as computing's most valuable firm. But that kind of success might be self-defeating. As CNBC rightly acknowledges, Apple has a long way to go before it can dethrone Redmond, but ...READ»

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Mission statements - Vigorous fights over semantics last for hours, even months. Then you end up with some variation of jargony quasi-poetry.READ»

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MICROSOFT   |  1 comment

MSN May Get MySpace Music Service to Rival Google's

Microsoft is talking to MySpace about a music partnership, according to The Wall Street Journal. The deal may mean a leap-frog in popularity for MSN's music portal. MySpace's music site is second only to AOL's with 27 million ...READ»

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'Family Guy's MacFarlane Not PC Enough for Microsoft, Windows 7 Deal Pulled

Showing just how unhip being a PC can be, Microsoft has pulled out of a prime time Windows 7 sponsorship of a special by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. According to Microsoft, MacFarlane's style didn't "fit with the Windows ...READ»

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Microsoft Video Mocks Apple, Android; Makes Ass of Self

Microsoft has a new video on the YouTubes that mocks Apple's App Store. Or means to. Inadvertently, it seems, it attempts to mock any number of companies--Google, Apple, Palm, Blackberry--for making good smartphones that run good ...READ»

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Vicon Helps You Capture Your Life Without Lifting a Finger

We're a pretty snap-happy society when it comes to documenting our lives--we take photos wherever we go, even using our phones to post images online while we're on the move. Thanks to U.K.-based firm Vicon, capturing these memories is ...READ»

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Plastic Logic Finally Unwraps Its Que E-Reader

Plastic Logic has been in and out of the news for months with its supposed Kindle-killing e-reader, but we really haven't seen much other than prototype tech. That's just changed, as the Que's been given a teaser unveiling. Turns out, ...READ»

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Microsoft: Sidekick User Data on Its Way Back

A user uproar, rumors of sabotage, and embarrassing intra-organization finger-pointing--that's how the Microsoft's Sidekick user data loss fiasco has unfolded. But it may soon be over: Microsoft's working on recovering the data. In a ...READ»

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Microsoft Enters Smart Grid Game With SERA

IBM, Intel, Cisco...it's an impressive list of high-tech companies involved in the burgeoning smart grid industry. Microsoft, determined not to be left behind, yesterday announced a platform to develop "the integrative utility of the ...READ»

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WINDOWS 7   |  Comment

Windows-Backed Family Guy Adds to Unemployment Rolls

We'll address the gigantic sell-out that is Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show (brought to you buy Windows 7) in a moment. But the more immediate news is that the Windows 7 party-people are going to have to ...READ»

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