Forrester - Microsoft will retain 30% share

Oh dear - no wonder our friends here want to talk about the desktop, only the desktop, and nothing but the desktop! The figures are pretty well what I thought was the case, but nice to see it from Forrester. Down from 95% to 30% in 4 years - no ...

Message posted on the October 25th, 2012 - 6:29 AM ET

enVista, Manhattan Associates and Microsoft Present Supply Chain Visibility Seminar

enVista, Manhattan Associates and Microsoft will jointly host a supply chain education seminar, Breaking Down the Barriers to Visibility, on Thursday, February 16 at 1:00 pm ET at the Microsoft Technology Center ...

Press published on the February 14th, 2012 - 10:41 AM ET

Vu TelePresence on Microsoft/Skype Acquisition

CEO Devita Saraf of Vu TelePresence issued the following statement today regarding Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype for 8.5 billion dollars. Today’s announcement that Microsoft will acquire Skype is a ringing ...

Press published on the May 10th, 2011 - 11:28 AM ET

Microsoft to give pay rises to their employees

Microsoft will follow Google’s example and give a pay rise to their employees to try and discourage them from leaving. A special emphasis will be made on young engineers beginning their careers.

News published on the April 22nd, 2011 - 11:25 AM ET

Rumour: Microsoft tablets running Windows 8 available late 2012

Rumours continue to circulate surrounding Microsoft, with some circles suggesting Microsoft will purchase Nokia’s mobile telephony division, while others have it that Microsoft will launch Windows 8 tablets under their own brand… At the moment, ...

News published on the June 9th, 2011 - 11:54 AM ET

Kinect: Microsoft announces an SDK for Windows

Next Spring, Microsoft will make a Kinect for Windows development kit available. This will be a free SDK, although a commercial version will also be released at a later date.

News published on the February 22nd, 2011 - 9:20 AM ET

Microsoft Office 2010 : general public launch

Microsoft will today launch the general public version of their Office 2010 suite.

News published on the June 15th, 2010 - 4:28 PM ET

Microsoft officially ends Windows Live Messenger

It is now official. Windows Live Messenger will end in the first quarter of 2013. Microsoft will use Skype as their replacement messaging service.

News published on the November 7th, 2012 - 9:20 AM ET

Microsoft - will remove crapware for $99!

"Summary: So, the OEMs make money from installing crapware onto PCs, and now Microsoft is making money removing it. Makes you realize why more and more people are buying Apple hardware." "So far, Signature has been limited to new ...

Message posted on the May 19th, 2012 - 7:18 PM ET

Microsoft Will Officially Pull The Plug On Windows XP In One Year

Business Insider – 2 hours 47 minutes ago On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will officially retire Windows XP, the company's most popular version of Windows ever, first launched about 12 years ago. Cut! Microsoft's Erwin Visser made a plea on ...

Message posted on the April 9th, 2013 - 7:23 PM ET

>>>> On August 1, Microsoft will be making the microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs Newsgroup Read only.

On August 1, Microsoft will be making the microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs Newsgroup Read only. What does this mean? This means on August 1st you will no longer be able to post messages through the Microsoft Communities Server ...

Message posted on the July 15th, 2010 - 7:26 PM ET

Microsoft will be disabling all Windows prior to Vista

On June 1, 2010. Microsoft will be disabling the operating systems from ALL computers worldwide, if the operating system was created prior to Windows Vista. This includes anyone using Windows 3.x, Win95, Win98, WinME, and Windows XP. It includes ...

Message posted on the May 26th, 2010 - 3:33 AM ET

Microsoft will shut down its Windows Mobile 6.x Marketplace

<http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2158408/microsoft-shut-windows-mobile-6x-marketplace> <quote> An invitation to jump over to Android SOFTWARE REDEVELOPER Microsoft has told Windows Mobile customers that it will be shutting ...

Message posted on the March 9th, 2012 - 10:55 AM ET

Re: Forrester - Microsoft will retain 30% share

"Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> wrote in message news:... "bbgruff" <bbgruff@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:aesikdFkis0U1@mid.individual.net... Oh dear - no wonder our friends here want to talk about the ...

Message posted on the October 25th, 2012 - 7:42 AM ET

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