Category Archives: Microsoft

The Underhanded Zune Launch

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You may have missed it but Microsoft launched what it calls its “iPod killer” the other day. The problem: nobody else would call it that. That in the nutshell is the most underhanded launch of a product I have seen … Continue reading

Good morning Microsoft Linux

Linux, Microsoft
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Many predicted it would come, for years. Many agreed it would make sense for Microsoft. Well, they have. And for days my phone has been ringing around the clock with reporters wanting to hear my opinion because I sit on … Continue reading

Microsoft Antagonizing Partners at Ready To Rock Roadshow

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Microsoft often talks about how they do not sell software and how its partners are their sales force. So every now and then they have feel-good roadshows (TS2) where someone actually listens to the small business owners, OEMs and SMB partners … Continue reading

News around SBS land

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So it’s been a while since we published an episode of the SBS Show but there are news in our market nonetheless. First of all, Andy Goodman has published an installation guide on how to get CRM Express Mobile Client … Continue reading

IE7: Install or Block

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There are a lot of IT Professionals living under a rock. Some bothered to email me last night, in panic, that IE7 is going to be deployed on their systems without a choice. One guy even asked me to call … Continue reading

Interesting Training Opportunities for the 2007 Wave

Exchange, Microsoft, System Admin
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So I went through the lineup of webcasts Microsoft has lined up for November and things are really starting to heat up. First of all, these webcasts are delivered by TechNet presenters, friendly speak for “coherent technical people”, so you … Continue reading

Two Problems with new MAPS

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Yesterday was the quarterly Microsoft Small Business Specialist webcast, packed with an updates on the program, new promotions and ideas. They really have made this thing phenomenally successful, far beyond anyones expectations. Susan talked about it here, if you missed … Continue reading

Office 2007 Transition Videos

IT Culture, Microsoft
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As a followup to my last post I just found this interesting tidbit over at David Overton’s site: “…The research in our labs, and this matches what I observe with the people I know who start using 2007, is that … Continue reading

Live.com the Googlekiller?

Google, Microsoft
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This article certainly points to an interesting change of pace in Redmond when it comes to the ongoing battle for Web 2.0 dominance. While Microsoft is certainly turning the ship to open fire on Google and the myriad of the … Continue reading

Microsoft deals a blow to Action Pack Pirates

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Thanks to Chi Melville for floating up the info that Microsoft will no longer be distributing full versions of Windows XP Professional with the Microsoft Action Pack: “We apologize for any inconvenience you have experienced; however, Windows XP Professional is … Continue reading