blogs.zdnet.com - 10/21/2008
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Vista is much better than Mac OS X, right? For the enterprise. And how much will it take to get you to write up that thesis? It's the world of "corporate custom content."
venturebeat.com - 10/24/2008
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venturebeat.com —
Buried in the first quarter earnings report from
Microsoft is an astounding fact. For the first time...
that I can remember, Microsoft closed the quarter with less cash than Apple. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments for Microsoft add up ...
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Microsoft closes the quarter with less cash than Apple
visiblemeasures.com - 10/28/2008
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visiblemeasures.com —
The Microsoft/Apple advertising war rages on. It’s hard
to say who fired the first shot, but what...
we do know is that Microsoft has directly responded to Apple’s wildly successful “ Get a Mac ” ads with the $300 million " I'm a PC" campaign (well, ...
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Measuring Apple's Viral Video Response to Microsoft's ...
support.microsoft.com - 10/15/2008
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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 ...
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Description of the Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac 12.1.3 ...
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Report: Microsoft willing to pay Mac enterprise bloggers to sell out Apple
MacDailyNews —
... receive the rumor would be someone who hasn’t used a Mac client machine. I can see how it may spread in in enterprise IT departments or within companies receiving pitches for technology adoptions where switchers are starting to be seen." Morgenstern reports, "It appears that rumors couldn’t stop the switcher tide. Now, they are looking for corporate custom content from trusted sources. Believe me, that won’t work either." Full article, with text from the email Morgenstern received, here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Daily Reader" for the heads up.] MacDailyNews Take: ...
‘Macsimum Recommended Reading’ for Oct. 21
Macsimum News —
... “Microsoft to Mac enterprise bloggers: How much to sell out Apple?: Vista is much better than Mac OS X, right? For the enterprise. And how much will it take to get you to write up that thesis? Such was the pitch that arrived in my inbox today from marketing company Studio B., a Great Neck, N.Y., marketing company associated with Microsoft and the Microsoft Press.”— ZDNet “Clone maker: Antitrust case against Apple still on: Contrary to media and blogger reports, Apple and Mac clone maker Psystar Corp. have not suspended their legal wrestling, a lawyer for Psystar said Tuesday.”— ...
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