Microsoft
The End of an Era…and the Beginning of Possibilities.
Today was Bill Gates’ last day at Microsoft. That simple statement of fact is really pretty incredible. I realize that they are very different in what they did, but I cannot help but think of this as being similar to when Washington left the White House. One cast off tyranny , bringing freedom to a [...]
The Next Microsoft Product: Facebook Live?
The Wall Street journal is reporting that Microsoft may be in talks to buy a stake in facebook that would give the software giant a hold on up to 5% of the swiftly-growing social networking site. Such a purchase is rumored to be valued between $300-$500 million, which would value facebook at up to [...]
Microsoft Genuine Advantage Has Gone AWOL
Ars Technica is reporting that Microsoft Genuine Advantage Validation Tool is experiencing worldwide outages and is invalidating installations all over the map. This has some serious consequences for Microsoft if it isn’t fixed soon: every piece of Microsoft software that you install on a Windows-PC has to be validated which means that anyone buying [...]
The ZunePhone? (a sneak peek!)
This parody of the iPhone has come out amid the long-running rumors that Microsoft is developing a new Zune phone in order to compete with the iPhone. I found it to be hilarious, though I must admit: the Zune has a few really cool features that just need some market time and development before they [...]
Microsoft’s Tafiti Brings Back The Revolution
UPDATE: 1) Embedded video and added citation 2) Added to described feature set (Tree View) -ac
Microsoft has released a beta version of its newest search feature: Tafiti. Essentially, this is a visual search tool built on Microsoft Live Search and Microsoft Silverlight technology: rather than just listing out our search results, Tafiti creates an [...]
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