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Microsoft’s secret OS tinkering might spawn an open-source language
Microsoft’s clandestine Midori, a skunkworks project developing a non-Windows OS, could spawn a new open-source programming language called “M#” insiders claim, a spin-off of existing C#. Chatter of the scheme came after one Midori team member publicly confirmed a new language was in development; that, sources told ZDNet, is M# ...
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Ubuntu Desktops are Ready for the Corporate World
Corporate conversion from Windows to Ubuntu or any flavor of Unix is currently very low. Novel is the easiest one to point at as they're in the process of doing a complete migration from Windows desktop to Linux. On the other hand, start-ups and small companies are in a unique position to just take the plunge and go full Ubuntu. I don't know about you, but if I start a job and they hand me an Ubuntu computer, I don't start complaining that it isn't Windows.
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End of Life for Windows XP
Microsoft has announced that as from April 8th 2014, their highly popular past operating system Windows XP reaches is End of Support (EOS) along with all versions of Office 2003.
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The biggest threat to Windows: 'People simply don't care about it'
If Windows ever dies out, it will likely go out with a whimper and not with a bang. Windows enthusiast Paul Thurrott worries that the biggest problem facing Microsoft right now is that Windows just...
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Microsoft's Surface Tablet May Have Been Saved by Christmas
The new year has started on a surprisingly positive note for Microsoft with evidence its flailing Surface tablets were found under more than a few Christmas trees this year.
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Bill Gates told that his charity pledge is ‘worthless’
Bill Gates is the richest person in the world — but one retired New York hedge-fund mogul thought the software pioneer’s Giving Pledge was “practically worthless.” Robert W. Wilson, a well-known philanthropist who had given away $600 million of his fortune as of 2013, abruptly turned aside Gate’s 2010 request that he sign the Giving Pledge.
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Skype social media platforms hacked by 'Syrian Electronic Army'
The social media platforms of Skype have been hacked by a group claiming to be the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). The group posted anti-surveillance messages, including a message telling people not to use email services of Microsoft, the owner of Skype. It claimed "they are monitoring your accounts and selling the data to the governments".
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These Two Photos Show Why We'll Miss Steve Ballmer
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is retiring this year.
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Microsoft Is A Total Mess Because Of Steve Ballmer, And That's Why No One Wants To Be Its New CEO
Microsoft says it will have a new CEO in the “early part” of this year.
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Bill Gates preaches the aid gospel, but is he just a hypocrite?
The world's richest man is seen as a secular saint. But he should question the example that Microsoft is setting by avoiding tax
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Microsoft reportedly planning Windows 9 release in April 2015
Microsoft is currently working on an "Update 1" for Windows 8.1, but the company has bigger plans for the future of Windows as part of a "Threshold" wave of updates. Windows watcher Paul Thurrott reports that the company’s Threshold plans will involve a release of Windows 9 around April 2015. Microsoft will allegedly unveil its vision for Windows 9 at the company’s Build 2014 developer conference in April, with a release planned for a year later.
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Syrian Electronic Army hijacks Microsoft blog and Twitter account
On New Year's Day, the Syrian Electronic Army hacked Skype's Twitter account and its official Microsoft blog, allegedly in order to warn people away from Microsoft's email services. Today, the hackers appear to be at it again. This morning, they broke into the Microsoft News Twitter account, and now they've hijacked the entire Official Microsoft Blog, turning it into a giant automatic redirect to their own propaganda website.
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Microsoft just co-opted feminism to sell you Bing
The idea of feminism as a “brand” leaves a bad taste in my mouth, but that’s how Microsoft presents it in a new ad that ran during the Golden Globes. Bing, Microsoft’s flailing search engine, released the spot a few weeks ago, but it finally reached a large audience during Sunday night’s awards, and reactions were very mixed.
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Mixed Signals: Microsoft extends Windows XP Security Essentials support to July 2015
Microsoft has stated that they will support antimalware signatures on their products in Windows XP until July 2015, which includes Security Essentials. This means that Microsoft’s Security Essentials will still be updated after the April cutoff date, but the underlying OS will remain vulnerable.
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Windows 8 and Microsoft's missed mobile moment
To say that Microsoft is struggling at the moment is an understatement. The search for a new CEO is not going well, Microsoft mobile phones are still failing to capture any significant mind and market…
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Microsoft to finally unveil Cortana, Google Now rival in April
Apple first unveiled Siri in the fall of 2011, Google took the wraps off Google Now in the summer of 2012 and now Microsoft is at long last about to release its own voice-enabled personal assistant...
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ATMs Face Deadline to Upgrade From Windows XP
Inside every ATM casing is a computer, and like all such devices, each one runs on an OS. Microsoft’s 12-year-old Windows XP dominates the ATM market, powering more than 95 percent of the world’s machines and a similar percentage in the U.S., according to Robert Johnston, a marketing director at NCR (NCR), the largest ATM supplier in the U.S.
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Microsoft employees reportedly call Windows 8 'the new Vista'
We've argued in the past that it wouldn't be fair to compare Windows 8 to Vista, in part because Vista was widely hated by many Windows users while Windows 8 is merely polarizing.
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As Microsoft CEO Rumors Continue to Churn, One Thing Is Clear: Gates Will Be More Visible
With Ballmer fading away, that leaves the question of what the role of Gates — one of the most iconic figures in tech and most certainly at Microsoft — will have going forward. He also owns an approximate four percent stake in the company.
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Stealth marketing: Microsoft paying YouTubers for Xbox One mentions
The line between traditional, paid advertising and organic editorial content on the Internet can sometimes be hazy. A recent stealth promotional campaign between Microsoft and Machinima highlights just how hazy that line has become, and how behind-the-scenes payments can drive ostensibly independent opinion-mongering on by users on services like YouTube.
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