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    Microsoft Software Update Service More Reliable Than Apple, Ubuntu (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Web monitoring firm Pingdom says Windows Update was up 100% of the time in the second quarter, Apple's Software Update was up 99.9% of the time, and Ubuntu was up 98.64% of the time. -- read full article
    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:19:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Schmidt: Independent Yahoo better for competition (AP)

    In this May 5, 2008 file photo, workers walk outside of a Microsoft campus in Mountain View, Calif. Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board next month, saying Monday, July 7, 2008, that a successful rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its takeover bid for Yahoo or negotiate another deal. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Google Inc. backs Yahoo in its effort to stave off an unsolicited takeover by Microsoft Corp. because an independent Yahoo will increase competition in the Internet search and advertising markets, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said here Thursday.


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 09:46:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Murdoch's News Corp. unlikely to be in Yahoo deal (AP)

    Rupert Murdoch, chairman and CEO of New Corporation arrives with his wife, Wendi, for the annual Allen & Co.'s media conference Wednesday, July 9, 2008, in Sun Valley, Idaho. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)AP - News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said his media conglomerate is "very unlikely" to be a part of any deal for Yahoo Inc., scuttling talk that Microsoft Corp. was making headway in enlisting the media mogul as part of a deal to break up the Internet search company.


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:11:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft Likely To Cut $50 Off U.S. Price of Xbox 360 (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Microsoft will cut the U.S. price of its Xbox 360 gaming console by $50, from $349 to $299, according to The Wall Street Journal. The company has already slashed the price by $50 in New Zealand and Australia, and U.S. gaming blogs have been predicting a similar move to boost sales. -- read full article
    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:03:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    No Windows Vista For Would-Be Air Traffic Controllers (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The FAA plans to bar contractors who administer the air traffic controllers exam from using Windows Vista-based PCs, as well as those using Apple OS, Linux, and Unix. -- read full article
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:55:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Windows XP SP3 Hits Microsoft's Automatic Update Service (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The final service pack for the retired Windows XP operating system was pushed out to users who haven't yet downloaded the update, first released in May. -- read full article
    Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:46:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft to cut price of Xbox 360 to $299 (Reuters)

    A model stands at Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 display at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo September 20, 2007. REUTERS/Issei KatoReuters - Microsoft Corp is set to cut the price of its best-selling Xbox 360 Pro model to $299 from $349, a source briefed on the matter said on Friday.


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:32:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Yahoo CEO says not likely to meet with Microsoft (Reuters)

    Google Inc Chief Executive Eric Schmidt speaks during an interview with at the 26th annual Allen & Co conference in Sun Valley, Idaho July 10, 2008. An independent Yahoo Inc is better for business, Schmidt told reporters on Thursday, saying a combination with Microsoft Corp would be anti-competitive. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES)Reuters - Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Jerry Yang said on Thursday he was unlikely to meet with representatives of Microsoft Corp at this week's meeting of media and tech executives in Idaho.


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:00:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Schmidt: Independent Yahoo better for competition (AP)

    In this May 5, 2008 file photo, workers walk outside of a Microsoft campus in Mountain View, Calif. Microsoft Corp. threw its weight behind investor Carl Icahn's effort to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board next month, saying Monday, July 7, 2008, that a successful rebellion would encourage the software maker to renew its takeover bid for Yahoo or negotiate another deal. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)AP - Google Inc. backs Yahoo in its effort to stave off an unsolicited takeover by Microsoft Corp. because an independent Yahoo will increase competition in the Internet search and advertising markets, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said here Thursday.


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    Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:20:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft May Ship Next Mac Office By 2010 (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - Support for Visual Basic for Applications also will be restored in the next version of Office for Mac, Microsoft says. -- read full article
    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:35:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft's Vista Compatibility Center Is Offline (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - As of Wednesday, visitors were greeted with the following message: "The Windows Vista Compatibility Center will be launching soon, please check back!" -- read full article
    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:55:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft DNS Security Fix Knocks ZoneAlarm Users Offline (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - The vulnerability is widespread and affects products made by numerous networking and software vendors beyond Microsoft. -- read full article
    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:29:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft, Google back broad privacy legislation (AP)
    AP - Microsoft Corp. and Google Inc. told lawmakers Wednesday that Congress should pass basic privacy legislation to protect information about consumers, such as the data being gathered about people's Web surfing habits in order to pinpoint Internet advertising. -- read full article
    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:51:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft Outlines Enterprise and Worker Online Suites (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - At the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston this month, attendees received new details about the software giant's push into the realm of SaaS (software as a service). -- read full article
    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:49:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Google, Microsoft Testify About Privacy, Behavioral Advertising (TechWeb)
    TechWeb - InformationWeek - A Senate committee wants to know if current practices jeopardize Internet users' privacy, and if older communications and privacy laws make some behavioral advertising practices illegal. -- read full article
    Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:53:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
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