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Microsoft: We Promise Not To Kill McAfee, Symantec (MSFT)

2008-11-20 10:00:00 by Eric Krangel in Silicon Alley Insider
 
...Microsoft (MSFT) announced it was abandoning its unsucessful $50 "Windows Live OneCare" in favor of a new, free security suite named " Morro ," we wondered how companies like McAfee (MFE) or Symantec (SYMC) would be able to compete against a free product But Microsoft is promising it's not trying to wipe out the security software firms....
 
Tags: security, security software firms, microsoft, security software free, extra security, mcafee, security suites, microsoft executive, security software
 
 
 
 
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WrapUp: SkyDrive Jumping to 25GB, the Microsoft Store, and More

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2008-11-20 14:32:04 by Ryan in CyberNet
...Microsoft has announced that they will be upping the free storage offered by their SkyDrive service from 5GB to 25GB! Once they do that Ill definitely start using it. [ our SkyDrive review Windows 7 Getting iPhone-Style Scrolling By now you probably know that Windows 7 will be focusing on making touch-screen devices as useful as possible....
 
Tags: microsoft, free storage, storage, skydrive, microsoft store, free, free service, beta, microsoft foldershare beta
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft: $20 Billion Of Cash Not Enough, So We're Selling Bonds (MSFT)

2008-11-20 18:51:00 by Eric Krangel in Silicon Alley Insider
 
Microsoft (MSFT) filed documents with the SEC to issue bonds for the first time. CFO Chris Liddell paved the way for this after the Yahoo offer, which Microsoft planned to fund partly through debt. The difference between then and now, however, was that Microsoft had something in particular to spend the money on So why is it issuing bonds now,...
 
Tags: microsoft, debt, debt market, securities, debt securities, bonds, cash, brad lutz, yahoo
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft: Zune Pass Subscribers Can Keep 10 Songs A Month

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2008-11-20 18:22:03 by Ed Sutherland in Cult of Mac
Microsoft, a day after slashing prices of its Zune media player, Thursday threw a bone to fans of DRM-free music, offering a $15 per month Zune Pass subscription for essentially $5 Microsoft said it would allow Zune Pass subscribers to keep 10 songs (worth around $10) per month that they can own, even if the subscription ends. Previously,...
 
Tags: zune, month, zune pass subscribers, 8gb zune, microsoft, zune team, 4gb zune, songs, month subscription service
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft: IE 8 won't be done until 2009

2008-11-20 17:19:00 by Ina Fried in Webware.com
 
Microsoft plans to offer one more public test version of Internet Explorer 8 before releasing the final version of the updated browser, the company said late Wednesday The next test, essentially a "release candidate" version will come in the first quarter of 2009. That means the final release won't hit Microsoft's initial goal of finishing the...
 
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Zune subscription model modified by Microsoft

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2008-11-21 00:37:23 by Shoaib Hashmi in Startup Meme
...Microsoft has today modified a new subscription plan for its digital player, Zune. According to the new plan, the owner of the Zune player will be able to keep ten tracks/month and can include them to their permanent collection for $10. Currently the service lets users an on-demand access to a number of tracks for $14.99/month. According to...
 
Tags: microsoft, zune, software giant microsoft, zune player, xbox users, subscription plan, plan, users, on-demand access
 
 
 
 
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Download Microsoft Virtual PC SP1

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2008-11-20 08:52:23 by ilan in Freeware Gatzet
Microsoft Virtual PC is a powerful software virtualization solution that allows you to run multiple PC-based operating systems simultaneously on one workstation, providing a safety net to maintain compatibility with legacy applications while you migrate to a new operating system. It also saves reconfiguration time, so your support, development,...
 
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Microsoft Tweaks Zune Subscription Plan, Too: Still Won't Help (MSFT)

2008-11-20 06:30:00 by Henry Blodget in Silicon Alley Insider
 
...Microsoft isn't trying Reuters: Microsoft Corp ( MSFT .O) on Thursday announced a new music subscription plan for owners of its Zune players, which would allow them to keep 10 tracks per month and add them to their permanent collection The Zune Pass subscription service currently gives consumers on-demand access to millions of tracks for...
 
Tags: subscription plan, zune, microsoft, music subscription plan, tracks, permanent collection, zune players, effective thursday, software company
 
 
 
 
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YouSendIt brings file delivery to Microsoft Office

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2008-11-20 16:55:00 by Don Reisinger in Webware.com
...Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 that will allow users to send any file from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint to recipients through the company's service Based on my testing, the plug-in, which requires registration to download, works quite well. After surfing over to the company's plug-in page, which is already populated with other plug-ins for...
 
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