Tag Archives: Microsoft

Microsoft to open retails stores

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Peter

My first question is why, why would Microsoft opt to open a retail store? Microsoft is in plenty stores and online, plus they don’t make or sell hardware. Oh wait, I forgot they make the Zune. There is no way … Continue reading →

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Chris Pirillo: Apple Trusts Us, Microsoft Doesn’t

Posted on October 30, 2007 by Peter

Chris Pirillo has a really good point about the new Leopard release. Apple trusts you. They don’t require activation. If you buy the one disc version, it trusts you to install it on one computer. If you buy the family … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Invests in Facebook

Posted on October 24, 2007 by Peter

According to a story in the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft Inks Deal with Facebook, Microsoft has agreed to invest $240 million in Facebook that values Facebook at $15 billion. To get the investment, Microsoft out competed Google to make the … Continue reading →

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Excel Can’t Multiply – AppScout

Posted on September 27, 2007 by Peter

Excel Can’t Multiply – AppScout Well this is a major problem for Microsoft. They released a program with a major bug that would give errors when performing simple calculations. …for example, it divided 65,535 by 26 to get 2,520.577. Then … Continue reading →

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