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gizmodo.com - 10/14/2008

Microsoft Responds to New MacBooks, Just Says "Apple Tax" Eight Times [Microsoft]

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In an email of talking points circulated by Microsoft spokespeople, the company addresses the various rumors about today's new MacBooks, preemptively claiming that they will be overpriced, underspec'd and locked down. They offer charts comparing the feature lists of similarly priced Windows and ...

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news.cnet.com - 10/14/2008

Microsoft: Mac buyers pay Apple tax

— news.cnet.com — Apple may offer lower-priced machines on Tuesday, but one top Microsoft official said Monday that Mac buyers... will still be paying an "Apple tax." In a lengthy interview, Brad Brooks, vice president of Windows Consumer Product Marketing, argued ... (more) Microsoft: Mac buyers pay Apple tax

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support.microsoft.com - 10/15/2008

Description of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update

— support.microsoft.com — The Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 Update contains several changes that improve security, stability, reliability, and performance.... Additionally, this update includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of a ... (more) Description of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 ...

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microsoft.com - 10/16/2008

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-057 – Critical: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could ...

— microsoft.com — This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel that could allow remote code... execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could ... (more) Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-057 – Critical: ...

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Microsoft already on defense, cites "Apple Tax" in new emails
AppleInsider — ... Published: 11:20 AM EST There's still a few hours to go before Apple takes the wraps off its new notebook line, but that hasn't stopped its rival to the north from scrambling into a defensive stance, firing off emails to its employs that bill the new systems as overpriced, underspec'd and locked down. Gizmodo , which published excerpts from the Microsoft email, says the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant included charts comparing the feature sets of similarly priced Windows and Mac notebooks, and made repeated (eight) accusations of an "Apple Tax." "The email is ...