news.cnet.com - 1/24/2009
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The European Union is considering forcing Microsoft to distribute rival browsers as part of Windows, the software maker disclosed in a regulatory filing this week.
As part of its quarterly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission filed on Thursday, the software maker offered more ...
technic3d.com - 1/21/2009
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technic3d.com —
Die Firma Microsoft ist nicht nur durch seine
Betriebssysteme weltweit bekannt, sondern auch durch seine Eingabegeräte. Mit
der brandneuen kabellosen SideWinder X8 Mouse möchte Microsoft seine Peripherie-Serie mit der ersten BlueTrack Gamer-Maus ...
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Microsoft SideWinder X8 der neue Krösus der kabellosen ...
neowin.net - 1/19/2009
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neowin.net —
Microsoft is planning to unveil three new mobile
services at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona
next month. The software giant is aiming to move your mobile data into the cloud and rival Apple's MobileMe service. Microsoft announced the ...
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Microsoft set to unveil MobileMe competitor next month
venturebeat.com - 1/25/2009
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venturebeat.com —
The fallout from the layoffs announced by Microsoft
on Thursday continues: Among the casualties is Chris Early,
general manager of Games for Windows Live, the online gaming service for gamers who play on personal computers. The division launched its ...
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Microsoft’s Chris Early, head of Games for ...
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What the EU might force Microsoft to do
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... and OEMs are already free to run any Web browsing software on Windows, the commission is considering ordering Microsoft and OEMs to obligate users to choose a particular browser when setting up a new PC," Microsoft said in the SEC filing. "Such a remedy might include a requirement that OEMs distribute multiple browsers on new Windows-based PCs. We may also be required to disable certain unspecified Internet Explorer software code if a user chooses a competing browser."
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What the EU might force Microsoft to do
GamingHeaven.net —
... The European Union is considering forcing Microsoft to distribute rival browsers as part of Windows, the software maker disclosed in a regulatory filing this week.
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