I can’t believe it’s been over a month since I posted my last blog update about Microsoft Office 2010, and the excitement of having a web-based MS Office suite sitting on the cloud.
Time has literally flown by and to say I’ve been busy would be an understatement. Aside from my full time job, I have [...]
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A crazy month… since I last blogged…
Microsoft Office 2010 is here…
Microsoft has just launched/released the latest incarnation of their Office software suite… and by the looks of it the hype and buzz about this latest version is warranted.
Some of the most notable improvements in MS Office 2010 include:
- MS Web Apps: A free web-based version of Word, Excel and Powerpoint… sitting on the Cloud… and [...]
Recent Convergence of Hardware and Internet Software is biggest threat to Microsoft…
I’m sure everyone agrees that Microsoft is a monster in it’s own right, from hardware and networking services to the Windows OS… and from Gaming (XBox) to MS Office… there is no doubt that Microsoft still has a large role to play in the tech world.
But… there is also little doubt that it will need [...]
Google assigns resellers for Apps…
Not sure if any of you guys saw this a few weeks back, but Google took another encroaching step into Microsoft’s world.
According to TheRegister (and several other blogs) in mid-January Google had assigned several re-sellers (50 so far) to take the charge on selling Google Apps on their behalf.
Google Apps have been around for at [...]
IE8… is it even worth considering?
So… after reading this BBC article about browser wars (again) a friend of mine was telling me about IE8 and I found myself responding cynically about how with Mozilla FF, Safari and Chrome… I’ve got enough browsers to work with. In addition IE8 seems to copy some of the most recent features (eg. the recent [...]
Microsoft to buy YSM?
Just when we thought it was over… and Ballmer states that Microsoft had moved on… the TimesOnline reports that Microsoft is looking at a $20Billion deal with Yahoo. This time however, they’re not looking to buy the whole company… just the Yahoo Search Business.
As the Times states:
The proposal forms the centrepiece of a complex transaction [...]
Microsoft’s online failures…
Microsoft is undoubtedly still the king of desktop software, with their virtual monopoly of operating systems. Sure they have competition from Apple and open source applications, but in reality they still have a very enviable monopoly market share. On the enterprise side Microsoft is also huge, successful and profitable with it’s Exchange, SQL servers and [...]
Kumo? Microsoft Live Search to re-brand?
According to TechCrunch there are reports that Microsoft is contemplataing the re-launch and re-brand of Microsoft Live Search… while it looks like Live.com will focus on evolving into a pure social network following it’s first steps in that direction earlier this month.
The TechCrunch sources think that Live Search will re-brand to Kumo, which means ‘cloud’ [...]
Microsoft has ‘Moved On’ from the Yahoo re-buff…
So.. Jerry Yang stepped down last week, and there was a lot of speculation (including by myself) about the MicroHoo deal finally going through… especially with Icahn on the board.
However, things have changed now… for a start Yahoo’s share price has dropped significantly and after being re-buffed twice… it looks like Microsoft is not contemplating [...]
Yahoo looking for a new CEO…
Jerry Yang, the co-founder and current most recent Yahoo CEO will be stepping down today… needless, Yahoo will be looking for a new CEO. It’s also expected that the Yahoo share price will increase following it’s dismal performance (and virtual collapse) since the Microsoft offer was re-buffed.
Yang, still sits on the board of Directors for [...]
