Tag: Microsoft

  • Are IBM, Google and Sun ganging up on Microsoft?

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    I see IBM are now jumping into the free Office software arena by launching IBM Lotus Symphony. IBM Lotus Symphony is a free download from the IBM site (registration required). Up until now, Microsoft’s competition in this space has come from OpenOffice and Google – neither of whom have a strong track record in the…

  • Dublin SilverLight event

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    I have written about Microsoft’s Silverlight environment several times since they debuted it at ReMix07. For the end-user, it is a Flash-like plug-in which allows viewing of apps and media written specifically for it. For the developer, Silverlight allows apps written in managed code to be delivered via a browser to Internet users in a…

  • EU rules against Microsoft

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    I heard the breaking news on RTE this morning that the EU upheld the decision that Microsoft abused its dominant position to “freeze out rivals in server and software products”. At the end of the audio report, RTE’s Europe correspondant Sean Whelan added that Microsoft may appeal this decision. What is amazing to me about…

  • Is $60 too much for Microsoft Office?

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    I see that, according to InsideMicrosoft, Microsoft are offering Office 2007 Ultimate 2007 to students for $60! According to the Microsoft press release the limited-time promotion for college students starting today in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and starting Sept. 20 in Spain, Italy and France No word on when, or indeed if,…

  • Microsoft give up on trying to fix Windows Live OneCare

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    I wrote a post a few weeks ago about how slow Microsoft’s Support people were in getting back to me to resolve an issue I have with Windows Live OneCare. The other day they sent me an email which said: Case Reference Number: 1039327169 Dear Mr.Raftery, Unfortunately we have been unsuccessful in resolving your issue…

  • SilverLight 1.0 launched

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    Back in May when Microsoft first announced SilverLight, there was quite a bit of hoopla. And, in fairness to Microsoft, deservedly so – the demos I saw of SilverLight at the launch were pretty amazing. What is SilverLight? SilverLight is similar to Flash – it is a browser plugin which allows for stunning interactivity and…

  • Information Cards now working on Live.com (sort of!)

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    Interesting, I noticed today that you can now log into Windows Live sites (and all sites which accept Live ID credentials ) using an Information Card. This is in Beta currently. This could be a major step forward in federated identity. However, it only works on IE7 with .NET Framework 3.0 for now – hopefully…

  • Steve Ballmer mashup!

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    Kinda speaks for itself, doesn’t it? via Fake Steve Jobs