by Ron Miller

If Windows, Linux and OSX Opened Cafes...

After learning that Microsoft opened a Win7-themed cafe, it got me wondering what a cafe would like if it ran in the same style of the OS it was named for...

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Is Google Android Strategy to Trip Up Win Mobile

There was a good analysis in the NYT yesterday regarding the Google Android strategy, which according to author Saul Hansell, is intended not to make money for Google, but to block Microsoft from getting traction in the mobile space. Given that Google is giving Android away, it's a theory that makes a lot of sense...

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Microsoft and Apple: A Tale of Two Earnings Statements

In a week full of news from Apple and Microsoft, one thing that stood out was the contrast between the two company's earnings reports with Apple having a quarter for the ages, while Microsoft's wasn't as *bad* as analysts expected  -- faint praise indeed...

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Poor Win 7 Left in the Publicity Dust

This is supposed to be Windows 7's big week, but news from Apple and from Microsoft itself is undermining the big release tomorrow.

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Ballmer Gets That Sidekick Issue a Matter of Trust

Even while pushing his new SharePoint cloud services, Steve Ballmer understands the recent Sidekick data loss incident isn't going away. But he's doing his level best to minimize it and its impact on Microsoft's cloud strategy.

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A Black Eye for Cloud Computing

While it's easy to dismiss the fears of cloud computing naysayers, it was a startling bad week for cloud computing as Microsoft lost data and Apple might have leaked some.

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Ballmer Won't Call Google by Name in Interview

In an interview with TechCrunch this week, Microsoft CEO goes out of his way to avoid naming Google instead calling them "the incumbent." (You should watch the whole interview, but if you want to see what I"m referring to, go to around the 6:30 mark.)

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Could Windows 7 Lead Us From Recession?

It's always hard to believe pre-release hype where Microsoft is concerned, but if Windows 7 is as stable as early reports suggest, it could mean more companies bent on using Microsoft anyway, will make the switch, and when they do chances are they'll need to upgrade their hardware. And that could be an economic boost.

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All in All: A Good Week for Microsoft

Bing Visual Search

I confess I'm not always kind to Microsoft. They stumble and bumble and often make bad decisions, and as such make a great target for a blogger like me, but looking back at the announcements they've made over the last couple of weeks, when you add it all up, they at least seem to be trying to move forward.

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Microsoft Ads Mess with Fuzzy Zune HD Feelings

Microsoft's Zune HD might not be a serious iPod Touch challenger, but it's a huge leap forward from the original Zunes. That's why including pre-roll ads in front of their free apps makes so little sense.

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