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    Microsoft enlists Seinfeld for ad campaign: WSJ (Reuters)

    Jerry Seinfeld poses at the premiere of 'Bee Movie' in London December 6, 2007. (Anthony Harvey/Reuters)Reuters - Jerry Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people close to the situation.


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    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:12:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Embarcadero to upgrade Windows RAD tools (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - Embarcadero Technologies next week plans to unveil next-generation CodeGear rapid application development (RAD) tools for Windows, featuring support for Microsoft's Silverlight technology for media and rich Internet applications -- read full article
    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas (AP)

    In this screen shot provided by Microsoft, Photosynth, Microsoft's new online tool for presenting a collection of related digital photos, is shown.  Users can upload their pictures and sit back while the software matches pixels and arranges the image. Viewers can 'walk' around the collection in an experience that melds online photo gallery and video player. (AP Photo/Microsoft)AP - Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows — and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50.


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    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:08:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft site makes digital photos into panoramas (AP)

    In this screen shot provided by Microsoft, Photosynth, Microsoft's new online tool for presenting a collection of related digital photos, is shown.  Users can upload their pictures and sit back while the software matches pixels and arranges the image.Viewers can 'walk' around the collection in an experience that melds online photo gallery and video player. (AP Photo/Microsoft)AP - Digital cameras have liberated awe-struck travelers and proud parents from worrying about the price of film processing. But showing off those megapixels of memories is still reminiscent of tedious living room slideshows — and perhaps now worse, because instead of one blurry photo of the Eiffel Tower or the high school musical, there might be 50.


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    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:20:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft enlists Seinfield for ad campaign: report (Reuters)

    Jerry Seinfeld poses at the premiere of 'Bee Movie' in London December 6, 2007. (Anthony Harvey/Reuters)Reuters - Jerry Seinfield will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen in Microsoft Corp's $300 million advertising campaign aimed at changing its image, the Wall Street Journal said on Thursday, citing people close to the situation.


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    Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:14:42 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft, Novell expand alliance with $100M deal (AP)

    In this Aug. 12, 2008 file photo, Microsoft founder Bill Gates delivers a speech during the 'Microsoft Research Asia 10th Anniversary Innovation Forum,'  in Hong Kong, China.   (AP Photo/Jerome Favre, file)AP - Microsoft Corp., expanding on an alliance with Novell Inc., has agreed to buy as much as $100 million more for subscription certificates for Novell's Linux products, Novell said Wednesday.


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    Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:48:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft Details Strategy To Grab Google's Market (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Microsoft laid out its "catch Google" strategy at the Search Engines Strategies Conference and Expo in San Jose Tuesday. Appearing as the second keynote, Satya Nadella, senior vice president for search and advertising, vowed that additional investment and new deep-search techniques will allow the company to gain share over market behemoth Google. -- read full article
    Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:30:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft pursues search improvements, sans Yahoo (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - While the company only has a 10 percent share of the search market with its Live Search technology, Microsoft has big plans to enhance its platform regardless of what happens with its now-dormant proposal to buy Yahoo. -- read full article
    Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:10:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft, Novell expand controversial interop pact (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - Microsoft on Wednesday is expanding its agreement to supply Linux support certificates from Novell, which originally was part of a controversial arrangement set in late 2006. -- read full article
    Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:01:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft to pay Novell $100 million more for Linux support (Reuters)
    Reuters - Microsoft Corp plans to pay software maker Novell Inc up to $100 million in additional subscription fees due to strong demand for Novell's open-source Linux software that partners with Microsoft's proprietary Windows software. -- read full article
    Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:20:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    New data: 1 in 3 business PCs drop Vista for Windows XP (InfoWorld)
    InfoWorld - When Microsoft stopped selling new licenses to Windows XP on June 30, it gave users and PC makers a "downgrade" loophole so that those who wanted XP could still get it, even though they still had to buy a Vista license. -- read full article
    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Xbox 360 beats PS3 in Japan (Reuters)

    Attendees play '99 Knights' at the XBox 360 booth at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles May 10, 2006. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - Microsoft Corp's Xbox 360 beat Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation 3 in Japan weekly sales for the first time two weeks ago, riding robust demand for a recent Xbox 360 title produced by Namco Bandai Holdings (7832.T), a magazine publisher said.


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    Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:26:09 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft file format approved as ISO standard (AP)
    AP - The format used by Microsoft Corp.'s Office 2007 programs to save documents will become an international standard after appeals against the move failed to gather sufficient support, the International Organization for Standardization said Friday. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:47:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Kill Bits for Aurigma, HP Support in Microsoft Patches (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - For all talk the about the mammoth Patch Tuesday this week, there was little discussion surrounding a new set of ActiveX kill bits Microsoft also released. The update includes kill bits for third-party software applications Aurigma Image Uploader and HP Instant Support. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:52:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
    Microsoft Opens Windows 7 Blog for Discussions (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Microsoft has launched a new blog page for discussions with customers and partners about the next Windows operating system. "We strongly believe that success for Windows 7 includes an open and honest, and two-way, discussion," said Windows 7 development engineers Jon DeVaan and Steven Sinofsky. -- read full article
    Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:53:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Microsoft
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