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Category Archives: Microsoft
Microsoft will be holding a webcast tomorrow so if you can take a moment to climb out of the pile it might be a good idea to attend and ask questions. David Schrag has a wiki set up for people … Continue reading
Susan talks about the DST issues on her latest podcast. DST of course is the Daylight Savings Time and is observed by a number of countries in order to reduce energy utilization by messing with the clock and when people … Continue reading
No, nothing more from the boards (as there is a lot more and as usual its degenerated beyond the disrespective banter) but straight from da man in Redmond. First, the SBSC Webcast that started it all, Microsoft Retail Strategy. Second, … Continue reading
Microsoft held a webcast yesterday to explain their retail strategy. It was an excellent webcast with a quick background info followed by an extensive Q&A. I rated it as excellent, actually almost unbelievably good, because they were about as frank and direct … Continue reading
Sorry for the short notice, just got this from Jessica Emmons, my PCM (yep, another SBSC perk for those of you that claim there aren’t any): There have been lots of questions about Comp USA and other retail outlets from … Continue reading
And yes, I know you read this… Couldn’t you even spring for an Aeron you cheap bastard? More pics of Ballmer around the Microsoft offices in Redmond.
Warning: This is going to be a very harsh reality check. Not for the faint of heart. No, I have not just climbed from under a rock, thank you for asking. Thanks to this blog I’ve become somewhat of a … Continue reading
Microsoft finally launched Vista in retail last night in USA. In 1995, 2000 and 2002, this was when hundreds of people would line up and wait for it. Here is what actually happened in 2007, courtesy of Greg Kirkpatrick: I went … Continue reading
So you’ve been reading my posts on here about Microsoft roadshows for years now… and the fun is coming to UK: Microsoft SBSC crew is going on the road. They have three shows lined up in February: Microsoft Thame Valley … Continue reading
Now this would be interesting. Ars Technica and Mary Jo Foley speculate about a Microsoft Home Server. Sounds interesting, with the amount of media and data floating around the home most of us already run servers or at the very … Continue reading