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Monday, February 12, 2007

Microsoft betting the house on new Vista Microsoft betting the house on new Vista (The Business, 10 Feb 2007, Page 24)

Microsoft betting the house on new Vista Microsoft betting the house on new Vista

BY JAY PALMER OF BARRON’S

The Business

10 Feb 2007



THE hoopla over the launch of Vista, Microsoft’s new Windows operating system for personal computers, had been building up for months. Investors had been pumping up the stock and geeks had been downloading programs that counted the days, minutes and... read more...

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Monday, February 05, 2007

Special search engines bring a buzz to bloggers

Special search engines bring a buzz to bloggers

David Crow

The Business

03 Feb 2007



AT least 50,000 new web diaries – or blogs – are created each day, covering every subject matter imaginable. But with so many to choose from it can be difficult for consumers to find the right content, while bloggers struggle to reach an audience... read more...

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The shape of things to come

The shape of things to come



The Business

03 Feb 2007



After years at the centre of our lives, the keyboard and mouse could soon be on their way out. Their replacement will be a new generation of touchsensitive screens currently being developed by leading American scientists. Jeff Han, of New York... read more...

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Thursday, February 01, 2007

Why Americans consider Microsoft No. 1

Why Americans consider Microsoft No. 1

By Ronald Alsop

The Wall Street Journal Europe

31 Jan 2007



MICROSOFT CORP. founder Bill Gates proved even more appealing to Americans than cuddly babies in TheWall Street Journal’s eighth annual ranking of the world’s best and worst corporate reputations. Top-ranked Microsoft managed to beat Johnson &... read more...

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